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About Tweak UI

"Tweak UI" allows you to fine-tune ("tweak") the Windows User Interface ("UI").

To run "Tweak UI", double-click its icon in the Control Panel.

To learn more about "Tweak UI", click the "Contents" button in the button bar at the top of this window.

To uninstall "Tweak UI", make sure to follow the instructions in the "How to... Uninstall Tweak UI" section of this help file.


Try clicking on a UI widget instead of static text.


Restore Factory Settings
The "Restore Factory Settings" button sets all the options on the page to the default settings.


Menu speed
Controls the speed at which cascading menus automatically open when you move the mouse over them.  The fastest setting causes them to open immediately.  The slowest setting is extraordinarily slow.

This is a per-user setting.


Double click sensitivity
Double click sensitivity specifies how close together two mouse clicks need to be (in pixels) to be considered a double-click.

To test the double-click sensitivity, click twice on the test icon with the left mouse button.  If the two clicks registered as a double-click, then the icon will change.

This is a per-user setting.


Drag sensitivity
Drag sensitivity specifies how far (in pixels) the mouse must move with the button held down before the system decides that you are dragging the object.  Increase this value if you find that you are dragging objects accidentally when you click on them.

To test the drag sensitivity, try to drag the test icon with the left mouse button.  The icon will begin dragging when you have moved the mouse the necessary distance.

This is a per-user setting.


Mouse wheel settings
Check the "Use mouse wheel for scrolling" box to enable the use of the mouse wheel to scroll data.  When the mouse wheel is enabled, you can specify whether rotating the wheel should cause data to scroll by a page or by a specified number of lines.

This is a per-user setting, available only if the operating system contains native support for a mouse wheel.


Activation follows mouse
The "Activation follows mouse" check-box enables X-Mouse style window activation. When X-Mouse style window activation is enabled, you need only move the mouse into a window in order to give it focus.  Normally, you must click on a window in order to give it focus.

This is a per-user setting.

If this setting is not available, you must use the separate XMouse PowerToy.


Autoraise when activating
If you check the "Autoraise when activating" check-box, then moving the mouse into a window will not only give it focus, but also raise it to the top as if you had clicked on it.

This setting requires "Activation follows mouse" to be enabled for it to have any effect.

This is a per-user setting.

This setting is not available on all platforms.


Autoraise delay
The "Autoraise delay" value specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) the mouse must remain over an inactive window before it is activated.  Set this value to zero to have the window activate instantly.

This setting requires "Activation follows mouse" to be enabled for it to have any effect.

This is a per-user setting.

This setting is not available on all platforms.


Tips
Push the "Tips" button to read the Tweak UI help file.


Test area
Right-click the test area to test the menu speed.  Double-click with the left mouse button to test the double-click sensitivity.  Drag with the left mouse button to test the drag sensitivity.


Internet Explorer search engine
Select an Internet search engine to use when you type "? keyword" in the Internet Explorer Address bar.  If you select "Custom", then you can specify a search engine not on the list.

Note that the inclusion of a search engine in the list should not be construed as an endorsement by Microsoft of that service.

This is a per-user setting, requiring Internet Explorer 3.0 or 4.0.


Prevent applications from stealing focus
If "Prevent applications from stealing focus" is enabled, applications will not be allowed to steal focus from the window you are working in.  Instead, their taskbar icon will flash to indicate that the application is trying to get your attention.

This is a per-user setting, not supported on all platforms.


Flash taskbar button when rude application activates
Select the number of times the system should flash the taskbar button of a rude application.

This is a per-user setting, not supported on all platforms.


Window animation
The "Window animation" check-box enables the window animation effect that occurs when you minimize, maximize, or restore a window.

This is a per-user setting.


Smooth scrolling
The "Smooth scrolling" check-box enables animated window scrolling in Explorer and other programs.

This option is available only if your version of Windows supports control of smooth scrolling separately from window animation.  If this option is not available, then the Window animation check-box controls both window caption animation and smooth scrolling.

This is a per-user setting.


Beep on errors
The "Beep on errors" check-box enables the playing of a beep sound (customizable in the "Sounds" control panel) when a system error occurs.  This setting does not affect custom error sounds played by applications.

This is a per-user setting.


