XP App Wizard

Description

In many homes, more than one person uses a single computer. Windows XP is the first Microsoft operating system designed for home use that will allow each user to have his or her own individual profile and settings.

One big advantage of individual profiles is that is now possible to provide a customized start menu for each user. You may want to disable "System Tools" from your child's profile or prevent certain applications from launching automatically except for when you log in. Unfortunately, Windows XP does not provide an simple way to configure the start menu and startup applications. Customizing applications for each user often requires more time and patience than most people care to invest.

The XP App Wizard provides a solution to this problem. The wizard allows you to selectively enable or disable start menu items and startup applications user-by-user.

Registration

The XP App Wizard is available for download at the sites listed below. The unregistered version allows you to modify the Accessories menu on your computer. The registered version will allow you to modify the entire Start Menu.

The registered version costs $15.00. We accept credit card, debit card, cash, check, or money order. International orders are accepted. A registration key will be set to you by e-mail within 24 hours (usually much faster) after your purchase is completed.

Purchase the XP App Wizard now at RegSoft.com

Download

Download the application (version 1.1):

From swinformatics.com (598 KB MSI) - for all versions of Windows XP
From TUCOWS (598 KB MSI) - for all versions of Windows XP
From swinformatics.com (2,288 KB ZIP) - use this if you are running Windows 2000 and do not have Microsoft Installer v2.0 or later installed.

Awards and Press

The XP App Wizard earns a 5-cow rating from TUCOWS.
Preston Gralla from ZDNet.com writes about the XP App Wizard and other XP tweaking utilities in the March 12, 2002 column of AnchorDesk .

Support

The XP App Wizard requires Windows XP or Windows 2000. It will not run on Windows 95, 98, or ME. You must have computer administrator rights in order to run the wizard.

For general questions or technical support issues that are not answered below, please send e-mail to support@swinformatics.com.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Why doesn't my user account display in the XP App Wizard?
1. A user's profile gets created the first time he or she uses the computer. If a user has never logged on to the computer, then the profile will not have been created. The XP App Wizard can't find the profile and ignores the user.
2. If your machine is connected to a domain, the domain user accounts will not appear in the XP App Wizard. The wizard will only configure local machine accounts. Remember that the XP App Wizard is targeted toward home computers using the fast user switching feature built into Windows XP. Fast user switching is incompatible with Windows NT domains.
The application doesn't appear when I start it! How do I get it back?
The XP App Wizard remembers the size and position of its window between sessions. If you accidentally close the application when the window is off the edge of the screen, you won't be able to see it the next time the application is started. Hold the "Shift" key down while starting the application and the window size and position will be restored to its original state.