Explorer shows 8 bit icons in 32 bit display mode?

C

cody

The problem persists since I installed the latest security fixes from
windowsupdate (Iam not sure if they caused the problem). I have a 32 Bit
displaymode (I can verify that when I view photos they look truecolor) but
the desktop/explorer icons seem only to have 256 colors. The desktop effects
option "Display Icons with highcolor" is also activated.

I tried to set displayplaycolor to 16 and resetted it to 32 bit and I
deactivated "Display Icons with highcolor" and reactivated it - the problem
still persists.

What could be the cause of this problem? Maybe windows caches its icons
somewhere and the 32 bit ones were corrupted - in that case - is there any
way to rebuilt them?
 
G

George Hester

Can you tell me what your screen dimensions are? Can you try 800x600 pixel depth and tell me if you get the same behavior?
 
R

Rick

Are you running Netmeeting, or any other software with a remote
desktop sharing option? Such software will cause this behavior.
 
G

Gerard Sanchez

Soyo Motherboard with the 4 pack install (or something to that effect) along
with Win Media Player 9 or 10?
 
C

cody

You are right - it was Netmeeting! Now it works again.

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cody

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Rick said:
Are you running Netmeeting, or any other software with a remote
desktop sharing option? Such software will cause this behavior.

The problem persists since I installed the latest security fixes from
windowsupdate (Iam not sure if they caused the problem). I have a 32 Bit
displaymode (I can verify that when I view photos they look truecolor) but
the desktop/explorer icons seem only to have 256 colors. The desktop effects
option "Display Icons with highcolor" is also activated.

I tried to set displayplaycolor to 16 and resetted it to 32 bit and I
deactivated "Display Icons with highcolor" and reactivated it - the problem
still persists.

What could be the cause of this problem? Maybe windows caches its icons
somewhere and the 32 bit ones were corrupted - in that case - is there any
way to rebuilt them?

--
cody

[Freeware, Games and Humor]
www.deutronium.de.vu || www.deutronium.tk
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