File Security Manager
By UNGSoft Developers Group
Manage file and folder permissions (access rights) in Windows XP Home like Windows XP Professional users! As far as you know, in Windows XP Home security tab of the folder properties window can not be enabled. This program solves the problem and allows you edit advanced permissions, change owner of the files, view effective permissions. Interface of the program is like XP Pro Access Control editor. The program includes even more useful feature - Security Wizard. Get the power of Win XP Pro. And... Make your Windows XP Home like windows XP Professional Now - Get File Security Manager!
Local Account Manager
By UNGSoft Developers Group
Local Account Manager is a tool you can use to manage local users and groups. By Default Local Users and Groups MMC (Microsoft Management Console) snap-in available only on the Windows XP Professional operating system. Also you can''t access and use User Rights Assignment (a part of the Security Policy interface) feature on Windows XP Home version. With Local Account Manager you do need to enable this snap-in, you can easily add, modify, delete users and groups (manage security accounts), assign user rights and privileges on Windows XP Home like within Windows XP Professional administrative tools! Local Account Manager can be used not only for creating, deleting or renaming users. You can add a user to a group, define privileges for groups or users, permit or deny to perform a security task for any account, set user password never expires or temporary disable a user. Also you can change a password for any user even if you foget the password and can''t recover it. You can define that user must change password on next logon or deny changing a password by a user in the future.
XP Utilities Lite
By Pingram Marketing
Every day you have to perform various operations on your computer, modify and tweak you system for your convenience. If you''re not quite satisfied with your Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition, if every now and then you feel the urge to tweak it a bit, then XP Utilities Lite is the solution to your problem. With its intuitive user-friendly interface and a powerful set of tools it will help you have all necessary functions at your fingertips and control your system with just a few mouse clicks. XP Utilities Lite includes the selected features of Advanced XP Tweak, put together in a handy set for your everyday use. At any time you can easily upgrade to Advanced XP Tweak, containing even more tweaks and features for the easiest and safest way of getting the most out of your PC. XP Utilities Lite is an easy and safe way to fine-tune your Windows XP and Internet Explorer. It allows you to optimize your system the way you want, whether you need to quickly access the Windows built-in command line administration tools, add or remove some program, delete the Cookies or use the Startup or DLL Manager. The program can run minimized, hiding in the system tray until you need it, it can also show the warning messages, to make it more convenient
Tweaki...for Power Users
By JerMar Software Corp.
Designed for *all* Windows operating systems, Tweaki is your Swiss Army knife of utilities. Configure, secure and optimize Windows, MS Office and Internet Explorer. Add productivity enhancements like right click functions that allow you to print the contents of a folder or drive, copy a path to the clipboard -long or short, or create a new folder. Speed up Windows using the App Launch Manager or tweak the Windows interface to fit the way you work. Feature highlights include: Customize the look and feel of folders displayed in Windows Explorer Locate and disable applications and utilities that load each time your system starts up. The App Launch Manager even identifies and describes what your startup items do. Now you can make an informed decision about disabling startup items. Save complex, multi file/folder copy/move operations to a profile. Run the profile with a single mouse click. Edit the File/Open dialog of Windows and MS Office Finely adjust Windows XP''s ClearType technology Validate, fix or delete your Internet Explorer Favorites Force the Add and Remove applet to also add and remove integral Windows components -like Windows Messenger. Create shortcuts to open Windows Explorer in specific folders Delete or replace files in use by the system Prevent unauthorized tampering of system settings Force a Windows 2000 style search in Windows XP Resolve URLs to an IP address and visa versa Enable Windows XP Home Edition to join a domain Tweaki''s Undo feature lets you revert back to the original setting. Bold or colorize features you have modified allowing you to see at a glance what items are not set at a default value. Not only can you apply Tweaki''s features to the computer Tweaki is installed upon -you can also apply them to any computer on a network. You can even apply changes to multiple computers at once. No need to install software on every computer -just connect to the computers remotely.
Optimum XP
By Roemer Software
Tweak Windows XP with Optimum XP! It makes it so easy to accelerate, secure and totally customize your Windows XP Home or Pro system with over 150 powerful tweaks and hidden Registry settings. The easy-to-use interface has descriptions right next to each tweak. Optimum XP will optimize your CPU, RAM, hard drive, Internet speed, network, security, privacy, Windows, Internet Explorer, MS Office and much more. It uses minimal system resources and is very user friendly. The included features will: increase CPU priority, free up RAM, optimize hard drive space, accelerate file system performance, accelerate Internet speed, increase security and privacy, help prevent Denial of Service attacks, enhance network communications, Customize: Windows, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player DVD capability, Outlook, MS Office , remove shortcut arrows, disable right-click, you can even cheat at Hearts and much more!
XP Home User Manager
By Gyrus Solutions
Normally XP Home and Vista Home have user account management tools with limited functionality, so user have to use console tools to create/manage groups. XP Home User manager is a software supplies GUI to manage user and group accounts on Microsoft Windows XP Home edition and Microsoft Windows Vista Home edition. The User manager supports privileges assignment also. For example, you can allow regular users to change system time.