Speed tweaks
Windows

Boasting 1000+ powerful tweaks, the fixes in this $50 shareware offering from the respected WinGuides Network span from the standard interface tricks to performance to security -- all done in a simple tree-like navigation menu. It also includes some nifty tricks for plus Office 2000 and Office XP.

Licence: 30-day demo.
Online: http://www.winguides.com/tweak
Operating system: Windows 98/98SE/Me, Windows 2000.
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		Windows

Tweak UI 1.33 is the same PowerToy but for all non-XP versions of Windows. It also updates the Tweak UI that can be found hidden away on the Windows 95 install CD, but was missing from 98 onwards. Unlike the XP version, Tweak UI 1.33 loads as an applet in the Windows Control Panel rather than on the Start Menu as a standalone item.

Licence: Freeware.
Online: http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/
PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp
Operating system: Windows 98/98SE/Me, Windows 2000.
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		Windows

This classic freebie is part of the PowerToys collection cooked up by Microsoft's own Windows code-cutters in their spare time. While the tweaks lean towards customising the user interface, there are also a few simple speed-ups, making Tweak UI ideal for beginners.

Licence: Freeware.
Online: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
Operating system: Windows XP.
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		Windows

This is the ultimate tweaking tool for all Windows 9x and Me machines. You name it, and Tweak-Me Gold does it. From boosting Internet connection speed, optimising memory, accessing hidden Windows settings for speed and customisation, weeding out unnecessary files on the hard drive, controlling the Windows startup, even tweaking your CPU. If all that sounds too hard to handle, sit back and let the one-click Optimisation Wizard
do it all.

Licence: 30-day demo.
Online: http://www.totalidea.de
Operating system: Windows 95, 98, 98SE and Me.
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		Windows

Do Windows XP your way with Tweak-XP. Tweak-XP offers a huge number of performance and customisation tweaks for Windows XP plus your CPU, memory and cache settings, the graphics card, Internet connections and much more.

Check out the full working version of Tweak-XP 1.2.7 and special upgrade discount in the Full versions section of this month's APC CD.

Licence: Trial.
Online: http://www.totalidea.de
Operating system: Windows XP.
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		Windows