Tweak UI Power toys in Vista

Does anyone know if Microsoft plans to release power toys for Vista, I've
used Tweak UI for years and I miss some of it's tweaks, I hope they do.

Marcus

Microsoft didn't release PowerToys. They were done by Microsoft employees in
their spare time (sort of a gift to the Window user community) and were
unsupported by Microsoft. Maybe the employees currently do not have any
spare time.

TweakUI has no current plans. There is a paid utility that has some free
tweaks called TweakVI which you can Google to find download locations

Lets hope now Vista has been released they'll be getting board soon :-) No need to Google around when Carlos is hanging here!

Since if I remember correctly, "Vienna" is supposed to be released in 2009 as
of right now, I don't think they'll be getting bored anytime soon.

[n8barber]

There is a way to get the Tweak UI for XP to work in Vista. I don't know how wise it is to force it to work this way, because you're effectively changing the Vista registry with an XP registry editing program, but it does work. Here's how:

FIRST
RECOGNIZE THAT YOU'RE FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTIONS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

SECOND
Get the tweakui.exe file.
a. You might already have it if you upgraded from XP and used Tweak UI in the good old days. If so, just move the file to anywhere but the C:\Windows\System32 directory ... Vista really doesn't like tweakui there. I put it in C:\Program Files\Microsoft.
b. If you don't have the tweakui.exe file already, you have two options:
i. Get it from a computer that has it. Simply copy the file (i.e. to a thumb drive or over a network) and slap it anywhere on your Vista machine (except the C:\Windows\System32 directory).
ii. There's a rumor that you can extract tweakui.exe from the installation file available at the XP PowerToys site using WinRAR or some other such archiving program. I haven't tried this, though, but it might be worth trying?

THIRD
Set the tweakui.exe file to run with XP compatability.
a. Right-click the file -> Properties -> Compatability tab -> check the CheckBox next to "Run this program in compatability mode for:" [Windows XP (Service Pack 2) -> Click OK.

FOURTH
Run tweakui.exe as an Administrator
a. Right-click the file -> Run as administrator -> Continue -> Run program
b. TweakUI might popup behind other windows (it always does for me!)
b. If you don't run as administrator, UAC will thwart your every change!
c. If you have UAC turned off, you don't need to run as administrator. You also won't have to click "Continue" in step (a) above.

FIFTH
Don't break your computer! I created AutoPlay handlers, I changed the places bar, and I changed the Templates successfully using this method. However, I can't guarantee the safety of these or any other changes you make with TweakUI!

[max_brown2000]

Does any one know how 2 remove the shortcut arrow off the icons without installing somthing like System Mechanic? I used 2 use Tweak UI under XP but now i am using Vista.

Others have told you how. I will recommend that you do *not* do this.
The arrows serve an important function--providing quick visual
identification of a shortcut. If you remove the arrows, you run the
substantial risk that sooner or later you will delete something you
wanted to keep, thinking that you were just deleting a shortcut to it.

The same is true here. Nevertheless, I think that's what makes the
risk greater, not smaller. Because we are used to nothing but
shortcuts being on the desktop, if very rarely we put something else
there, it's easy to forget and assume that it too is a shortcut.

Most of the time most of us are alert, and a problem like that doesn't
occur. But sometimes when you're tired, had too much to drink, had a
bad day at work, or had a fight with your wife, your guard gets let
down. That's the time when accidents often happen. My view is that
almost anything you can do to reduce the risk of an accident is
worthwhile.

My recommendation is not to remove the arrows. Removing the arrows
increases the risk, for a benefit that's paltry at best. But it's just
a recommendation. It's your computer, and you should feel free to do
whatever you think best.

[cometa2k7]

A nice little one is Frameworkx FxVisor. You just install it, run it, and choose whether you want the default arrow, a smaller arrow, no arrow, or a custom arrow.

It doesn't need to run at boot, it does nothing other than change the arrow, and is a very small program. It should be perfect for what you want.

http://www.download.com/Vista-Shortc...dlPid=10789429

You may use the free "FxVisor" tool
Alternately you can use a blank icon (.ico) as the overlay by altering a reg
value.

[cometa2k7]

If you use FxVisor, then check your registry, you will notice that FxVisor has just done the registry edit for you, and I just find FxVisor easier. :P