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Windows 95 Power Toys Set

209 KB | 2 Min @ 28.8 | Posted 28 Oct 98
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Read Me First
The PowerToys Set download allows users to install all of the available power toys--productivity tools for advanced users--at once.  These toys include:

  • CabView--treat.CAB files like ordinary folders
  • CDAutoPlay--make autoplay work on any non-audio CD
  • Command Prompt--start a command prompt in the folder of your choice with the click of a button
  • Contents Menu--get to your files without having to open their folders
  • Desktop Menu--open items on your desktop from a convenient menu on the Taskbar
  • Explore From Here--open Windows Explorer no matter where you are on the network or on your own computer's file system
  • FindX 1.2--add drag-and-drop capabilities to your Find Menu
  • FlexiCD--play an audio CD from the Taskbar
  • Quick Res--change the screen resolution of your Windows desktop without having to restart your computer
  • Round Clock--create a round analog clock without a square window
  • Send To X 1.2--an updated version of Send To Any Folder
  • Shortcut Target Menu--find out the properties for the file to which a shortcut is pointing
  • Telephony Location Selector--mobile computer users can change their dialing location from the Taskbar 
  • Tweak UI 1.1 Update--adjust your Windows User Interface, including menu speed, window animation, and Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Xmouse 1.2--make the focus follow your mouse without clicking in the same way X Windows does

The Microsoft® Windows® Shell Development Team has put together a set of productivity tools called PowerToys. If you're a Windows power-user, go ahead and try them out, but realize these are unsupported tools. Microsoft Technical Support is unable to answer questions about PowerToys.

NOTE: This download is not intended for use on computers running Microsoft® Windows® 98, or on computers running Microsoft® Windows® 95 OSR 1 or earlier versions.

System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2

How to Download

    1. Create a folder by right-clicking on the desktop, click New, and then click Folder. Type a name for the folder.
    2. Click the Download Now button at the top or bottom of this page. In the File download dialog box that appears on your screen, click Save Program to Disk.
    3. In the Save As dialog box, choose to save the file in the folder you just created, then click Save.
    4. Open the folder and double-click the downloaded file. This may create several new files in your folder. Among these, look for "Read Me" or "INF" files.
    5. The "Read Me" file will contain any additional download information you need to know. To install the file, right click the .INF file and click Install.
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