Menu animation
The "Menu animation" check-box enables the animation effect that occurs when you open a menu.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


Combo box animation
The "Combo box animation" check-box enables the animation effect that occurs when you open the list-box portion of a combo box control.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


List box animation
The "List box animation" check-box enables the smooth scrolling effect that occurs when you scroll through a list-box control.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


Keyboard indicators
If "Always show keyboard indicators" is enabled, then keyboard indicators such as menu underlines and dotted focus rectangles are always displayed.  If the option is disabled, then keyboard indicators are suppressed until you press the Alt key.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


Mouse hot-tracking effects
The "Mouse hot-tracking effects" check-box enables mouse-related window effects such as tooltip windows over the Minimize, Restore, and Close buttons.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


Menu fading
The "Menu fading" check-box enables the fade-in animation when you open a menu.  This setting overrides the "Menu animation" setting.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


Menu section fading
The "Menu selection fading" check-box enables the fade-out animation when you select a menu item.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


Tooltip animation
The "Tooltip animation" check-box enables the sliding animation when a tooltip appears.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


Tooltip fade
The "Tooltip fade" check-box enables the fade-out animation when a tooltip disappears.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


Cursor shadow
The "Cursor shadow" check-box enables the shadow-effect underneath the mouse cursor.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


Show Windows version on desktop
The "Show Windows version on desktop" check-box enables the display of the Windows version and monitor information (if multiple monitors are instlaled) in the corner of every monitor.

This is a per-user setting, not support by all platforms.


Shortcut overlay
The "Shortcut overlay" section customizes the overlay used by Explorer to indicate that an icon represents a shortcut.  Choose one of the predefined overlays, or "Custom".

The shortcut overlay effect is a system-wide setting.

Windows 95 only: If you set the overlay to None and uninstall Tweak UI, then the customized shortcut overlay is uninstalled as well.


Animated "Click here to begin"
Uncheck the "Animated 'Click here to begin'" box to suppress the cheery "Click here to begin" message that appears on the taskbar when you log in.

This is a per-user setting.


Tip of the day
Uncheck the "Tip of the day" box to suppress the tip of the day that appears when you log in.

This is a per-user setting.


Prefix "Shortcut to" on new shortcuts
Check the "Prefix 'Shortcut to' on new shortcuts" box to put the phrase "Shortcut to" at the beginning of newly-created shortcuts.

This is a per-user setting.

Windows 95/98/Millennium: If you uninstall Tweak UI, this customization is uninstalled as well.


Save Explorer window settings
Check the "Save Explorer window settings" box to save the settings of a folder when you close it.  When you return to the folder, the previous settings will be restored.  When you shut down, Windows will remember which folders were open and re-open them the next time you log on.

If you uncheck the "Save Explorer window settings" box, then these settings are not saved when you close an Explorer window or shut down.

This is a per-user setting.


Adjust case of 8.3 filenames
If the "Adjust case of 8.3 filenames" box is checked, then Explorer will convert all-uppercase 8.3 filenames to mixed-case filenames.

This is a per-user setting, not available on all platforms.


Manipulate connected files as a unit
If the "Manipulate connected files as a unit" box is checked, then any operations performed on Document.htm (or Document.html) will also be performed on "Document_files" and vice versa.  For example, if you delete Document.htm, then the Document_files folder will also be deleted.

This is a per-user setting, not available on all platforms.


Color of compressed files
Click the colored button to change the color Explorer uses to display compressed files.  For this change to take effect, you must also configure Explorer to show compressed files in a different color.

This is a per-user setting, not available on all platforms.


Color of hot-tracked items
Click the colored button to change the color Explorer uses to display items as you hover over them.For this change to take effect, you must also configure Explorer into single-click mode.

This is a per-user setting, not available on all platforms.


IE4 Settings List
Click on a check-box to enable or disable an IE4 feature.

For additional information on a particular feature, right-click the feature and select "What's This".


Show Internet icon on desktop
Enable the "Show Internet icon on desktop" feature to show the "Internet" icon on the desktop.

If this option is not available in Tweak UI, you should use the corresponding option in Internet Explorer Properties, on the Advanced page.


