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Windows enabler, enable disabled windows and controls such as buttons and tick boxes and choose menu options that would normally be disabled Download Windows Enabler
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Overview:
Windows Enabler is a program that runs on Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000 and WinXP. It allows the user to enable disabled windows and controls such as buttons and tick boxes and choose menu options that would normally be disabled. This is obviously a very dangerous practice if used recklessly but having said that, you’d be surprised at how often it comes in handy. Windows Enabler has a very simple user interface; it appears as an icon in the system tray and can be turned on and off simply by clicking on it. Windows enabler may be freely distributed as long as the entire package (or a superset) is distributed unaltered.
Installing:
Windows Enabler is a very simple utility and does not ship with an install program. The installation process is simple; just copy the two files (“Windows Enabler.exe” and “EnablerDLL.dll”) somewhere on your system and run “Windows Enabler.exe” to run the program. I normally place a shortcut to “Windows Enabler.exe” in my “Startup” program group so Windows Enabler is always available! Windows enabler does not make any registry entries or use any data files so uninstalling is accomplished by simply deleting its files (“Windows Enabler.exe” and “EnablerDLL.dll”).
Using Windows Enabler
To run Windows Enabler execute the file “Windows Enabler.exe”; the simplest way to do this is to place a shortcut to it somewhere on your system such as the desktop, the start menu or the “Startup” program group. When Windows Enabler is running you should see one of the following icons in the system tray:
or 
. To exit the Windows Enabler right click on the icon and choose “Quit” from the popup menu. An about box can be displayed by right clicking on the icon and choosing “About” from the popup menu. Left clicking on the icon toggles the Windows Enabler on and off. When the Windows Enabler is active the word “On” is superimposed on the icon as seen in the second icon above.
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Example, how to make a USB drive bootable in a jiffy:
Once Windows Enabler is turned on, the :"create an MS-DOS startup disk" becomes active and I can make the removable drive F: bootable as seen in the picture below:
Although “Windows Enabler” works on many applications it is obviously impossible & impractical to make an app that works 100% of the time. For example on some applications if you enable a button and press it the app is smart enough to ignore the command. In other cases the button is disabled almost immediately after being enabled.
*** Windows enabler may be freely distributed as long as the entire package (or a superset) is distributed unaltered ***
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THE “WINDOWS ENABLER” IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Hewitt
Example, how to make a USB drive bootable in a jiffy:
Once Windows Enabler is turned on, the :"create an MS-DOS startup disk" becomes active and I can make the removable drive F: bootable as seen in the picture below:
Although “Windows Enabler” works on many applications it is obviously impossible & impractical to make an app that works 100% of the time. For example on some applications if you enable a button and press it the app is smart enough to ignore the command. In other cases the button is disabled almost immediately after being enabled.
*** Windows enabler may be freely distributed as long as the entire package (or a superset) is distributed unaltered ***
My Home Page
Contact Me
THE “WINDOWS ENABLER” IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Hewitt
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