Quick Launch icons randomly changed and odd program doubles

[Guest Canid]

I've been getting a couple annoying glitches for the past few months

on my copy of Wndows XP Pro.

I doubt they are related, but I'll address them both at once...

 

One thing that has happened several times, is I will log in to find

the Quick Launch icons randomly reassigned. If I right click and

select properties, the correct icon is shown in the "[show Desktop,

Mozilla Firefox, Windows Live Messenger, etc] Properties" box. They

will be back to normal when the computer is restarted, but while I'm

using it, the only way to get the correct icon back is to create a new

Quick Launch entry for each item.

 

The other glitch may or may not be Windows' fault. I'm getting a

similar glitch with two different programs that started happening at

the same time.

When I open Winamp, then close it, the process is left running. The

next time I go to open it, it won't let me. It has to be closed from

the task manager each time - very annoying.

Firefox is also leaving a spare process open some of the time. In

Firefox's case this means that if I go to open a second, or new

window, all my bookmarks are gone.

[Guest GregNga]

RE: Quick Launch icons randomly changed and odd program doubles

 

I am having a similar problem. The order the quick launch are displayed seems

to randomly change. They still perform the same functions but are in a

different sequence on the display. THis seems to have just started in the

last 5 or 6 weeks, so I am wondering if it is related to a patch that was

installed

 

"Canid" wrote:

> I've been getting a couple annoying glitches for the past few months

> on my copy of Wndows XP Pro.

> I doubt they are related, but I'll address them both at once...

>

> One thing that has happened several times, is I will log in to find

> the Quick Launch icons randomly reassigned. If I right click and

> select properties, the correct icon is shown in the "[show Desktop,

> Mozilla Firefox, Windows Live Messenger, etc] Properties" box. They

> will be back to normal when the computer is restarted, but while I'm

> using it, the only way to get the correct icon back is to create a new

> Quick Launch entry for each item.

>

> The other glitch may or may not be Windows' fault. I'm getting a

> similar glitch with two different programs that started happening at

> the same time.

> When I open Winamp, then close it, the process is left running. The

> next time I go to open it, it won't let me. It has to be closed from

> the task manager each time - very annoying.

> Firefox is also leaving a spare process open some of the time. In

> Firefox's case this means that if I go to open a second, or new

> window, all my bookmarks are gone.

>

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Quick Launch icons randomly changed and odd program doubles

 

Set the order, then run the edit Save Settings on Exit from line 54 (right

hand side):

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

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"Canid" <canids@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:c02e172a-7ae4-490c-81f8-53a3488c042f@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...

> I've been getting a couple annoying glitches for the past few months

> on my copy of Wndows XP Pro.

> I doubt they are related, but I'll address them both at once...

>

> One thing that has happened several times, is I will log in to find

> the Quick Launch icons randomly reassigned. If I right click and

> select properties, the correct icon is shown in the "[show Desktop,

> Mozilla Firefox, Windows Live Messenger, etc] Properties" box. They

> will be back to normal when the computer is restarted, but while I'm

> using it, the only way to get the correct icon back is to create a new

> Quick Launch entry for each item.

>

> The other glitch may or may not be Windows' fault. I'm getting a

> similar glitch with two different programs that started happening at

> the same time.

> When I open Winamp, then close it, the process is left running. The

> next time I go to open it, it won't let me. It has to be closed from

> the task manager each time - very annoying.

> Firefox is also leaving a spare process open some of the time. In

> Firefox's case this means that if I go to open a second, or new

> window, all my bookmarks are gone.

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Quick Launch icons randomly changed and odd program doubles

 

Canid wrote:

> I've been getting a couple annoying glitches for the past few months

> on my copy of Wndows XP Pro.

> I doubt they are related, but I'll address them both at once...

>

> One thing that has happened several times, is I will log in to find

> the Quick Launch icons randomly reassigned. If I right click and

> select properties, the correct icon is shown in the "[show Desktop,

> Mozilla Firefox, Windows Live Messenger, etc] Properties" box. They

> will be back to normal when the computer is restarted, but while I'm

> using it, the only way to get the correct icon back is to create a new

> Quick Launch entry for each item.

