Ashampoo PowerUp XP - 2.2

Ashampoo PowerUp XP is a convenient tool for fine-tuning your Windows NT 4, 2000, or XP configuration to suit your precise needs and wishes. It gives you direct access to many frequently required settings and parameters, enabling you to make your operating system behave the way you want. Many settings supported by Ashampoo PowerUp XP are not available directly in Windows at all; to change them yourself, you would have to edit the Windows Registry directly--which is usually a bad idea, in addition to being inconvenient and requiring a lot of expert knowledge.

Ashampoo PowerUp XP enables you to give your system the sort of tune-up that is normally only possible for very experienced users. It actually consists of two programs (or three, if you include the Language Editor): the program itself, which provides the controls for editing and tuning Windows functions and settings, and the brand-new Function Editor, with which you can both edit the existing functions in the function database and add new functions of your own.

This special version of Ashampoo PowerUp XP 2.2 is free (normally $39.99) for CNET users.