GQ - favicon question

  • Thread starter Thread starter =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\=2
  • Start date Start date
?

=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\=2

How come some favicons are persistant and some disappear when you dump the cache?
 
The only way a shortcut icon appears on a user's Favorites menu and Address
bar is if the user chooses to add your page as a favorite.
 
Yes, I know.

But...what I'm saying is that; some icons always stay on my desktop and some disappear when I dump my cache.

Example, this guy's will stay: http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html
this is not a plug for him just one i grabbed off desktop.

but ones I create tend to disappear when I clear my cache.

I'd like the ones I create to stick around for a while, if possible :-)

tnx,

Rob


| The only way a shortcut icon appears on a user's Favorites menu and Address
| bar is if the user chooses to add your page as a favorite.
|
| --
| David Berry - MCP
| Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| FrontPage Support: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/
| -----------------------------------
| To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| -----------------------------------
|
| in message | How come some favicons are persistant and some disappear when you dump the
| cache?
|
|
|
| --
| ------------------------------------------------------------
| From: "Crash Gordon"
| email: (e-mail address removed)
|
|
|
 
Because they are stored in the Cache files. When you delete them the icon goes away.
Sometimes one will persist in the ShellIconCache file and sometimes they won't
Even if it does make it to ShellIconCache it will disappear if not used often, as the ShellIconCache
only keeps the most recently used Icons.



--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

Yes, I know.

But...what I'm saying is that; some icons always stay on my desktop and some disappear when I dump
my cache.

Example, this guy's will stay: http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html
this is not a plug for him just one i grabbed off desktop.

but ones I create tend to disappear when I clear my cache.

I'd like the ones I create to stick around for a while, if possible :-)

tnx,

Rob


| The only way a shortcut icon appears on a user's Favorites menu and Address
| bar is if the user chooses to add your page as a favorite.
|
| --
| David Berry - MCP
| Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| FrontPage Support: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/
| -----------------------------------
| To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| -----------------------------------
|
| in message | How come some favicons are persistant and some disappear when you dump the
| cache?
|
|
|
| --
| ------------------------------------------------------------
| From: "Crash Gordon"
| email: (e-mail address removed)
|
|
|
 
Ok...so how can you make it go there :-) ? is that possible to make it go to the ShellIconCache instead regular cache?

Must be a way ... cause I have sites I haven't visited in almost a year and the icon is still on desktop, and I dump the regular cache every coupla daze.

Like Axialis Software's icon has been staring me in the face since April 04 :-) and haven't been there in months.



| Because they are stored in the Cache files. When you delete them the icon goes away.
| Sometimes one will persist in the ShellIconCache file and sometimes they won't
| Even if it does make it to ShellIconCache it will disappear if not used often, as the ShellIconCache
| only keeps the most recently used Icons.
|
|
|
| --
| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| 95isalive
| This site is best viewed............
| .......................with a computer
|
| | Yes, I know.
|
| But...what I'm saying is that; some icons always stay on my desktop and some disappear when I dump
| my cache.
|
| Example, this guy's will stay: http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html
| this is not a plug for him just one i grabbed off desktop.
|
| but ones I create tend to disappear when I clear my cache.
|
| I'd like the ones I create to stick around for a while, if possible :-)
|
| tnx,
|
| Rob
|
|
| | The only way a shortcut icon appears on a user's Favorites menu and Address
| | bar is if the user chooses to add your page as a favorite.
| |
| | --
| | David Berry - MCP
| | Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| | FrontPage Support: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/
| | -----------------------------------
| | To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| | http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| | -----------------------------------
| |
| | in message | | How come some favicons are persistant and some disappear when you dump the
| | cache?
| |
| |
| |
| | --
| | ------------------------------------------------------------
| | From: "Crash Gordon"
| | email: (e-mail address removed)
| |
| |
| |
|
|
 
I empty the TIF every time I close the browser, however files named
favicon.ico never seem to be deleted. Could it be that the icons that are
disappearing have a different name, and are referenced as a favicon through
a meta tag?

