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tweakui endorsementAs a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others like
myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, EVER download tweakui! I have downloaded and used it without any problems on both my home and
office computers. My boss has it on 3 of his computers. No problems. 6 of my friends and co-workers have it on their home and office computers. No problems. Tom Show quoteHide quote "fires1up" <ingr***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1160808812.886742.152710@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others like > myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently (Oct. '06) > being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time > I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, > EVER download tweakui! > Troll? Isn't that what your mother raised?
Show quoteHide quote "Tom Willett" wrote: > I have downloaded and used it without any problems on both my home and > office computers. > > My boss has it on 3 of his computers. No problems. > > 6 of my friends and co-workers have it on their home and office computers. > No problems. > > Tom > "fires1up" <ingr***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > news:1160808812.886742.152710@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others like > > myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently (Oct. '06) > > being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time > > I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, > > EVER download tweakui! > > > > > fires1up wrote:
> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought Tom Willett wrote:> others like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is > currently (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 > issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which > time I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My > advice: NEVER, EVER download tweakui! > I have downloaded and used it without any problems on both my home joey0101 wrote:> and office computers. > > My boss has it on 3 of his computers. No problems. > > 6 of my friends and co-workers have it on their home and office > computers. No problems. > Troll? Isn't that what your mother raised? Joey0101,I am confused as to what your response references and why it was made 30 days after the original posting/set of responses that seem to be in the part of the thread you are replying to. I am sure you have a reason to attack 'fires1up' or 'Tom Willett' - but I must be missing that reason in this thread/part of it. Can you enlighten me? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Shenan Stanley wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > fires1up wrote: It's a troll; spewing all over the place today.>> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought >> others like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is >> currently (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 >> issue). >> PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which >> time I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My >> advice: NEVER, EVER download tweakui! > > Tom Willett wrote: >> I have downloaded and used it without any problems on both my home >> and office computers. >> >> My boss has it on 3 of his computers. No problems. >> >> 6 of my friends and co-workers have it on their home and office >> computers. No problems. > > joey0101 wrote: >> Troll? Isn't that what your mother raised? > > Joey0101, > > I am confused as to what your response references and why it was made > 30 days after the original posting/set of responses that seem to be > in the part of the thread you are replying to. > > I am sure you have a reason to attack 'fires1up' or 'Tom Willett' - > but I must be missing that reason in this thread/part of it. Can you > enlighten me? > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP What did you do? Make too many changes all at one time and screw up your
computer? -- Show quoteHide quoteMike Hall MS-MVP Windows Shell/User "fires1up" <ingr***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1160808812.886742.152710@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others like > myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently (Oct. '06) > being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time > I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, > EVER download tweakui! > fires1up wrote:
> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others like My advice is that you not make too many changes at one time, although > myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently (Oct. '06) > being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time > I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, > EVER download tweakui! from what you say, it's probably too late. I don't remember if they had tweakui for Win95, but I ran it with Win98 and now with XP Pro. I've been using it for 6 or 7 years now... -- Tom - Vista, CA I've used it since Windows 95 and have never had a problem with it. Has
never caused a problem on my system. Of course, if you don't know what you are changing and just arbitrarily play around in it, it can do some danger. If would be best if you mentioned what you did and what happened, before advising people not to use something. Show quoteHide quote "fires1up" <ingr***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1160808812.886742.152710@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others like > myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently (Oct. '06) > being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time > I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, > EVER download tweakui! > fires1up wrote:
> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others My advice is exactly the opposite. I've used all versions of TweakUI over > like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently > (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time > I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, > EVER download tweakui! the years on all of my own machines and installed it those of many others. I've never had a single problem with it anywhere. In fact my advice is that *everyone* should have a copy of TweakUI and use it wherever possible instead of doing the same thing by a direct registry edit. TweakUI is essentially little more than a user-friendly, less dangerous special-purpose Registry editor, and there's no downside of using it. No matter how experienced you are editing the registry manually, everybody is always at some risk of making a mistake, and anything you can do with TweakUI instead of Regedit is far safer. What are the "serious problems" you experienced? -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup Bingo!