Add new documents to Documents on Start Menu
Enable the "Add new documents to Documents on Start Menu" feature to allow IE4 to add documents to the Documents section of the Start Menu when you launch them.

If you disable this feature, then the Documents menu will not be changed by IE4.


Show Documents on Start Menu
Enable the "Show Documents on Start Menu" feature to enable the "Documents" section of the Start Menu.

If you disable this feature, then the Documents menu will not be added to the Start Menu.


Allow Active Desktop to be turned on/off
Enable the "Allow Active Desktop to be turned on/off" feature to allow users to enable and disable the Internet Explorer Active Desktop.

If you disable this feature, then Active Desktop features (including stretched wallpaper) will be unavailable.


Allow changes to Active Desktop
Enable the "Allow changes to Active Desktop" feature to allow the Active Desktop settings to be modified.

If you disable this feature, then the options to customize the Active Desktop will be hidden from the user.


Show Favorites on Start Menu
Enable the "Show Favorites on Start Menu" feature to enable the "Favorites" section of the Start Menu.

If you disable this feature, then the Favorites menu will not be added to the Start Menu.


Clear document, run, typed-URL history on exit
Enable the "Clear document, run, typed-URL history on exit" feature to cause the Document menu, the Run history, and the typed-URL history to be erased when you log off.

If you disable this feature, then the Document, Run, and typed-URL histories will be retained across logons.


Shell enhancements
Enable the "shell enhancements" feature to enable shell enhancements that were added after Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.

If you disable this feature, then the shell will lose many of its enhancements, such as Active Desktop, Web View, folder customization, the QuickLaunch bar, and the ability to right-click the taskbar.


Allow Logoff
Enable the "Allow Logoff" feature to enable the "Log off" command on the Start Menu.

If you disable this feature, then the "Log off" command will be removed from the Start Menu.


Detect accidental double-clicks
If the "Detect accidental double-clicks" feature is enabled, then Web View windows will treat double-clicks as if they were single-clicks.

If you disable this feature, then a double-click will be treated as two single-clicks.  This may result in a file being accidentally launched twice.


Show Links on Favorites menu
"Show Links on Favorites Menu" controls whether the Links menu will be shown on the Favorites menu.  The items on the Links menu are always available by right-clicking the IE toolbar and enabling the "Links" toolbar.


Show Help on Start Menu
"Show Help on Start Menu" controls whether the Help option will be shown on the Start Menu.


Show Control Panel on Start Menu Settings
"Show Control Panel on Start Menu Settings" controls whether Control Panel will be listed on the Start Menu under "Settings".


Show Dial-Up Networking Start Menu Settings
"Show Dial-Up Networking on Start Menu Settings" controls whether "Network and Dial-Up Connections" (also called "Dial-Up Networking") will be listed on the Settings menu on the Start Menu.


Enable Windows+X hotkeys
"Enable Windows+X hotkeys" controls whether the various standard hotkey combinations associated with the Windows key should be active, such as Windows+R and Windows+F.  Note that this does not control the behavior when you press the Windows key by itself.


Show Computers Near Me in Network Places
"Show Computers Near Me in Network Places" controls whether the "Computers Near Me" icon is displayed in the Network Places folder.


Show My Documents on Start Menu Documents
"Show My Documents on Start Menu Documents" controls whether the "My Documents" folder is shown on the Documents menu on the Start Menu.


Show My Pictures on Start Menu Documents
"Show My Pictures on Start Menu Documents" controls whether the "My Pictures" folder is shown on the Documents menu on the Start Menu.


Command prompt filename completion
Select the character (or none) which will be used at the command prompt for filename completion.

This is a per-user setting, available only on Windows 2000.


Command prompt directory completion
Select the character (or none) which will be used at the command prompt for directory completion.

This is a per-user setting, available only on Windows 2000.


Special desktop icons
Click on a check-box to add or remove a special desktop icon to or from the desktop. Icons without check-boxes cannot be placed on the desktop as special desktop icons, but you can still use Create As File to put them on the desktop, or anywhere else for that matter.

Right-click an entry to see a menu of additional options.

Special desktop icons are a system-wide setting.  Removing a special desktop icon removes it from everybody's desktop.  The one exception is the Network Neighborhood, which is a per-user setting.

