TweakUI Bug Fix
As all of you Windows XP users may know by now, there is a utility called "TweakUI" which gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface. While in full tweak mode last night, I discovered for myself a small bug regarding the way this application handles icons.
After using the Rebuild Icons feature in Tweak UI, my icons system wide looked very pixelated and all of them had been resized. Apparently, this is a known issue, caused by incorrect data assigned to the "Shell Icon BPP" registry value in XP. This registry edit will fix restore your icons should this ever be an issue:
Remember: Before making changes to the registry, remember to back it up!!!
1. Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
2. In the right-pane, double-click Shell Icon BPP and set it's value to 16
3. Close Registry Editor.
Restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
After using the Rebuild Icons feature in Tweak UI, my icons system wide looked very pixelated and all of them had been resized. Apparently, this is a known issue, caused by incorrect data assigned to the "Shell Icon BPP" registry value in XP. This registry edit will fix restore your icons should this ever be an issue:
Remember: Before making changes to the registry, remember to back it up!!!
1. Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
2. In the right-pane, double-click Shell Icon BPP and set it's value to 16
3. Close Registry Editor.
Restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
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