I entirely agree. I've been using TweakUI safely for years. DSH Show quoteHide quote "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl***@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message news:e8RCyK77GHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > fires1up wrote: > >> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others >> like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently >> (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). >> PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time >> I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, >> EVER download tweakui! > > My advice is exactly the opposite. I've used all versions of TweakUI over > the years on all of my own machines and installed it those of many others. > I've never had a single problem with it anywhere. > > In fact my advice is that *everyone* should have a copy of TweakUI and use > it wherever possible instead of doing the same thing by a direct registry > edit. > > TweakUI is essentially little more than a user-friendly, less dangerous > special-purpose Registry editor, and there's no downside of using it. No > matter how experienced you are editing the registry manually, everybody is > always at some risk of making a mistake, and anything you can do with > TweakUI instead of Regedit is far safer. > > What are the "serious problems" you experienced? > > -- > Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User > Please reply to the newsgroup > Bingo! Same here. All TweakUI is, is a convenient registry editor for a bunch of > > I entirely agree. > > I've been using TweakUI safely for years. presets. Is this gonna turn into one of those "gotta protect an idiot from himself" threads? "Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:uMNvK$S8GHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... Actually, it looks like it already has.> > Bingo! > > > > I entirely agree. > > > > I've been using TweakUI safely for years. > > Same here. All TweakUI is, is a convenient registry editor for a bunch of > presets. > > Is this gonna turn into one of those "gotta protect an idiot from himself" > threads? -- Alec S. news/alec->synetech/cjb/net Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > fires1up wrote: You are absolutely correct TweakUI is a good tool for modifying your > >> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others >> like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently >> (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). >> PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time >> I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, >> EVER download tweakui! > > > My advice is exactly the opposite. I've used all versions of TweakUI over > the years on all of my own machines and installed it those of many others. > I've never had a single problem with it anywhere. > > In fact my advice is that *everyone* should have a copy of TweakUI and use > it wherever possible instead of doing the same thing by a direct registry > edit. > > TweakUI is essentially little more than a user-friendly, less dangerous > special-purpose Registry editor, and there's no downside of using it. No > matter how experienced you are editing the registry manually, everybody is > always at some risk of making a mistake, and anything you can do with > TweakUI instead of Regedit is far safer. > > What are the "serious problems" you experienced? > computers setup "fires1up" <ingr***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message The only thing dangerous about TweakUI is a malfunctioning chair to keyboard news:1160808812.886742.152710@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others like > myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently (Oct. '06) > being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time > I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, > EVER download tweakui! > interface. -- D "fires1up" <ingr***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1160808812.886742.152710@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... What happened?> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others like > myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently (Oct. '06) > being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time > I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, > EVER download tweakui! -- Alec S. news/alec->synetech/cjb/net fires1up wrote:
> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others I will continue to recommend the Microsoft Powertoy TweakUI to users wanting > like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently > (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which > time I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: > NEVER, EVER download tweakui! to learn more about their system/tweak the performance of it easily. It is a fantastic software I install on every system I install/touch/maintain. I have yet to have any issues with any of its features going all the way back to its Windows '9x days. If you are reading this, you can and should get this freebie. When utilizing it - be sure to take things slow... Don't go in and change everything at once. You are learning here - do it the same way you learn everything else. The fewer changes you do in any one session, the easier it will be to reverse it if you decide you don't like the change! http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Good Advice.
