Desktop icons are continually "regenerated" - why? How to stop this?

[david.f.jenkins]

Using Windows XP Pro SP2, all updates applied.

Everytime I exit a program (IE is a good example), I see that all (or
at least pretty much all) of the icons on my desktop are "regenerated".
That is, they start out as a little generic screen icon, and then are
replaced by the apropriate icon. I don't know whether this happens
only for shortcuts - I just haven't noticed. This whole process takes
5 seconds or so, and is aggravating.

What's going on here? Is there any way to keep this from happening?
BTW, I have another computer that's also using XP Pro SP2, and this
does NOT happen on that system...

Thanks.

 

[david.f.jenkins]

Well, I guess I need to backtrack - just a little: it doesn't happen
*every* time I quit something and return to the desktop - it happens
sporadically. I haven't determined the exact conditions under which
this happens - if I break the code, I'll append that here.

 

[Joe]

Well, I guess I need to backtrack - just a little: it doesn't happen
*every* time I quit something and return to the desktop - it happens
sporadically. I haven't determined the exact conditions under which
this happens - if I break the code, I'll append that here.

I'm afraid the icon problem is just part of the eXPerience. XP stands
for eXPerience, but nobody said it would be a pleasant one. Perhaps
you can stop the icon refresh by using this link>scroll down to number
157 on the left-hand side:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[david.f.jenkins]

Thanks for the pointer. I'm loath to make registry changes that I
don't know the exact effect of - do you know anything about this tweak?

Is the problem (feature?) that I'm describing something that others
also experience?

 

[Joe]

I've used that tweak without ill effects, your mileage may vary.

The icon refresh in XP has prompted several complaints:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_...1&as_maxd=16&as_maxm=12&as_maxy=2005&safe=off