Dissapearing Icons (Pictures)

[Guest]

Hi,

although I still have "Icons" in my control panel and they are all working
properly, the actual "picture for each icon has dissapeared. Each item is
only represented by "blank" icon - can anyone assist in how I rebuild these?
I think there maybe some sort of registry error but am not sure where to
look. This all appeared to happen after I tested a piece of childrens
educational software for someone to see if it was XP compat. I did notice
that it installed quicktime but was supposed to have checked system first for
any version already in existence. I have tried system restore but this has
not helped either. Several desktop icons for things like, My Computer and My
Documents were also affected but I mamanged to restore those myself.

Any assistance greatly appreciated - thanks - Lisa

 

[TaurArian [MVP]]

To clear and reset icon cache:
Right click on the desktop, select Properties, Appearance, Advanced. Now using the
item drop down box, choose Icon. Change the pixel number by one. OK all the way out.

or download TweakUI
Make sure you download the correct one for your system.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/default.mspx
Repair-Rebuild Icons