I have a few workstations that are running Windows XP that all the sudden
have some of the user created desktop shortcuts lose the icon image. The
shortcut still works fine but all that appears is the small shortcut arrow.
This seems to be happening with shortcuts to websites. If I go into
properties of the shortcut and set a new icon it will appear until the next
time I use the short cut. Once I close the window that is opened by the
shortcut the icon disappears again. Has anyone else seen this behavior and is
there a solution?


Thanks.

Steve wrote:
> I have a few workstations that are running Windows XP that all the sudden
> have some of the user created desktop shortcuts lose the icon image. The
> shortcut still works fine but all that appears is the small shortcut arrow.
> This seems to be happening with shortcuts to websites. If I go into
> properties of the shortcut and set a new icon it will appear until the next
> time I use the short cut. Once I close the window that is opened by the
> shortcut the icon disappears again. Has anyone else seen this behavior and is
> there a solution?
>
>
> Thanks.

Maybe this:

Line 121. Increase Icon Cache
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
Joe =o)

When I right-click on the new New Mail Out icon and select
'Properties', there is only a 'General' tab which informs me that the
file type is an Internet Shortcut which opens with Outlook Express.
Quicklaunch toolbar, the icon changes from the OE envelope to an IE
icon
and going into 'Properties' in this icon brings up a second shortcut
tab
to accompany the General tab - this tab does not appear in the
desktop
icon Properties?!
The Quicklaunch icon tells me that the Target is: "C:\Documents and
Settings\XXXXX\Desktop\New Mail Out.url" and starts in "C:\Documents
and
Settings\XXXXX\Desktop". Everything else seems normal with the
information in this icon but it STILL opens up OE and not a new blank
message, as I want it to.
I have come across this workaround "1. Open Outlook Express or
Outlook
and open a new email message. You can leave it blank or add whatever
signature or text you want to appear whenever a new message is opened
via
the New Menu entry (in effect, you are creating a new message
template)
2 Click File > Save As and save the file with a name like Blank.eml
if you
are using Outlook Express." This saved *.eml message was then
renamed
'New Mail Out' and bears the *.eml envelope icon. As there are *.eml
messages on my desktop for quick access to, I want to change the icon
for
this blank template (to distinguish it from saved messages) but find
that
> this option is not available in 'Properties. Previously, I was able to
> change the OE blank message icon to something brighter and easier to
> distinguish it as a blank message template.
> Ideally I would like to restore my previous icons and settings to
> allow me to access my outgoing mail quicker, once again, without having
> to do a uninstall and then reinstallation of OE, risking losing all my
> identities and messages.


On Mar 26, 9:06*pm, Elmo <elmog...@xxx.invalid> wrote:
> Steve wrote:
> > I have a few workstations that are running Windows XP that all the sudden
> > have some of the user created desktop shortcuts lose the icon image. The
> > shortcut still works fine but all that appears is the small shortcut arrow.
> > This seems to be happening with shortcuts to websites. If I go into
> > properties of the shortcut and set a new icon it will appear until the next
> > time I use the short cut. Once I close the window that is opened by the
> > shortcut the icon disappears again. Has anyone else seen this behavior and is
> > there a solution?
>
> > Thanks.
>
> Maybe this:
>
> Line 121. *Increase Icon Cachehttp://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks..htm
>
> --
> Joe * =o)

When I right-click on the new New Mail Out icon and select
'Properties', there is only a 'General' tab which informs me that the
file type is an Internet Shortcut which opens with Outlook Express.
What I have just discovered is that, if I drag the shortcut to my
Quicklaunch toolbar, the icon changes from the OE envelope to an IE
icon
and going into 'Properties' in this icon brings up a second shortcut
tab
to accompany the General tab - this tab does not appear in the
desktop
icon Properties?!
The Quicklaunch icon tells me that the Target is: "C:\Documents and
Settings\XXXXX\Desktop\New Mail Out.url" and starts in "C:\Documents
and
Settings\XXXXX\Desktop". Everything else seems normal with the
information in this icon but it STILL opens up OE and not a new blank
message, as I want it to.
I have come across this workaround "1. Open Outlook Express or
Outlook
and open a new email message. You can leave it blank or add whatever
signature or text you want to appear whenever a new message is opened
via
the New Menu entry (in effect, you are creating a new message
template)
2 Click File > Save As and save the file with a name like Blank.eml if
you
are using Outlook Express." This saved *.eml message was then
renamed
'New Mail Out' and bears the *.eml envelope icon. As there are *.eml
messages on my desktop for quick access to, I want to change the icon
for
this blank template (to distinguish it from saved messages) but find
that
this option is not available in 'Properties. Previously, I was able
to
change the OE blank message icon to something brighter and easier to
distinguish it as a blank message template.
Ideally I would like to restore my previous icons and settings to
allow me to access my outgoing mail quicker, once again, without
having
to do a uninstall and then reinstallation of OE, risking losing all
my
identities and messages.


Trvor Hook

Not a fix, but for me right click on an actual empty desktop spot and click
'Refresh' brings back all missing icon images.

If the context menu does not show 'Arrange Icons By' followed by 'Refresh',
pick another spot and try again.

Also for me any or all icon images can disappear, not restricted to website
shortcuts.