Removing the desktop icon merely removes the icon. Any software associated with the desktop icon remains installed.

If you add or remove the Network Neighborhood, you must log off and back on for the changes will take effect.

To control the My Documents or Internet Explorer icons, you may need to use the Advanced tab on the Folder Options or Internet Explorer Properties dialogs.


Create As File
Click the "Create As File" button to create a special file which behaves like the highlighted special desktop icon, but which can be dragged and dropped anywhere you want.


First icon on desktop
Select the icon you wish to appear first on the desktop.

This is a per-system setting, available only if the current user has permission to alter the My Computer settings.


My Computer
Click on a check-box to enable or disable the display of a drive in My Computer.  If the box is checked, then the drive will be shown in My Computer if the drive exists on the computer.  If the box is unchecked, then the drive will never be shown in My Computer.

This is a per-user setting, available only if the current user has permission to alter the My Computer settings.


Special Folders
The "Special Folders" section lets you view and edit the locations of the various Windows special folders.  Select the folder from the "Folder" section and change it by clicking the "Change Location" button.

This is a per-user setting.  You will need to log off and back on for the changes to take effect.


Automatic logon
Check the "Log on automatically at system startup" box to bypass the initial logon dialog box by using the values provided in the User name and Password sections.

This setting works only for the Microsoft Networking logon dialog.

To suppress autologon, hold the shift key while the system is starting.

This is a system-wide setting.

Windows 95/98/Millennium: The autologon process can be fooled by applications which run automatically at startup, such as ScanDisk.well.


Automatic logon user name
Type the user name that should be used by the automatic logon facility.  The value you enter here is ignored if the "Log on automatically at system startup" box is not checked.

This is a system-wide setting.


Automatic logon password
Type the password that should be used by the automatic logon facility.  The value you enter here is ignored if the "Log on automatically at system startup" box is not checked.

This is a system-wide setting.


Show shutdown button on logon dialog
Check the "Show shutdown button on logon dialog" to display a "Shut down" button on the main logon screen.  This allows any user to shut down the system without a password.

This is a system-wide setting, available only on Windows NT.


Create New Document Template
Click on a check-box to to add or remove a document type to or from the list of document types available when you right-click and select "New".

Drop a file into the window, and Tweak UI will automatically convert it into a document template.

If you have trouble creating a template, consult the Tweak UI template troubleshooter.


Remove Document Template
Highlight a document template and click the "Remove" button to remove that document template permanently instead of merely hiding it.

Some document templates cannot be removed.


Add/Remove Programs
Right-click an entry in the list of programs to view a menu of options.

Removing the entry from the Add/Remove list merely prevents the item from appearing in the Add/Remove dialog box.  Any software associated with the program remains installed.


Edit Add/Remove Programs Entry
Allows you to edit the description and command associated with the highlighted entry.


Delete Add/Remove Programs Entry
Removes the highlighted entry from the Add/Remove dialog.


New Add/Remove Programs Entry
Creates a new entry in the Add/Remove dialog.


Add/Remove Programs Entry Description
Contains the description of the program as it appears in the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel.


Add/Remove Programs Entry Command
Contains the command to be run when the corresponding entry in the in the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel is selected.


Function keys available for nn seconds
Uncheck the "Function keys available" option to disable the various function keys that modify the boot process, such as F5 and F8.

If the option is enabled, you may adjust how long Windows 95 or Windows 98  will pause after the "Starting Windows 95" (or "Starting Windows 98") message to see if you are pressing a function key.


Start GUI automatically
Uncheck the "Start GUI automatically" option to make Windows stop the boot process once it has reached a command prompt instead of continuing to the GUI automatically.


Display splash screen while booting
Uncheck the "Display splash screen" option to suppress the Windows splash screen that appears during the boot process.


Allow F4 to boot previous operating system
Check "Allow F4 to boot previous operating system" to enable the F4 key to load the operating system that you were running before installing Windows 95 or Windows 98.

Of course, this assumes that you (1) actually had a previous operating system, and (2) didn't delete any files required by the previous operating system...


Autorun Scandisk
The "Autorun Scandisk" box controls how Windows will behave when it detects that the previous Windows session did not shut down properly.

This option is available only if your version of Windows supports it.