 

Line 121. Increase Icon Cache

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> The other glitch may or may not be Windows' fault. I'm getting a

> similar glitch with two different programs that started happening at

> the same time.

> When I open Winamp, then close it, the process is left running. The

> next time I go to open it, it won't let me. It has to be closed from

> the task manager each time - very annoying.

> Firefox is also leaving a spare process open some of the time. In

> Firefox's case this means that if I go to open a second, or new

> window, all my bookmarks are gone.

 

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Joe =o)

[Guest Dick Baker]

Re: Quick Launch icons randomly changed and odd program doubles

 

"Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in

news:#g5jV1sCJHA.700@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> Set the order, then run the edit Save Settings on Exit from line 54

> (right hand side):

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

Kelly,

I'm in the process of moving from old XPHome/SP2 box into new XPHome/SP3

computer, and I noticed that my carefully arranged Quick Launch icons

jump into a new order every time I reboot. I came here to look through

back postings and found your note to another person with the same

problem.

 

BUT I'm absolutely paranoid about launching unnecessary processes--I use

a great utility from PCMag called StartupCop after any installation or

other change to see if anything new has been added--and I see that your

reg. edit also launches system32\systray.exe as a startup process.

 

Why is that necessary? I had a system tray before, without it running.

And I have a system tray on the old box without that process running. If

I were to delete everything in your reg. edit after the first item...

 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

\Policies\Explorer]

"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

 

....would that cause XP to save the QL settings without making any other

changes? (I realize as I write this that I could make just that change

by hand in regedit and see what happens, but I'm thinking I may just

learn something from your response.)

 

Thanks much for your previous work, by the way...I remember that when I

was first setting up XP on that old box nearly six years ago, I made many

trips to your site and used many of your tips.

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[Guest Kelly]

Re: Quick Launch icons randomly changed and odd program doubles

 

GREAT feedback.

 

Systray is not necessary nor will cause any harm. I added it back in the

day for those who had installed XP as an upgrade.

 

Also, thanks for your support of my work. :o)

 

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All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

SupportSpace

http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

 

"Dick Baker" <seesig4address@goon.org> wrote in message

news:Xns9B20B4D5B5C20kx97@140.99.99.130...

> "Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in

> news:#g5jV1sCJHA.700@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

>

>> Set the order, then run the edit Save Settings on Exit from line 54

>> (right hand side):

>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>>

> Kelly,

> I'm in the process of moving from old XPHome/SP2 box into new XPHome/SP3

> computer, and I noticed that my carefully arranged Quick Launch icons

> jump into a new order every time I reboot. I came here to look through

> back postings and found your note to another person with the same

> problem.

>

> BUT I'm absolutely paranoid about launching unnecessary processes--I use

> a great utility from PCMag called StartupCop after any installation or

> other change to see if anything new has been added--and I see that your

> reg. edit also launches system32\systray.exe as a startup process.

>

> Why is that necessary? I had a system tray before, without it running.

> And I have a system tray on the old box without that process running. If

> I were to delete everything in your reg. edit after the first item...

>

> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

> \Policies\Explorer]

> "NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

>

> ...would that cause XP to save the QL settings without making any other

> changes? (I realize as I write this that I could make just that change

> by hand in regedit and see what happens, but I'm thinking I may just

> learn something from your response.)

>

> Thanks much for your previous work, by the way...I remember that when I

> was first setting up XP on that old box nearly six years ago, I made many

> trips to your site and used many of your tips.

> --

> --------------------------------------------

> Dick Baker

> (contact via http://goon.org/newcontact.php)

[Guest Dick Baker]

Re: Quick Launch icons randomly changed and odd program doubles

 

Thanks--just that first regedit item has cured the problem.

 

"Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in

news:CCD4D2A1-ABA7-45E5-B323-894E6A87F386@microsoft.com:

> GREAT feedback.

>

> Systray is not necessary nor will cause any harm. I added it back in

> the day for those who had installed XP as an upgrade.

>

> Also, thanks for your support of my work. :o)

>

 

 

 

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