Control Panel Icon

[Hagar]

When I open Windows Explorer, the Control Panel folder icon has changed from
wherever it was originally, to the Adobe Acrobat Document icon. Re-booting
didn't restore it and left-clicking on it didn't present any options
allowing me to change it manually. How can I change it back ??

TIA,

Hagen Sahm

 

[Dave Patrick]

Control Panel|Display|Appearance|Advanced and try changing the icon size by
one, apply changes, then go back in and change the size back. This should
cause the operating system to rebuild the shelliconcache file which may be
in a corrupted state.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| When I open Windows Explorer, the Control Panel folder icon has changed
from
| wherever it was originally, to the Adobe Acrobat Document icon.
Re-booting
| didn't restore it and left-clicking on it didn't present any options
| allowing me to change it manually. How can I change it back ??
|
| TIA,
|
| Hagen Sahm
|
|
|

 

[Crouchie1998]

Display the hidden files & folders. To do this go to:

START/SETTINGS/CONTROL PANEL/FOLDER OPTIONS

Click the VIEW tab

Click the SHOW HIDDEN FILES & FOLDERS option

Click APPLY

Click OK

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Now, navigate to the WINNT directory

Find the file 'ShellIconCache' (without quotes) & delete it. Once the
computer is restarted the icons should display normally. If not, increase
the icon cache (see below):

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Increase the size of the Icon Cache:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

Key Name: 'Max Cached Icons' (without quotes)

Value: Change to '4096'

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I hope this helps

Crouchie1998
BA (HONS) MCP MCSE

 

[Dave Patrick]

No need to delete it!

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Display the hidden files & folders. To do this go to:
|
| START/SETTINGS/CONTROL PANEL/FOLDER OPTIONS
|
| Click the VIEW tab
|
| Click the SHOW HIDDEN FILES & FOLDERS option
|
| Click APPLY
|
| Click OK
|
| -----------------------------------------------------------
|
| Now, navigate to the WINNT directory
|
| Find the file 'ShellIconCache' (without quotes) & delete it. Once the
| computer is restarted the icons should display normally. If not, increase
| the icon cache (see below):
|
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Increase the size of the Icon Cache:
|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
|
| Key Name: 'Max Cached Icons' (without quotes)
|
| Value: Change to '4096'
|
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| I hope this helps
|
| Crouchie1998
| BA (HONS) MCP MCSE
|
|

 

[Dave Patrick]

Please check that you're at the correct thread level before clicking on
'Reply Group'

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

[Hagar]

Thanks for your help and advice. The problem is resolved.

Hagen Sahm