Further, the OP won't say what he did with it -- which is non-responsive and fraudulent. DSH Show quoteHide quote "Shenan Stanley" <newshel***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:Oleu6G97GHA.3644@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > fires1up wrote: >> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others >> like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently >> (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). >> PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which >> time I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: >> NEVER, EVER download tweakui! > > I will continue to recommend the Microsoft Powertoy TweakUI to users > wanting to learn more about their system/tweak the performance of it > easily. It is a fantastic software I install on every system I > install/touch/maintain. I have yet to have any issues with any of its > features going all the way back to its Windows '9x days. > > If you are reading this, you can and should get this freebie. When > utilizing it - be sure to take things slow... Don't go in and change > everything at once. You are learning here - do it the same way you learn > everything else. The fewer changes you do in any one session, the easier > it will be to reverse it if you decide you don't like the change! > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html fires1up wrote:
> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others Shenan Stanley wrote:> like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently > (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which > time I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My > advice: NEVER, EVER download tweakui! > I will continue to recommend the Microsoft Powertoy TweakUI to D. Spencer Hines wrote:> users wanting to learn more about their system/tweak the > performance of it easily. It is a fantastic software I install on > every system I install/touch/maintain. I have yet to have any > issues with any of its features going all the way back to its > Windows '9x days. > If you are reading this, you can and should get this freebie. When > utilizing it - be sure to take things slow... Don't go in and > change everything at once. You are learning here - do it the same > way you learn everything else. The fewer changes you do in any > one session, the easier it will be to reverse it if you decide you > don't like the change! > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx > Good Advice. I do wonder where the OP went - or if other posters are correct and this is > > Further, the OP won't say what he did with it -- which is > non-responsive and fraudulent. a case of a "drive-by trolling"... ;-) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > I do wonder where the OP went - or if other posters are correct and this Yes, it well may be just that -- by a juvenile.> is a case of a "drive-by trolling"... ;-) DSH Show quoteHide quote "Shenan Stanley" <newshel***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eYlboN97GHA.4620@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > fires1up wrote: >> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others >> like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently >> (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). >> PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which >> time I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My >> advice: NEVER, EVER download tweakui! > > Shenan Stanley wrote: >> I will continue to recommend the Microsoft Powertoy TweakUI to >> users wanting to learn more about their system/tweak the >> performance of it easily. It is a fantastic software I install on >> every system I install/touch/maintain. I have yet to have any >> issues with any of its features going all the way back to its >> Windows '9x days. >> If you are reading this, you can and should get this freebie. When >> utilizing it - be sure to take things slow... Don't go in and >> change everything at once. You are learning here - do it the same >> way you learn everything else. The fewer changes you do in any >> one session, the easier it will be to reverse it if you decide you >> don't like the change! >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx > > D. Spencer Hines wrote: >> Good Advice. >> >> Further, the OP won't say what he did with it -- which is >> non-responsive and fraudulent. > > I do wonder where the OP went - or if other posters are correct and this > is a case of a "drive-by trolling"... ;-) > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html D. Spencer Hines wrote:
Show quoteHide quote >> I do wonder where the OP went - or if other posters are correct and this Actual, he/she provided a service for the group; those of us who use >> is a case of a "drive-by trolling"... ;-) > > Yes, it well may be just that -- by a juvenile. > > DSH > > "Shenan Stanley" <newshel***@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:eYlboN97GHA.4620@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> fires1up wrote: >>> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others >>> like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently >>> (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). >>> PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which >>> time I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My >>> advice: NEVER, EVER download tweakui! >> Shenan Stanley wrote: >>> I will continue to recommend the Microsoft Powertoy TweakUI to >>> users wanting to learn more about their system/tweak the >>> performance of it easily. It is a fantastic software I install on >>> every system I install/touch/maintain. I have yet to have any >>> issues with any of its features going all the way back to its >>> Windows '9x days. >>> If you are