Always show boot menu
Check "Always show boot menu" to see a boot menu every time you start Windows.  Normally, Windows will show a boot menu only if it detected that there was a problem with the previous boot.


Continue booting after nn seconds
The "Continue booting after nn seconds" section controls how long the boot menu will remain on the screen before the default action is taken.


Repair
The "Repair" page allows you to repair various aspects of the system.  For details, select a type of repair and a description of that repair will be displayed.


Convering Your Tracks
Right-click a specific item and select "What's This?"


Clear Run History at Logon
Check the "Clear Run history at logon" box to cause the history stored in the Run dialog of the Start menu to be erased each time you log on.

Note that this clears only the standard Explorer Run history.  It does not clear the Run history for other applications such as Norton Navigator, nor does it clear the auto-filling of the Run history from your URL history.

This is a per-user setting.


Clear Document History at Logon
Check the "Clear Document history at logon" box to cause the history stored in the Documents section of the Start menu to be erased each time you log on.

This is a per-user setting.


Clear Find Files History at Logon
Check the "Clear Find Files history at logon" box to cause the history stored in Find Files dialog to be erased each time you log on.

This is a per-user setting.


Clear Find Computer History at Logon
Check the "Clear Find Computer history at logon" box to cause the history stored in Find Computer dialog to be erased each time you log on.

This is a per-user setting.


Clear Internet Explorer History at Logon
Check the "Clear Internet Explorer history at logon" box to cause the Internet Explorer URL history to be erased each time you log on.

This is a per-user setting.


Clear Network Connection History at Logon
Check the "Clear Network Connection history at logon" box to cause the history stored in the "Map Network Drive" dialog of "My Computer" to be erased each time you log on.

This is a per-user setting.


Clear Last User at Logon
Check the "Clear Last User at logon" box to prevent Windows from displaying the name of the previous user in the system logon dialog box.

Note that if you choose to clear the last user at logon, then automatic logon will be disabled and you will be required to type your password every time you start the system.

This is a system-wide setting.


Clear Telnet History at Logon
Check the "Clear Telnet History at logon" box to erase the history of previous connections as recorded by the Windows Telnet program.

This is a per-user setting.


Clear Selected Items Now
Push the "Clear Selected Items Now" button to clear the histories of the items currently selected immediately instead of waiting until the next time you log on.


Play Audio CDs Automatically
Check the "Play audio CDs automatically" box to run CD Player when an audio CD is inserted.

(Requires a CD-ROM drive which supports autoinsert notification.)

This is a system-wide setting.


Play Data CDs Automatically
Check the "Play data CDs automatically" box to run the program on a data CD when it is inserted, provided the CD was designed for Windows auto-play.

(Requires a CD-ROM drive which supports autoinsert notification.)

This is a per-user setting.


Log application errors to FAULTLOG.TXT
Check the "Log application errors to FAULTLOG.TXT" box to record application error information to the file FAULTLOG.TXT in your Windows directory.

This option is available only on Windows 95 and Windows 98.


The speaker icon on the taskbar
Displaying the speaker icon on the taskbar

1.	Click here [image] to display the Multimedia control panel.

2.	Add or remove the check-mark on the "Show volume control on the taskbar" setting.


The battery meter on the taskbar
Displaying the battery meter icon on the taskbar

1.	Click here [image] to display the Power Management control panel.

2.	Add or remove the check-mark on the "Enable battery meter on taskbar" setting.


Open a file with your favorite editor

Put a shortcut to your favorite editor in your SendTo folder, a subfolder of your Windows folder, and it will appear in your "Send To" menu.  You can then right-click any file and send it to your editor.


Save a file without a default extension

To save a document with an extension other than the one the program wants to use, enclose the name in quotation marks.  For example, if you run Notepad and save a file under the name

Dr.Z

it will actually be saved under the name Dr.Z.txt.  But if you type

"Dr.Z"

then the document will be saved under the name Dr.Z.

This is a feature, so that you can name a document

Letter to Dr. Johnson

and it will be saved as "Letter to Dr. Johnson.txt" so that the document will be properly associated with Notepad.  Otherwise, the extension would be "Johnson", which is not a great idea.


