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yea, i got dat too with a tweak from the 1st post. i fixed it but now i can't remember which it was, but i think it was this: try this instead, if it's not this, u can always change back to the above. ;Disable File Delete Confirmation [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "ShellState"=hex:24,00,00,00,3e,20,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 01,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00 Furthermore, not only did your tip fix the start menu, it also correctly implemented the disabling of file delete confirmation. The previous setting did not disable delete confirmation. As of the time of this writing, the master tweak file at the start of this thread still contains the possilby erroneous recycle bin tweak. Is this a glaring bug or does it perhaps serve some purpose I am unaware of? Thanks for the tip Basket, Snelephant Yes, i noticed the attachment in the 1st post still contains this mistake. prathapml didn't update my correction in his last update. Although i haven't been giving questionable advice, i just need more posts under my belt for ppl to trust me, it seems to be human nature Glad to be of help snelephant .

i mentioned a possible soln a page b4 ur post. care to try it? it seems the 3 persons that had the same problem just disappeared without feedback whether it solved their prob after my post. forgive me if i dun take the time to search thru my whole tweaks for the right resolution....

yea, i got dat too with a tweak from the 1st post. i fixed it but now i can't remember which it was, but i think it was this: try this instead, if it's not this, u can always change back to the above. ;Disable File Delete Confirmation [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "ShellState"=hex:24,00,00,00,3e,20,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 01,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00

These are the values u want, tho i set to 30mb limit. There really isn't a need to clear TIF cos it helps in faster surfing. Limiting the cache is good enough. So its better to leave out "Persistent". ;Sets TIF limit to 30mb, Clear TIF on shutdown [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content] "CacheLimit"=dword:00007800 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Content] "CacheLimit"=dword:00007800 "Persistent"=dword:00000000

illusions is right about the caching of negative DNS entries. This is the tweak I've been using as well. ;Disable caching negative entries, cache positive entries for 4hrs [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters] "MaxNegativeCacheTtl"=dword:00000000 "MaxCacheTtl"=dword:00003840 Both are described in M$ Knowledge Base Article here.

probably on another PC i suppose

@jbm, look 2 pages back for a proper Reg Editor tweak.

@powerhouse, u are partially right. disabling short filenames affects not just NAV actually. it affects 16bit programs and Norton Systemworks and Internet Security are known to use them. It may cause such 16bit apps to not work correctly or in the case of norton programs cause liveupdate to fail the specific components. For most cases however, winXP programs are 32bit n shld have no problems.

As the msg says, its just a tool that directs u to another page, u dun need to silent install it. SP2 is not affected. all u need for SP 2 is a reg entry to prevent it from showing up in windows update, which the tool creates after installation. ;Detect as installed GDI+ Tool (for SP2) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\GdiDetectionTool] "GDITool"=dword:00000001 u can manually go here to check if u have a s/w that is affected, n update accordingly.

don't think you have much of a choice, sounds like you have a corrupted registry. the best way to install SP2 is thru a slipstreamed installation cos its virtually problem free for most. many others who experience problems n performance lags are those who did the update method. its not SP2's fault, its just that ppl's OS tend to get messed up by users over time.

i had no problems with the disable short filenames tweak using SAV9 installed and updated the conventional way. But the same problem bugged me when I later switched to use the AIP. Its nothing that placing quotes around the reg entry won't fix. If you observe in your other norton startup reg entries like ccApp, all long filenames entries are in quotes. It seems more of a reg entry error to me using the AIP. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "vptray"="\"C:\\PROGRAM FILES\\Symantec Antivirus\\VPTray.exe\""

like a charm

ryanvm, i just ran ur 7zip pack, it reboots after installation for me

u need to use an expandable string to use variables, c my Registry Editor tweak on the previous page. ;Adds Registry Editor right click of MY Computer [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\regedit] @=hex(2):52,00,65,00,67,00,69,00,73,00,74,00,72,00,79,00,20,00,45,00,64,00,\ 69,00,74,00,6f,00,72,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\regedit\command] @=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,72,00,65,\ 00,67,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00

Use this instead so u won't be confined to only "C:\WINDOWS", the below uses %windir% variable instead ;Adds Registry Editor right click of MY Computer [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\regedit] @=hex(2):52,00,65,00,67,00,69,00,73,00,74,00,72,00,79,00,20,00,45,00,64,00,\ 69,00,74,00,6f,00,72,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\regedit\command] @=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,72,00,65,\ 00,67,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00