HWinfo creating notepad shortcut on desktop

[nevillesidhu]

Everytime I open HWinfo64 with the icon on my desktop, it creates a shortcut to notepad that is just black. If I exit HWinfo it goes away, but if i select sensors only during HWinfo start up then the icon remains after i close HWinfo. Whats up with that? I did have HWinfo on this computer a few months back but uninstalled it and dont remember this being an issue. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Martin]

Do you have the whole application placed in the Desktop folder? If yes, move it to another one and create a shortcut to the EXE.
You might also use the HWiNFO installer to install it and then overwrite the files with latest Beta if you're looking for that version.

 

[nevillesidhu]

I download the beta, and i deleted the zipped file once installed. Maybe thats my issue, i dont have any files to add to a folder except the actual HWinfo file...

 

[CherryP]

I created an account to say I am experiencing the same thing.

In the Notepad it logs data i.e.
"[Settings]
SensorsOnly=1
AutoUpdateBetaDisable=1
AutoUpdate=0"

I tried to uninstall and re-install the program, but the issue does not go away.

This all happens when I select "sensor" when loading the program. Can someone provide assistance? thanks