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Name: Joe Wilson
Date: August 20, 2001 at 04:32:26 Pacific
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I have noticed that for some reason the C drive icon has disappeared from the MyComputer folder--AND is also not listed in my Windows NT Explorer! The C(hard) drive IS still in my computer and is unchanged in content . My computer uses it to function and I can access it by using Start/Run/C:
But it is most aggrevating to have to do that and I don't know how to remedy this situation or why it happened.
Can anyone help me make it "reappear"? Your help would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks, Joe W.(in Austin,TX.)



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Response Number 1
Name: mike blum
Date: August 20, 2001 at 09:52:16 Pacific
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Try TweakUI, download it from microsoft.
Click My computer. You can check/uncheck a drive.
Maybe this solves your problem.


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Response Number 2
Name: Joe Wilson
Date: August 20, 2001 at 12:52:40 Pacific
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Does not seem to install itself in the Control Panel per intructions. I'm not finding it there to check any icon boxes

???? Joe


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Response Number 3
Name: Joe Wilson
Date: August 20, 2001 at 12:54:31 Pacific
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I could not find the original TweakUI at microsoft---Only and Update 1.33

?????????????? joe


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Response Number 4
Name: mike blum
Date: August 20, 2001 at 13:25:44 Pacific
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If you unpack it, the tweakui.cpl should be 105 kb in explorer.
Put it to c:\winnt\system32 if you have the default directories.

Besides you could check what 'standard shares' you have by typing 'net share' to a DOS window.
Standard shares appear as C$ or D$. Administrators are allowed to connect to those shares, maybe it is related to your problem, if you don't have a standard share.


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Response Number 5
Name: Joe
Date: August 21, 2001 at 04:42:55 Pacific
Reply:

SUCCESS!!!
Thank You Very Much, Mike!
I was able to drag a copy of tweakui.cpl to my system32 folder. And "Vualla"--there it appeared in my Control Panel with check boxes and everything. I quickly fixed my problem--my C drive icon is "up" and visible again. Super!!!
Our "IT people" have been scratching their collective heads for 2 weeks on this-- I VERY much appreciate your help. You solved this for me in about 24hrs.
Thanks You AND Computing.net for this GREAT forum of knowledgable helpful people.
Joe in Austin


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