Use another program to play audio CDs

1.	Click here [image] to open My Computer.

2.	On the View menu, click Options, and then click the File Types tab.

3.	Double-click the "AudioCD" file type.

4.	In the "Actions" section, double-click "play".

5.	Type the program name as the "Application used to perform action".


Disable Tweak UI for a particular user

1.	Run the Windows Policy Editor.  It can be found on the Windows CD-ROM in the \Admin\Apptools\Poledit folder.

2.	With the Admin.adm template, open the specified user's policies and go to the System\Restrictions section.  Place a check-mark next to "Disable Registry editing tools".


Uninstall Tweak UI

1.	Make sure to exit all running copies of Tweak UI before attempting to uninstall it.

2.	Click here [image] to run the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel.

3.	Select the "Install/Uninstall" tab if it is not already selected.

Do you see an entry for "Tweak UI"?

Yes, "Tweak UI" is listed as a program that can be uninstalled.

No, "Tweak UI" is not listed as a program that can be uninstalled.


Uninstall Tweak UI via Add/Remove Programs

1.	Close this help file.

2.	Double-click the entry for "Tweak UI".


Reinstalling the Tweak UI Uninstaller

1.	Close the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel.

2.	Click here [image] to restore the Tweak UI Uninstall program.

3.	Click here [image] to try uninstalling Tweak UI again.


Uncluttering your desktop

To remove the clutter from your desktop, you can remove icons from the desktop and create them as files.  You can then put these files into folders and organize them in whatever manner you think best.

Beware that some icons behave strangely when created as files.


Hiding desktop icons from other users

Suppose you want to let your young children use the computer, but don't want the Inbox on their desktop, because they might double-click on it and mess up your mail.  After creating a separate login for your kids and configuring the system to use a different desktop for each user, you can delete the Inbox from the system-wide desktop, then create the Inbox as a file on your private desktop.  When you log in, you get an Inbox on your desktop, but your kids don't.

Beware that some icons behave strangely when created as files.


Deleting files without confirmation

Hold down the shift key while pressing the Delete key or dragging the file to the Recycle Bin to suppress the confirmation warning and delete the file irretrievably instead of sending it to the Recycle Bin.


Putting special icons onto the Start Menu

Go to the Desktop page and select the Control Panel.  Click "Create As File", then browse to your Start Menu folder.  (The Start Menu folder is a subfolder of your Windows folder.)

When you save the Control Panel as a file into the Start Menu, the icon in the Start Menu will have a triangle next to it.  If you highlight the icon, the menu will open into a submenu listing all your Control Panel applets.

This trick also works for the Printers and Dial-Up Networking icons.


Template Troubleshooter

This troubleshooter helps you solve problems creating a new document template.  To create a new document template, drop it into the template area.

What message did you receive when you tried to create a template?

"Drop only one file at a time, please."

"No application is associated with this file."

"Overwrite the existing template with this file?"

"Unable to copy the file to the templates folder."

"Templates cannot be created for this document type."


"Drop only one file at a time, please."

Tweak UI can create only one document template at a time.

Workaround:  Drop files one at a time instead of dropping several.


"No application is associated with this file."

The file type was not recognized.

Workaround:  Create an association for the file type by following these steps.

1.	Click here [image] to open My Computer.

2.	On the View menu, click Options, and then click the File Types tab.

3.	Click "New Type".

4.	Specify a description for the file type and the filename extension associated with this type of file.

5.	Click "New" to define an action for this file type.

6.	Specify the action that you want to define, such as Open or Print, and the command that should run to complete this action.

7.	Exit the File Types dialog.

8.	Exit and restart Tweak UI so that Tweak UI will recognize the new file type.


"Overwrite the existing template with this file?"

There is already a template defined for the file type.

Workaround:  If you wish the file you dropped to become the new template for the file type, answer "Yes".  The old template will be lost forever if you choose to overwrite it.


"Unable to copy the file to the templates folder."

There was an error copying the file into the templates folder.  Tweak UI doesn't tell you what sort of error actually happened; that's left for you to figure out.  Hey, you get what you pay for.

Workaround:  Make sure the file exists and that you have permission to copy it.  Check also that there is not already a file in your ShellNew folder with the same name.


"Templates cannot be created for this document type."

