Tips & Tricks

Installing Tweak UI

Tweak UI is a free (unsupported, use at your own risk) add-on from
Microsoft.

You can use it to tweak a ton of different Windows options. Everything from removing stubborn icons from the Windows Desktop to hiding a disk drive.

The hardest thing about using Tweak UI is getting it downloaded and running.

So, first the download part:

1. Head to Microsoft's web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com

2. Next, type this in their search box:

tweak ui

Hit Enter

3. You should get a Tweak UI search, with a link called "Download for the Tweak UI 1.33 Update" or something similar to that. Click that link then the Download button on the next page. Here's a picture of what it looked like on 08-15-2001.

My recommendation is that you save this file to your Windows Desktop; makes it easier to find.

Now for the installation:

OK, now that you have the file, you need to unzip and install it.

To unzip this one, just double-click it (no extra software is needed). I recommend that you place the files in a folder on your Desktop for easier access. So, replace the default directory that comes up in the little unzipping box with this:

C:\Windows\Desktop\Tweak

Note that this should be good for users of win 95, 98, & ME.Win 2000 users will need to use something like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR USER NAME\Desktop

Note that you need to replace the YOUR USER NAME part with your real user name. Again the above is ONLY if you're using win 2000.

You should now have a folder on your Desktop named "Tweak". Open it by double-clicking and look for a "tweakui.inf" file. Note that, depending on how your computer is set up, you may not see the ".inf" part.

Right-click that "tweakui.inf" file and select Install from the resulting menu. It will install the components. Note that partway through it will open up a help file. You'll need to close that help file in order to complete the install.

That's it. Hit your Start button, Settings, Control Panel and you should see a icon named "Tweak UI". Double-click to start playing.

Here's a shot of Tweak UI:

A final note - Tweak UI is NOT supported by Microsoft and is a do-at-your-own-risk deal. So, if you're not sure about something you see within the program - DON'T MESS WITH IT!

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