--
Ron Symonds (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.


in message Ok...so how can you make it go there :-) ? is that possible to make it go to
the ShellIconCache instead regular cache?

Must be a way ... cause I have sites I haven't visited in almost a year and
the icon is still on desktop, and I dump the regular cache every coupla
daze.

Like Axialis Software's icon has been staring me in the face since April 04
:-) and haven't been there in months.



| Because they are stored in the Cache files. When you delete them the icon
goes away.
| Sometimes one will persist in the ShellIconCache file and sometimes they
won't
| Even if it does make it to ShellIconCache it will disappear if not used
often, as the ShellIconCache
| only keeps the most recently used Icons.
|
|
|
| --
| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| 95isalive
| This site is best viewed............
| .......................with a computer
|
in message
| | Yes, I know.
|
| But...what I'm saying is that; some icons always stay on my desktop and
some disappear when I dump
| my cache.
|
| Example, this guy's will stay:
http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html
| this is not a plug for him just one i grabbed off desktop.
|
| but ones I create tend to disappear when I clear my cache.
|
| I'd like the ones I create to stick around for a while, if possible :-)
|
| tnx,
|
| Rob
|
|
| | The only way a shortcut icon appears on a user's Favorites menu and
Address
| | bar is if the user chooses to add your page as a favorite.
| |
| | --
| | David Berry - MCP
| | Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| | FrontPage Support: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/
| | -----------------------------------
| | To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| | http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| | -----------------------------------
| |
| | "Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote
| | in message | | How come some favicons are persistant and some disappear when you dump
the
| | cache?
| |
| |
| |
| | --
| | ------------------------------------------------------------
| | From: "Crash Gordon"
| | email: (e-mail address removed)
| |
| |
| |
|
|
 
The favicon files are only deleted if you also select the Delete offline content Option
There is a utility that lets you move your favicons out of the TIF periodically (and check your favorites or broken links) named
favorg
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1558477,00.asp
--




| I empty the TIF every time I close the browser, however files named
| favicon.ico never seem to be deleted. Could it be that the icons that are
| disappearing have a different name, and are referenced as a favicon through
| a meta tag?
|
| --
| Ron Symonds (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
|
|
| in message | Ok...so how can you make it go there :-) ? is that possible to make it go to
| the ShellIconCache instead regular cache?
|
| Must be a way ... cause I have sites I haven't visited in almost a year and
| the icon is still on desktop, and I dump the regular cache every coupla
| daze.
|
| Like Axialis Software's icon has been staring me in the face since April 04
| :-) and haven't been there in months.
|
|
|
| | | Because they are stored in the Cache files. When you delete them the icon
| goes away.
| | Sometimes one will persist in the ShellIconCache file and sometimes they
| won't
| | Even if it does make it to ShellIconCache it will disappear if not used
| often, as the ShellIconCache
| | only keeps the most recently used Icons.
| |
| |
| |
| | --
| | Steve Easton
| | Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| | 95isalive
| | This site is best viewed............
| | .......................with a computer
| |
| in message
| | | | Yes, I know.
| |
| | But...what I'm saying is that; some icons always stay on my desktop and
| some disappear when I dump
| | my cache.
| |
| | Example, this guy's will stay:
| http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html
| | this is not a plug for him just one i grabbed off desktop.
| |
| | but ones I create tend to disappear when I clear my cache.
| |
| | I'd like the ones I create to stick around for a while, if possible :-)
| |
| | tnx,
| |
| | Rob
| |
| |
| | | | The only way a shortcut icon appears on a user's Favorites menu and
| Address
| | | bar is if the user chooses to add your page as a favorite.
| | |
| | | --
| | | David Berry - MCP
| | | Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| | | FrontPage Support: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/
| | | -----------------------------------
| | | To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| | | http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| | | -----------------------------------
| | |
| | | "Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote
| | | in message | | | How come some favicons are persistant and some disappear when you dump
| the
| | | cache?
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | | --
| | | ------------------------------------------------------------
| | | From: "Crash Gordon"
| | | email: (e-mail address removed)
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
|
|
 
No, the ones I've used that disappear are named favicon.ico and are in the root dir.