Windows has been given special knowledge of this document type.  (For example, it may have been a shortcut file or an application file.)  Creating a simple template would be inadvisable.

Workaround:  If you had dropped a shortcut file, drop the target of the shortcut instead.


If Explorer opens unwanted folders when Windows starts

Explorer normally re-opens all folders that were open the last time you shut down or logged off Windows normally.

1.	Close all Explorer windows.

2.	From the Start menu, click Shut Down.

3.	Select "Close all programs and log on as a different user" and click Yes.

4.	Log back on.

That didn't work.  The folders were reopened anyway.


Saved Explorer settings aren't being restored

Make sure that you have enabled "Save settings" on the Explorer property page of Tweak UI.  If "Save settings" is disabled, then Windows will restore the desktop to its state the last time you shut down or logged off Windows while the "Save settings" option was enabled.

That didn't work.  The folders were reopened anyway.


Explorer opens unwanted folders even if "Save settings" is enabled

You may have shortcuts to folders in your Startup folder.

1.	Right-click the Start button and click Open.

2.	Double-click the Programs folder.

3.	Double-click the Startup folder.

4.	Remove unwanted shortcuts from the Startup folder.


See also

See also the "Issues and Limitations" section of this help file for problems that are specific to particular platforms.


Consequences of hiding Network Neighborhood

Since shell support for the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) notation is handled by the Network Neighborhood, hiding the Network Neighborhood icon will prevent Explorer from accessing resources via UNCs.  In order to access network resources from Explorer, you need to map them to a drive letter.  Note that the MS-DOS command prompt and other applications are not affected by this setting, because they do not use the Network Neighborhood to resolve UNCs.

In particular, hiding the Network Neighborhood prevents Direct Cable Connection from displaying the contents of the host computer. Aside from this, Direct Cable Connection functions normally.


Windows NT issues

No "My Computer" tab

If you do not have permission to alter the list of drives that appear in My Computer, then the "My Computer" tab will not be shown.

No "Boot" tab

Tweak UI does not support editing the Windows NT BOOT.INI file.

1.	Click here [image] to display the System control panel.

2.	Select the "Startup/Shutdown" tab to display the Windows NT BOOT.INI editor.

No "Repair Associations Now" button

Tweak UI does not currently support repairing standard icons and associations under Windows NT.

Some settings do not take effect

Depending on the security permissions granted to the current user, some Tweak UI features may not have any effect.  For example, if the current user does not have permission to edit the part of the registry that contains the desktop, then changes to the desktop will not take effect.


Windows 95 and Windows 98 issues

Enabling "Prefix to" setting doesn't seem to work

Tweak UI can disable the prefix on the fly, but in order to re-enable it, you must log out and back in.

Tweak UI will have difficulty adjusting the "Prefix to" setting until you log out and back in.

Shortcut arrow keeps coming back

If you set the shortcut overlay to None, you may find that the arrows come back after you change your desktop appearance.

Workaround:  Go to the Repair tab and select "Rebuild Icon Cache Now".


Icons which behave strangely when created as files

The Microsoft Network created as a file acts strangely

Inbox created as a file acts strangely


The Microsoft Network created as a file acts strangely

The Microsoft Network was not designed to be created as a file, although it mostly works.

The Microsoft Network assumes that the only place its icon can possibly exist is on the desktop as a special desktop icon.  If you right-click the The Microsoft Network icon-as-file, you will see two Delete commands. The first Delete command (beneath the "Send To" command) removes the The Microsoft Network special desktop icon, not the created-as-file icon you right-clicked. The second Delete command (beneath "Create Shortcut") is the standard delete command which actually deletes the item you clicked on.  Neither actually uninstalls The Microsoft Network; to do that, use the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel.

Workaround:  Do not use the first Delete command (beneath the "Send To" command).  Only use the second Delete command (beneath "Create Shortcut").


Inbox created as a file acts strangely

Inbox was not designed to be created as a file, although it mostly works.

When you ask to see its properties, Inbox is unable to make its properties coexist with the standard properties provided by Explorer, so it creates a separate property dialog.

Workaround:  Ignore the extra property dialog.


Copyright
Tweak UI version 1.32.

Copyright 1995-2000 Microsoft Corporation.