TweaklUI why it should not be used in Windows 2000

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George Hester said:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;301691&Product=w98
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That's really not a reason not to use TweakUI, although the article may
give that impression. The same thing happens when you set
NoRecentDocsHistory in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
by any means, including group policies and regedit. The real message of
that KB article is that if you want to see MRU lists, don't set that
policy. On the other hand, if you don't want to see recent documets and
MRUs, setting that policy is exactly how it's done, and TweakUI can
evidently do it.

Thanks for the reference, though. I've had my system set up this way for
so long that I forgot how it came about.
 
Actually you should read the whole article especially the part about the issues that occur with TweakUI installed. I didn't mention that part explicitly because I assumed anyone interested would see it on their own. There are close to 10 additional reasons not to use it. Most trivial but not all.

This is why I never recommend this utility. Hopefully what I suggest won't lead to further complications. So I avoid that utility as a fix.
 
George Hester said:
Actually you should read the whole article especially the part about the issues that occur with TweakUI installed. I didn't mention that part explicitly because I assumed anyone interested would see it on their own. There are close to 10 additional reasons not to use it. Most trivial but not all.
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I did read the article, and looked at all of the links at the end.
Basically, they all say that if you use TweakUI to disable an option, it
will be disabled, and to fix the problem, use TweakUI to enable the
option.

Any tool that does something useful can also be used to do things that are
not useful. As with all tools, you need to have some idea about
what you're doing when you use it. Regedit is far more dangerous than
TweakUI and can cause all of the same problems, but that's not a reason
not to use it. It *is* a reason to take some care.
 
I got zapped by this one:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;274849

long ago and decided:

"Microsoft Product Support Services Desktop Systems does not support the installation or usage of the TweakUI program or any of its components"

was sufficient to keep me from it forevermore. The trouble was Microsoft would clam up if they found out I had it installed. And wouldn't continue until I removed it.
 
TweakUI is just a convenient front-end to regedit. It doesn't do
anything mysterious. Many people find it much easier to keep track
of these settings via TweakUI as opposed to manually editing the
registry.

Rick

I got zapped by this one:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;274849

long ago and decided:

"Microsoft Product Support Services Desktop Systems does not support the installation or usage of the TweakUI program or any of its
components"

was sufficient to keep me from it forevermore. The trouble was Microsoft would clam up if they found out I had it installed. And
wouldn't continue until I removed it.
 
Rick said:
TweakUI is just a convenient front-end to regedit. It doesn't do
anything mysterious. Many people find it much easier to keep track
of these settings via TweakUI as opposed to manually editing the
registry.
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Agreed. I use it regularly because it's a lot easier than keeping track
of individual settings. As with any sharp tool, you have to use some
care with it, but it's a lot safer than using regedit because the
opportunity for doing damage is limited.
 
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