Are you saying that they should _not_ be referenced in the meta tags?



| I empty the TIF every time I close the browser, however files named
| favicon.ico never seem to be deleted. Could it be that the icons that are
| disappearing have a different name, and are referenced as a favicon through
| a meta tag?
|
| --
| Ron Symonds (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
|
|
| in message | Ok...so how can you make it go there :-) ? is that possible to make it go to
| the ShellIconCache instead regular cache?
|
| Must be a way ... cause I have sites I haven't visited in almost a year and
| the icon is still on desktop, and I dump the regular cache every coupla
| daze.
|
| Like Axialis Software's icon has been staring me in the face since April 04
| :-) and haven't been there in months.
|
|
|
| | | Because they are stored in the Cache files. When you delete them the icon
| goes away.
| | Sometimes one will persist in the ShellIconCache file and sometimes they
| won't
| | Even if it does make it to ShellIconCache it will disappear if not used
| often, as the ShellIconCache
| | only keeps the most recently used Icons.
| |
| |
| |
| | --
| | Steve Easton
| | Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| | 95isalive
| | This site is best viewed............
| | .......................with a computer
| |
| in message
| | | | Yes, I know.
| |
| | But...what I'm saying is that; some icons always stay on my desktop and
| some disappear when I dump
| | my cache.
| |
| | Example, this guy's will stay:
| http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html
| | this is not a plug for him just one i grabbed off desktop.
| |
| | but ones I create tend to disappear when I clear my cache.
| |
| | I'd like the ones I create to stick around for a while, if possible :-)
| |
| | tnx,
| |
| | Rob
| |
| |
| | | | The only way a shortcut icon appears on a user's Favorites menu and
| Address
| | | bar is if the user chooses to add your page as a favorite.
| | |
| | | --
| | | David Berry - MCP
| | | Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| | | FrontPage Support: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/
| | | -----------------------------------
| | | To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| | | http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| | | -----------------------------------
| | |
| | | "Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote
| | | in message | | | How come some favicons are persistant and some disappear when you dump
| the
| | | cache?
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | | --
| | | ------------------------------------------------------------
| | | From: "Crash Gordon"
| | | email: (e-mail address removed)
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
|
|
 
No - but if a reference is made in a meta tag, then the icons can have names
or locations other than favicon.ico in the root folder.

Stefan's explanation re offline content is much more plausible than mine,
since I do not delete offline content.

--
Ron Symonds (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.


in message No, the ones I've used that disappear are named favicon.ico and are in the
root dir.

Are you saying that they should _not_ be referenced in the meta tags?



| I empty the TIF every time I close the browser, however files named
| favicon.ico never seem to be deleted. Could it be that the icons that are
| disappearing have a different name, and are referenced as a favicon
through
| a meta tag?
|
| --
| Ron Symonds (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
|
|
| in message | Ok...so how can you make it go there :-) ? is that possible to make it go
to
| the ShellIconCache instead regular cache?
|
| Must be a way ... cause I have sites I haven't visited in almost a year
and
| the icon is still on desktop, and I dump the regular cache every coupla
| daze.
|
| Like Axialis Software's icon has been staring me in the face since April
04
| :-) and haven't been there in months.
|
|
|
| | | Because they are stored in the Cache files. When you delete them the
icon
| goes away.
| | Sometimes one will persist in the ShellIconCache file and sometimes they
| won't
| | Even if it does make it to ShellIconCache it will disappear if not used
| often, as the ShellIconCache
| | only keeps the most recently used Icons.
| |
| |
| |
| | --
| | Steve Easton
| | Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| | 95isalive
| | This site is best viewed............
| | .......................with a computer
| |
| | "Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote
| in message
| | | | Yes, I know.
| |
| | But...what I'm saying is that; some icons always stay on my desktop and
| some disappear when I dump
| | my cache.
| |
| | Example, this guy's will stay:
| http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html
| | this is not a plug for him just one i grabbed off desktop.
| |
| | but ones I create tend to disappear when I clear my cache.
| |
| | I'd like the ones I create to stick around for a while, if possible :-)
| |
| | tnx,
| |
| | Rob
| |
| |
| | | | The only way a shortcut icon appears on a user's Favorites menu and
| Address
| | | bar is if the user chooses to add your page as a favorite.
| | |
| | | --
| | | David Berry - MCP
| | | Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| | | FrontPage Support: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/
| | | -----------------------------------
| | | To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| | | http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| | | -----------------------------------
| | |
| | | "Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote
| | | in message | | | How come some favicons are persistant and some disappear when you dump
| the
| | | cache?
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | | --
| | | ------------------------------------------------------------
| | | From: "Crash Gordon"
| | | email: (e-mail address removed)
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
|
|
 
