Tweak UI Bug

[Vince]

Anyone heard of this problem?

I just downloaded tweak UI for XP and was looking into it. The only change I
even thought to make was the Icon arrow for short cuts. I just clicked the
options but did not change them went back to the original. For some reason I
did hit save instead of exit. Now here is the bug. When I went to use a
program I just downloaded the newest zone alarm the thing had changed to
think it was a shortcut. It appears that Tweak UI thinks everything on the
desktop is a shortcut. This is simply where I downloaded my file.

This is annoying because I am on dial up. I can not get anything else and
now I have to redownload the file again because it is not useable.

Could this have messed up anything else. I am in a testing phase of a new
machine and would hate to blame programs for problems that are related to
what heppened here.

 

[t.cruise]

Are you sure that you downloaded the correct version of TweakUI for Windows XP? I've
never had a problem with the icon shortcuts, and I have experimented with that tweak. But
if you did download the correct version, and it has caused a problem: FIRST go to Control
Panel/Add or Remove Programs, remove TweakUI, then go to System Restore, and opt to
Restore my computer to an earlier time, and select a Restore Point just prior to the
problem (anything that was installed after that Restore Point will have to be
reinstalled).

 

[Phil]

Nope. Been using tweak ui for xp for years now and never saw that before. I
just tried it to check and the shortcut arrow chnages fine for shortcuts,
but does not touch anything else on the desktop.

 

[Vince]

Yep got the program right from the window xp power tools page. I guess I
will just rebuild the machine again. This is why I am testing programs
before I use them on my computer. I do not want any restores while testing
programs so I know exactly what to expect when I use them on my computer in
the future.

Atleast doing it his way I already know of many programs I will not use and
this is going to be one of them.

Vince

Are you sure that you downloaded the correct version of TweakUI for Windows XP? I've
never had a problem with the icon shortcuts, and I have experimented with that tweak. But
if you did download the correct version, and it has caused a problem: FIRST go to Control
Panel/Add or Remove Programs, remove TweakUI, then go to System Restore, and opt to
Restore my computer to an earlier time, and select a Restore Point just prior to the
problem (anything that was installed after that Restore Point will have to be
reinstalled).
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Anyone heard of this problem?

I just downloaded tweak UI for XP and was looking into it. The only change I
even thought to make was the Icon arrow for short cuts. I just clicked the
options but did not change them went back to the original. For some reason I
did hit save instead of exit. Now here is the bug. When I went to use a
program I just downloaded the newest zone alarm the thing had changed to
think it was a shortcut. It appears that Tweak UI thinks everything on the
desktop is a shortcut. This is simply where I downloaded my file.

This is annoying because I am on dial up. I can not get anything else and
now I have to redownload the file again because it is not useable.

Could this have messed up anything else. I am in a testing phase of a new
machine and would hate to blame programs for problems that are related to
what heppened here.