Creative Element Power Tools is a collection of productivity
tools for Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows
Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows Me.
What's Included:
Creative Element Power Tools is a suite of tools and settings for
Windows. Some of the tools are stand-alone programs, some run
invisibly in the background, while others appear merely as
extensions to Windows.
Here's a summary of what's included in Creative Element Power
Tools:
Control Panel - a simple interface for all the tools in
Creative Element Power Tools. Use it to turn on or off any
tool, configure all the tools, and even change some Windows
settings.
File Tools:
* Power Rename - Rename multiple files in one step using a
variety a powerful shortcuts. Just right-click any file or
group of files and select Power Rename...
* Change File Dates - Change the 'Created,' 'Modified,' and
'Accessed,' dates and times of one or more files. Just
right-click any file or group of files and select Change
Date...
* Copy or Move files anywhere - Right-click a file or folder and
select Copy To or Move To to copy or move a file without having
to navigate to the target folder in Explorer; create the target
folder on the fly, if applicable.
* Comparator - Compare the contents of two text files, the
contents of two folders, or two lists of any kind. Right-click
two files or two folders to compare their contents, or more to
compare lists of their names.
* Copy file and folder names to the Clipboard - Right-click one
or more files or folders and select Copy Filename to copy their
names and full paths to the Clipboard. You can also optionally
add JPEG EXIF data and MP3 tag data to your listings!
* Copy file contents to the Clipboard - Right-click a text or
graphics file and select Copy File Contents to copy the file to
the Clipboard without opening it.
* Show shortcut targets - Right-click a shortcut and select Show
Target to open the folder containing the file or folder to
which the shortcut is linked. Or, select Copy Target Location
to copy the full path and filename of the target to the
clipboard.
* Delete in-use files - Right-click any file and select Delete
In-Use File to queue Windows to delete the file the next time
you start your PC. This tool can be used to remove stubborn
programs, such as spyware and viruses.
* Change file attributes - Right-click any file and select
Attributes to turn on or off the 'Read Only,' 'Hidden,'
'System,' or 'Archive' bits without having to open the
Properties window.
* Take ownership of files - Right-click any file or folder and
select Take Ownership to make yourself the owner, allowing you
to modify the item as you see fit.
* File Type Doctor - Right-click any file and select Edit File
Type to modify the applications used to open files of that
type. Use File Type Doctor to choose default programs, add or
remove file types from Explorer's New menu, and customize
files' context menus.
Internet Tools:
* Bulk Downloader - Download many files at once, without having
to do it manually with a web browser. Just right-click one or
more Internet Shortcuts and select Bulk Download.
* FTP Files on the Fly - Quickly send files and folders to any
FTP-capable Internet server; great for quick updates to web
sites. Just right-click any file or group of files and select
FTP To.
* Copy Internet Shortcut information - Right-click an Internet
Shortcut file and select Copy URL or Copy Hyperlink to copy the
URL or HTML hyperlink to the Clipboard.
* Extract HTML page content - Right-click an HTML file and select
Extract Page Content to copy the HTML-formatted page content to
the Clipboard, minus the HTML headers and other extraneous
codes.
Search Tools:
* Find and Eliminate Duplicate Files - Search for duplicate files
using a variety of criteria, and selectively remove unwanted
duplicates. Special built-in filters help you find duplicate
image files (jpg, gif, etc.) and compare them side-by-side.
* Search and replace Registry entries - Perform quick Registry
searches, view the results in a convenient list, and optionally
search-and-replace Registry keys and values.
* Fix the Windows Search Tool - Make searching for files easier
and more convenient by having the search tool open in a new
window rather than replacing the current view when you press
Ctrl-F or F3 in Windows Explorer.
Folder Tools:
* Open a Command Prompt in any folder - Right-click a folder and
select Command Prompt to open a Command Prompt window in that
folder.
* Clear out the Temp folder - Recover wasted hard disk space by
automatically deleting temporary files that are no longer being
used.
* Copy folder listing to the Clipboard - Right-click a folder and
select Copy Folder Listing to copy a list of the filenames of
the items inside (with details) to the Clipboard.
* Print folder listing - Right-click a folder and select Print
Folder Listing to print a list of the items inside (with
details).
* Create folder shortcuts - Right-click a shortcut to a folder
and select Create Folder Shortcut to convert the shortcut into
a mirror of the folder. Right-click an existing folder shortcut
and select Dismantle Folder Shortcut to remove it.
* Quickly select files - Right-click an empty spot and select
'Select' to automatically select files in the folder based on
your criteria.
* Quickly create new folders - Press Ctrl-N in any open Explorer
window, single-folder window, or on the desktop to create a
new folder on the spot.
File Dialog Tools:
* Show the full path in file dialog title bars - Display the full
path of the current folder in any File -> Open or File -> Save
dialog box.
* Quickly access recently-used folders - Add a special button to
the upper-left corner of all File -> Open and File -> Save
dialog boxes that provides access to a list of the most
recently-used folders, plus any folders being viewed in Windows
Explorer.
* Save file dialog size and view settings - Remember the size of
all File -> Open and File -> Save dialog boxes, along with the
view settings (e.g., Icon, List, Details) and sort order.
* Customize the Places Bar in file dialogs - Choose your own
folders to appear in the gray bar that appears on the left side
of most file dialogs.
Interface Tools:
* Disable Autoplay for CD, DVDs, and removable drives - Stop
Windows from automatically scanning for and starting CDs, DVDs,
flash memory, and other removable disks.
* Change the Windows setup defaults - Modify the registered user
and other information gathered when Windows was installed and
used during subsequent Windows installations.
* Change the size of the Alt-TAB window - Change the number of
icons displayed on each row of the Alt-TAB window. You can
press Alt-TAB to swtich between running applications, which is
usually more convenient than using the taskbar.
* Control menu speed - Make menus more responsive by eliminating
the delay before they're opened, or tame them by requiring a
click to open them.
* Configure Hotkeys - Replace a complex series of keystrokes with
a simple keyboard shortcut, useful for automating repetitive
tasks.
In addition to the specific tools designed to improve
productivity thoughout Windows, there are several features you'll
find in all parts of Creative Element Power Tools. All your
settings are saved so you don't have to type them in every time.
All dialogs and windows remember their size and position, so you
don't have to move and resize them every time you open them. In
short, every part of the package is designed with care to be as
useful and efficient as possible, without the annoyances found in
so many other products.
Whats New In v2.9.964:
* All context menu tools are now natively supported on 64-bit
Windows; see these notes for details.
* The UAC shield icon now appears next to any context menu tools
requiring Administrator-level access on Windows 7 and Vista
(64-bit only).
* A but that prevented some actions from appearing for the * (all
files) file type in File Type Doctor has been fixed.
* A few minor bugs have been fixed.
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