Download TweakUI
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 Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows Me
Windows 98
Windows 95 |
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Someone at Microsoft answered our prayers.
Soon after the introduction of Windows 95, Microsoft got tired of responding to customer complaints (read "annoyances"), so they released TweakUI in their collection of "Power Toys."
TweakUI has a little settings window that allows you to fix a few annoyances without messing around in the Registry.
If you're using Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows Me, you be interested in Creative Element Power Tools.
Important: bookmark this page. Microsoft has a history of removing TweakUI from their website without notice.
Rest assured that this tool will always be available at Annoyances.org.
Important:
please read the instructions below for your operating system for the installation procedure and any applicable notes and warnings.
Also, these are for English language systems only. Please contact Microsoft directly for other language releases.
Choose the appropriate version for your operating system:
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Windows XP
- If you have an older version of TweakUI installed, use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to uninstall it now.
This includes the version of TweakUI previously available here as part of the single "Powertoys for Windows XP" package.
- Download TweakUI 2.10.0.0 for Windows XP
(TweakUI is also available directly from Microsoft as part of their Power Toys collection.
Also available: version 2.00.1.0 if you have any troubles with the first link.)
- Double-click TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe, and follow the instructions on-screen.
- To start TweakUI, use the TweakUI shortcut in your Start Menu (it's no longer found in Control Panel), or run \windows\system32\tweakui.exe.
Note: this version will only work on Windows XP.
For other versions of Windows, see below.
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Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows 95
- Download TweakUI (version 1.33).
- Unzip tweakui.zip using an unzip utility, such as WinZip, and place the files in a new folder in a convenient location, such as your desktop.
- Right-click on the tweakui.inf file and select Install to install it on your system.
- To start TweakUI, double-click the TweakUI icon in Control Panel.
Note: there's a bug in this installer (it's been there since the very first release, except for the new version for Windows XP).
If it prompts you to insert a disk or specify the location of the Tweakui files, just point to the folder containing the files you just unzipped, and click Ok.
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Additional notes:
- The use of TweakUI is documented extensively in the Annoyances books, as well as elsewhere on this website.
Try searching Annoyances.org for "TweakUI" for tips and related articles.
- For more tweaking utilities, check out Creative Element Power Tools if you have Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows Me, or O'Reilly Utilities if you're using Windows 98.
- When first released, TweakUI was part of the Windows 95 "Power Toys" package.
TweakUI 1.2 is included on the Windows 98 CD, in the \tools\reskit\powertoy\ folder, although the version available here is more recent.
It is not, however, included on the Windows 98 Second Edition CD, nor on the CDs of any newer versions of Windows.
- If you have trouble installing TweakUI, please remember that the downloads available here are for the English language version of Windows only.
If you're using a language other than English, you'll have to obtain a version of TweakUI for your edition directly from Microsoft.
- TweakUI is a Microsoft product. Annoyances.org does not offer any support or warranty for TweakUI.
If you're having trouble with TweakUI, try our forums (links are to your left) or contact Microsoft.
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