Desktop Icons

[MarkC]

Is there a tool that can repair the desktop icons? Why I ask, is that when
I first start the computer up, and log in, the icons on the desktop are
there but not representing the programs. It takes about 10 seconds to get
these icons to show their true colors. I can here the hard drive. It never
did that before until I upgraded to XP Pro SP2 from SP1. It usually came up
instantly.

The icons are there it just takes awhile to show their programs. I did do a
defrag, and that didn't help. Matter of fact, it's just two users out of 5
that are experiencing this.

MarkC

 

[Wesley Vogel]

TweakUI can. It has a lot of other features also.

TweakUI
Repair
Rebuild icons
Repair Now button

Rebuild icons
[[Rebuilds all Explorer icons and removes unused Explorer icons from memory.
Rebuild icons when you find that Explorer is displaying the wrong icon for a
program or shortcut. Note that repairing icons may cause icons to lose any
custom positions.]]

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===========

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

 

[MarkC]

Thanks, I'll check it out, will it work for SP2?
MarkC

TweakUI can. It has a lot of other features also.

TweakUI
Repair
Rebuild icons
Repair Now button

Rebuild icons
[[Rebuilds all Explorer icons and removes unused Explorer icons from
memory.
Rebuild icons when you find that Explorer is displaying the wrong icon for
a
program or shortcut. Note that repairing icons may cause icons to lose any
custom positions.]]

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===========

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Is there a tool that can repair the desktop icons? Why I ask, is
that when I first start the computer up, and log in, the icons on the
desktop are there but not representing the programs. It takes about
10 seconds to get these icons to show their true colors. I can here
the hard drive. It never did that before until I upgraded to XP Pro
SP2 from SP1. It usually came up instantly.

The icons are there it just takes awhile to show their programs. I
did do a defrag, and that didn't help. Matter of fact, it's just two
users out of 5 that are experiencing this.

MarkC

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I don't know why not. You have to have at least XP SP1.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Thanks, I'll check it out, will it work for SP2?
MarkC

TweakUI can. It has a lot of other features also.

TweakUI
Repair
Rebuild icons
Repair Now button

Rebuild icons
[[Rebuilds all Explorer icons and removes unused Explorer icons from
memory.
Rebuild icons when you find that Explorer is displaying the wrong
icon for a
program or shortcut. Note that repairing icons may cause icons to
lose any custom positions.]]

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===========

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Is there a tool that can repair the desktop icons? Why I ask, is
that when I first start the computer up, and log in, the icons on
the desktop are there but not representing the programs. It takes
about 10 seconds to get these icons to show their true colors. I
can here the hard drive. It never did that before until I upgraded
to XP Pro SP2 from SP1. It usually came up instantly.

The icons are there it just takes awhile to show their programs. I
did do a defrag, and that didn't help. Matter of fact, it's just
two users out of 5 that are experiencing this.

MarkC

 

[Peter Hutchison]

Is there a tool that can repair the desktop icons? Why I ask, is that when
I first start the computer up, and log in, the icons on the desktop are
there but not representing the programs. It takes about 10 seconds to get
these icons to show their true colors. I can here the hard drive. It never
did that before until I upgraded to XP Pro SP2 from SP1. It usually came up
instantly.

The icons are there it just takes awhile to show their programs. I did do a
defrag, and that didn't help. Matter of fact, it's just two users out of 5
that are experiencing this.

I don`t think this needs a repair, when Explorer loads, it also loads
programs in the backgrounds and slows other things down such as
Desktop refresh. Load MSCONFIG and see if you need all the programs on
Startup. Otherwise just live with it.

Peter Hutchison
http://www.pcguru.plus.com