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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Adv System Tweaker

« on: July 18, 2014, 10:35:13 pm »

Thanx for the response.
I tried the Windows Repair utility as you instructed to no avail.  Ran it as myself and elevated it through my shortcut properties and ran it as administrator with the same results. Control Panel's Set Associations had extension bat default program as notepad before and after.  Tried running a couple of bat files with the same results.  Windows still launches the bats as notepad read files.  Your program seemed to work without errors, here's the log file:

----- Begin Windows Repair Log.txt -----

System Variables
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OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
OS Architecture: 64-bit
OS Version: 6.3.9600
OS Service Pack:
Computer Name: DELLXPS
Windows Drive: C:\
Windows Path: C:\WINDOWS
Program Files: C:\Program Files
Program Files (x86): C:\Program Files (x86)
Current Profile: C:\Users\Matt
Current Profile SID: S-1-5-21-2837509893-3066504219-2024476280-1001
Current Profile Classes: S-1-5-21-2837509893-3066504219-2024476280-1001_Classes
Profiles Location: C:\Users
Profiles Location 2: C:\WINDOWS\ServiceProfiles
Local Settings AppData: C:\Users\Matt\AppData\Local
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System Information
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System Up Time: 0 Days 00:01:16

Process Count: 63
Commit Total: 1.42 GB
Commit Limit: 9.25 GB
Commit Peak: 1.43 GB
Handle Count: 22285
Kernel Total: 192.71 MB
Kernel Paged: 136.52 MB
Kernel Non Paged: 56.19 MB
System Cache: 708.62 MB
Thread Count: 979
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Memory Before Cleaning with CleanMem
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Memory Total: 8.00 GB
Memory Used: 1.17 GB(14.6057%)
Memory Avail.: 6.83 GB
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cleaning Memory Before Starting Repairs...

Memory After Cleaning with CleanMem
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Memory Total: 8.00 GB
Memory Used: 964.89 MB(11.7821%)
Memory Avail.: 7.06 GB
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Starting Repairs...
   Started at (18 Jul 14 22:11:53)

23.01 - Repair bat Association
   Start (18 Jul 14 22:11:56)
   Running Repair Under Current User Account
   Running Repair Under System Account
   Done (18 Jul 14 22:12:03)

Cleaning up empty logs...

All Selected Repairs Done.
   Done at (18 Jul 14 22:12:03)
   Total Repair Time: 00:00:11


...YOU MUST RESTART YOUR SYSTEM...
-----End Windows Repair Log.txt -----

and yes I restarted the system

BTW, I'm using Win 8.1.

I'm impressed with your program.  Love the way it reminds you of the preliminaries like registry backup, chkdsk and SFC.  Those are the types of things I sometimes forget to do when looking for problems.  Well done.

Anyway, know not what else to say.  Still stuck in la-la land.

Jesferkicks
Press to Test ... Release to Detonate

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Adv System Tweaker

« on: July 15, 2014, 02:41:01 am »

This app employs batch (.bat) files to launch various tweaks.  Somehow I've screwed up and have associated bat files with notepad so instead of running apps I get to read the bat files.
Problem:  I don't know what program to assign in lieu of Notepad and if memory serves, Windows doesn't make it an easy task either.  Anybody know?

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General Computer Support / Re: BlackSquaresOverDesktopIcons

« on: November 12, 2012, 09:12:19 pm »

Sorry I didn't respond any sooner but other things got in the way.  I'm still stumped but for another reason this time.  After maybe half a dozen boots the black squares have disappeared altogether.  Just maybe your icon cache refresher did work only it took more than one reboot.  Now that I don't have the problem I have nothing to check.  Do appreciate your time and I wish we could of found out what was the culprit but what can I say?

One thing to keep in mind should this happen again is as I was Googling around b4 I came here I read some talk about black squares being the result of attempts at removing the little arrows from the icons.  Never looked into that much and none of what I read really offered any ways of checking the above.  But food for later thought.

Thx again,

Jesferkicks          Press to Test ... Release to Detonate

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General Computer Support / Re: BlackSquaresOverDesktopIcons

« on: November 08, 2012, 01:02:31 pm »

Thx for the input.  Tried it, it successfully ran, rebooted, no change.
Thoughts:
1.  System icons not effected,  just my personal icons.
2.  Tried creating a new desktop icon, immediately got a black square.
3.  Removed and replaced an icon, black square.
4.  Sys is win7sp1; nvidia gets in the display act with its overkill control panel - running a geforce 570 - checked its tweaks, nothing looks like it would matter.
5.  Moved icons to second monitor, still black squares.
6.  Right clicked the desktop, changed the size of the icons to extra large and  NO black squares - attach 1.
     Changed back to small icons, black squares -  attach 2.
     Changed to medium size icons, black squares.
     Changed back to large icons, NO black squares.

I'm definitely stumped now

Jesferkicks

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General Computer Support / BlackSquaresOverDesktopIcons

« on: November 07, 2012, 03:23:38 pm »

Stumped.
The squares over icons just happened - at least I don't recall doing anything stupid.
Screenshot of problem area attached - I think this is how I post pictures, instructions little hazy on same.
Anybody?