reading this, you can and should get this freebie. When >>> utilizing it - be sure to take things slow... Don't go in and >>> change everything at once. You are learning here - do it the same >>> way you learn everything else. The fewer changes you do in any >>> one session, the easier it will be to reverse it if you decide you >>> don't like the change! >>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx >> D. Spencer Hines wrote: >>> Good Advice. >>> >>> Further, the OP won't say what he did with it -- which is >>> non-responsive and fraudulent. >> I do wonder where the OP went - or if other posters are correct and this >> is a case of a "drive-by trolling"... ;-) >> >> -- >> Shenan Stanley >> MS-MVP >> -- >> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html TweakUi got a chance to mention it and the neat things you can do with it. Like everyone has said, though, TAKE IT EASY! Make a change or maybe two (jot yourself a note as to what you changed, and what it was before you changed it) and see if you like it. If you don't like what it does, change it back to the way it was. -- Tom - Vista, CA "D. Spencer Hines" <poguemid***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23DXkle97GHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Or, maybe the OP doesn't LIVE here like some people, so they don't check and post every five seconds.> > D. Spencer Hines wrote: > >> Further, the OP won't say what he did with it -- which is > >> non-responsive and fraudulent. > > > > I do wonder where the OP went - or if other posters are correct and this > > is a case of a "drive-by trolling"... ;-) > > I do wonder where the OP went - or if other posters are correct and this > > is a case of a "drive-by trolling"... ;-) > > Yes, it well may be just that -- by a juvenile. -- Alec S. news/alec->synetech/cjb/net 'Drive by trolling'?.. :-)
-- Show quoteHide quoteMike Hall MS-MVP Windows Shell/User "Shenan Stanley" <newshel***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eYlboN97GHA.4620@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > fires1up wrote: >> As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others >> like myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently >> (Oct. '06) being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). >> PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which >> time I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My >> advice: NEVER, EVER download tweakui! > > Shenan Stanley wrote: >> I will continue to recommend the Microsoft Powertoy TweakUI to >> users wanting to learn more about their system/tweak the >> performance of it easily. It is a fantastic software I install on >> every system I install/touch/maintain. I have yet to have any >> issues with any of its features going all the way back to its >> Windows '9x days. >> If you are reading this, you can and should get this freebie. When >> utilizing it - be sure to take things slow... Don't go in and >> change everything at once. You are learning here - do it the same >> way you learn everything else. The fewer changes you do in any >> one session, the easier it will be to reverse it if you decide you >> don't like the change! >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx > > D. Spencer Hines wrote: >> Good Advice. >> >> Further, the OP won't say what he did with it -- which is >> non-responsive and fraudulent. > > I do wonder where the OP went - or if other posters are correct and this > is a case of a "drive-by trolling"... ;-) > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > Shenan Stanley wrote:
> If you are reading this, you can and should get this freebie. When Thanks for the advice.> utilizing it - be sure to take things slow... Don't go in and change > everything at once. You are learning here - do it the same way you learn > everything else. The fewer changes you do in any one session, the easier it > will be to reverse it if you decide you don't like the change! I can't say exactly what happened three years ago, except that I was trying to uninstall it, but it wouldn't go away. I had to do a complete system re-start. Based on all the comments here, no doubt it was just a combination of my impatience and inexperience that caused my problems. fires1up wrote:
> I can't say exactly what happened three years ago, except that I was Thanks for that comment. It takes a big person to admit he was wrong.> trying to uninstall it, but it wouldn't go away. I had to do a > complete system re-start. > Based on all the comments here, no doubt it was just a combination of > my impatience and inexperience that caused my problems. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup >> Based on all the comments here, no doubt it was just a combination of That may be the case, but it takes an even bigger person to point and laugh >> my impatience and inexperience that caused my problems. > > Thanks for that comment. It takes a big person to admit he was wrong. at that first guy. :-D Uh...wait...that doesn't work here. On Usenet, everybody already does that. I have to admit that i've never had any problems with tweakUI.
-- Show quoteHide quoteJohn Barnett MVP Associate Expert http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "fires1up" <ingr***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1160808812.886742.152710@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > As a lightweight in terms of computer experience, I thought others like > myself might appreciate this warning : tweakui is currently (Oct. '06) > being HEAVILY endorsed by PC World (Nov. '06 issue). > PC World also endorsed tweakui about two or 3 years ago, at which time > I downloaded it. I experienced serious problems. My advice: NEVER, > EVER download tweakui! >  
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