Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP Media Center Edition
Published: January 14, 2005 | Updated: January 17, 2007
PowerToys are additional programs that developers create after a product has been released. Downloading them can add more fun and functionality to your Media Center PC experience. These Power Toys will not work with Windows Vista.
New PowerToys for Media Center 2005
Tweak MCE for Media Center Edition 2005
Tweak MCE gives you access to systems settings and options not normally exposed in the Media Center user interface, including remote control settings, Skip and Replay time customizations, user interface options, and more. It also helps you to optimize Media Center Extender for plasma and non-CRT displays. Get it now!
More Great PowerToys
These fun PowerToys work with Media Center Edition 2004 and 2005:
Alarm Clock
The Alarm Clock PowerToy works like an old-fashioned clock radio, via the Media Center remote control. The "sleep" function plays music or another media selection for a certain duration. "Wakeup" begins playing music or other programming at a time you specify.
Playlist Editor
The Media Center Playlist Editor allows you to create and edit playlists anywhere in the room using your remote control. Add songs by album, artist, title, or genre. Rearrange the songs in your existing playlists, or remove them entirely, all without ever touching a mouse or keyboard.
Solitaire
This PowerToy enables you to play Solitaire on your Media Center PC from anywhere in the room using your remote.
To download and install a Microsoft PowerToy
1. | To start the download, click the PowerToy link on the right side of this page. |
2. | Do one of the following steps: | • | To begin the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location. | | • | To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk. |
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3. | After you've installed the PowerToy, go to the folder associated with the PowerToy (usually located at C:\Program Files\PowerToy) and view the ReadMe.htm file for more information on how to use the PowerToy. |
Note: We've taken great care to ensure that PowerToys operate as they should, but they are not part of Windows XP Media Center Edition and are not supported by Microsoft. For this reason, Microsoft Technical Support is unable to answer questions about PowerToys. These PowerToys work with Windows XP Media Center Edition only.
Download More Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP Professional
Visit Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP to download available PowerToys for Windows XP, such as the CD Slide Show Generator, the Image Resizer, the Virtual Desktop Manager, and many more handy tools that can refine and enhance how you work and play.
