Microsoft Releases New XP PowerToys
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Microsoft issued a new set of beta PowerToys for Windows XP to testers this week, significantly overhauling the set with new toys and new capabilities. New toys in this release include the Virtual Desktop Manager, which allows you to switch between four different views of running applications; Background Switcher, which causes the background to automatically change periodically; Slide Show Generator, which generates a slide show for CD-ROMs; HTML Slide Show Generator for generating HTML slide shows for the Web; and Magnifier, which magnifies part of the screen. A few toys have been renamed this time out: Faster User Switcher is now called Super-Fast User Switcher, and Open Command Window Here is now Command Windows on Folder. Meanwhile, Shell Player, PowerToy Calculator, PhotoToys, TweakUI move forward unchanged. Gone from this release are the new Task Switcher, which was garbage anyway, the IE Find Toolbar, which I found to be of negligible value anyway. Overall, the new PowerToys look great. They'll be generally available for free download by the time Windows XP ships October 25.
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