Wrong icon in Folders Bar...

[Mark]

I installed a second hard drive in my WinXP SP2 machine (primary slave).
Works fine, but the Folders Bar icon being displayed is that for portable
storage device, not the one for a Local Disk. How do I change it? I thought
Tweak UI might be a solution, but it isn't. Tweak UI for Win98 had a way to
customize those icons, but Tweak UI for WinXP doesn't offer that. Anybody
know how I can fix the icon?

Mark

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Mark.

Set the system to show hidden and system folders. Go to the Control
Panel - Folder Options, and on the View tab, set the options so you
can see
hidden and system files. Click OK.

Look for a file named autorun.inf in the root of C:\ and delete it.

Reboot the system.

 

[Mark]

Thanks, Bert. I ran a search for file name autorun.inf in C:\ and query
returned: "There were no files found..." (?)

Mark

 

[Bert Kinney]

Try the registry tweak in the following article.
Incorrect or generic Windows icon displayed for a Drive in My Computer
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/driveicon.htm

 

[Mark]

Bert,

I tried the Registry tweak you directed me to. Via Regedit.exe, I navigated
to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\G\DefaultIcon.
(G being the correct drive for the second HD).

I found this data value:

%SystemRoot%\system32\diconxp.dll,0

I changed the “0” at the end to a 1, then a 2, then a 3 and so on… It
changed the icon each time, but not to the correct icon. I think I need a
list of what numbers = which icons. Where could I find this?

Thanks in advance

Mark

 

[David Candy]

Try deleting it or uninstall your custom icon program.

 

[Mark]

Dave,

I can put in a value that gives me no icon at all; I'm looking for the
correct icon, or at least, an appropriate icon... And I do not have a custom
icon program.

Mark

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
Try deleting it or uninstall your custom icon program.

 

[David Candy]

Delete it then or remove the program that added the key.

 

[Mark]

Thanks David.

When you say delete it, do you mean delete the line:
"%SystemRoot%\system32\diconxp.dll,0" or what? I'm not real keen to the
underlying of Windows and the Registry but I'm trying; Again, there is no
program that added the key. There is no custom icon program. I simply added
an additional HD (Plug and Play) and Windows decided it wanted to display an
oddball icon in the (left side) Explorer Folder Bar. I understand how to
navigate to this registry key, but I don't know the number(s) or data value
to enter there in order to make the Folder Bar display the appropriate
icon...

Mark


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
Delete it then or remove the program that added the key.

 

[David Candy]

There is no key present by default. If you don't have a custom icon program then what is that file you referenced (diconxp.dll). I mean the whole key DriveIcons (or the drive letter if you want some drives to have a special icon). But I put it to you, isn't the facts of the matter is that it is likely diconxp.dll is responsible for adding the key?

No key present it will use standard icon. I would try to find the program responsible for diconxp.dll and use that.

 

[Mark]

I have no idea what the file diconxp.dll is or what it means. Your clue "no
key present it will use standard icon" was the ticket. I deleted the key so
now there is "no value" in the data column and that restored the correct,
original HD icon.

Thanks! Good job!

Mark

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
There is no key present by default. If you don't have a custom icon program
then what is that file you referenced (diconxp.dll). I mean the whole key
DriveIcons (or the drive letter if you want some drives to have a special
icon). But I put it to you, isn't the facts of the matter is that it is
likely diconxp.dll is responsible for adding the key?

No key present it will use standard icon. I would try to find the program
responsible for diconxp.dll and use that.

 

[David Candy]

You need to find out why you allowed diconxp is on your computer. Your problem isn't fixed. You only fixed the symptom. Right click the file and see what the Properties say.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Mark,

Want to view the list of installed programs?
http://billsway.com/vbspage/ShowScript.asp?tgt=txtfiles/InstalledPrograms.txt

 

[Mark]

Ramesh, Thanks.

http://billsway.com/vbspage/ShowScript.asp?tgt=txtfiles/InstalledPrograms.txt
is too complicated for me. I'm an advanced user, but not an expert user...

Mark

 

[Mark]

diconxp.dll Properties:

Type of File: Application Extension
Opens with: Notepad
Location: C:\WINDOWS\system32
Size: 216 KB (221,184 bytes)

(?)

Mark


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
You need to find out why you allowed diconxp is on your computer. Your
problem isn't fixed. You only fixed the symptom. Right click the file and
see what the Properties say.

 

[David Candy]

Was there a version tab? If not email me the file at david at mvps.org.

 

[Mark]

David,

The file was created: Monday, October 18, 2004


Under Version Tab:

Company: Alcor Micro Corp.
File Version 1.0.0.2
Description: diconxp

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
Was there a version tab? If not email me the file at david at mvps.org.

 

[David Candy]

Do you have some external USB thingy. At a guess it came with driver software for some USB device. It's a counter-revolutionary chinese company.
http://www.alcormicro.com/big5/index.php

 

[Mark]

Yeah, this things' got more ports than the Atlantic seaboard:

7 USB 2.0 ports (2 in front; 4 in back; 1 in Media Reader), 1 IEEE 1394 port
(1 in back), 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Audio-In & Out...

Mark


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
Do you have some external USB thingy. At a guess it came with driver
software for some USB device. It's a counter-revolutionary chinese company.
http://www.alcormicro.com/big5/index.php

 

[David Candy]

Possibly the media reader, something with changing icons most likely. G must have been something other than a hard drive at one stage.