Windows XP Tuning
Get under the hood of Windows® XP, NT4, 2000 & 2003 Server!
PowerUp XP is a convenient configuration tool for fine-tuning your Windows® NT4, 2000, 2003 Server and XP configuration to suit your precise needs and wishes. It gives you direct access to many frequently-required settings and parameters, enabling you to make your operating system behave the way you want.
Fine-tune your operating system:
Some of the settings you can change with PowerUp XP are available in Windows, but you will find that accessing them in PowerUp XP is much quicker and more convenient because they are all available in a single location, with the same intuitive procedure for changing all the parameters.
Control Windows® XP security and privacy settings:
Windows® XP is a great operating system but there has been a lot of controversy
about a number of new features that appear to compromise user security at least
to some degree, in some situations. Some critics have even accused Microsoft
of installing "spyware" that snoops out your system and sends reports
about you to nobody knows where. We wouldn't go that far, but we do believe
that you, the user, should have full control over what your system does and
does not do. The special XP Security tab does just this: It shows you all the
security and privacy relevant features of XP that have been criticized, and allows
you to switch them on and off.
Access "secret" Windows® functions:
Many settings supported by PowerUp XP are not available directly
in Windows® at all - to change them yourself you would have to edit the
Windows® registry directly, which is usually a bad idea, in addition to
being inconvenient and requiring a lot of expert knowledge. PowerUp XP thus enables you to give your system the sort of tune-up that is
normally only possible for very experienced users.
Configure Microsoft Office®:
PowerUp XP also enables you to set a number of useful settings
that control the behavior of Microsoft Office components.
Save and reload entire setting configurations in one easy operation:
PowerUp XP supports 'profile' files, which make it possible
to store entire Windows® function configurations and reload them in a single
simple operation. This is extremely useful if you often change Windows®
settings for performing different tasks, or when different people work at your
computer - for example when you wish to restrict access to an entire set of
system functions. With profiles you can do this temporarily with a couple of
clicks, and then reactivate your normal settings just as quickly.
Add your own functions with the unique Function Editor:
PowerUp XP actually consists of two programs (or three if
you include the Language Editor): the program itself, which provides the controls
for editing and tuning Windows® functions and settings, and the brand-new
Function Editor, with which you can both edit the existing functions in the
function database and add new functions of your own.
This new module turns the program into an extremely powerful tool for advanced users, as it lets you design your own customized Windows® tuning functions, which you can then activate and deactivate just as easily as all the other functions provided by PowerUp XP. And, of course, you can also include your own functions in PowerUp XP Platinum profiles, just the same as the program's own integrated functions.
Language Editor:
The new Language Editor enables you to edit all the texts displayed in the program,
including interface texts, the context-sensitive help popup texts, dialogs,
error messages etc. You can use this to translate the program into your own
language, or to change texts to suit your own personal needs.
IP Spam Blocker:
The message service is activated by default on Windows® NT, 2000 and Windows®
XP. This little tool enables you to just switch off the messaging service, getting
rid of these annoying advertising messages forever!
All the functions of all modules are supported in the following Windows® versions, Windows® NT4, 2000, 2003 Server and XP!
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