Ah I got it now.
Thanks


| No - but if a reference is made in a meta tag, then the icons can have names
| or locations other than favicon.ico in the root folder.
|
| Stefan's explanation re offline content is much more plausible than mine,
| since I do not delete offline content.
|
| --
| Ron Symonds (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
|
|
| in message | No, the ones I've used that disappear are named favicon.ico and are in the
| root dir.
|
| Are you saying that they should _not_ be referenced in the meta tags?
|
|
|
| | | I empty the TIF every time I close the browser, however files named
| | favicon.ico never seem to be deleted. Could it be that the icons that are
| | disappearing have a different name, and are referenced as a favicon
| through
| | a meta tag?
| |
| | --
| | Ron Symonds (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| | Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| |
| |
| | in message | | Ok...so how can you make it go there :-) ? is that possible to make it go
| to
| | the ShellIconCache instead regular cache?
| |
| | Must be a way ... cause I have sites I haven't visited in almost a year
| and
| | the icon is still on desktop, and I dump the regular cache every coupla
| | daze.
| |
| | Like Axialis Software's icon has been staring me in the face since April
| 04
| | :-) and haven't been there in months.
| |
| |
| |
| | | | | Because they are stored in the Cache files. When you delete them the
| icon
| | goes away.
| | | Sometimes one will persist in the ShellIconCache file and sometimes they
| | won't
| | | Even if it does make it to ShellIconCache it will disappear if not used
| | often, as the ShellIconCache
| | | only keeps the most recently used Icons.
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | | --
| | | Steve Easton
| | | Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| | | 95isalive
| | | This site is best viewed............
| | | .......................with a computer
| | |
| | | "Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote
| | in message
| | | | | | Yes, I know.
| | |
| | | But...what I'm saying is that; some icons always stay on my desktop and
| | some disappear when I dump
| | | my cache.
| | |
| | | Example, this guy's will stay:
| | http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html
| | | this is not a plug for him just one i grabbed off desktop.
| | |
| | | but ones I create tend to disappear when I clear my cache.
| | |
| | | I'd like the ones I create to stick around for a while, if possible :-)
| | |
| | | tnx,
| | |
| | | Rob
| | |
| | |
| | | | | | The only way a shortcut icon appears on a user's Favorites menu and
| | Address
| | | | bar is if the user chooses to add your page as a favorite.
| | | |
| | | | --
| | | | David Berry - MCP
| | | | Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| | | | FrontPage Support: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/
| | | | -----------------------------------
| | | | To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| | | | http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| | | | -----------------------------------
| | | |
| | | | "Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| | wrote
| | | | in message | | | | How come some favicons are persistant and some disappear when you dump
| | the
| | | | cache?
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | | --
| | | | ------------------------------------------------------------
| | | | From: "Crash Gordon"
| | | | email: (e-mail address removed)
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
|
|
 
Cool,,,thanks!

Both links explain the situation welll.

I appreciate it!

Rob



| On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 08:09:44 -0700, Rob Giordano \(Crash Gordon®\)
|
| >How come some favicons are persistant and some disappear when you dump the cache?
|
| Try PCMag's FavOrg utility to get around issues. It's not free as
| such.
|
| Why?
| http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/tips/favorg.html
|
| Where?
| http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1558477,00.asp
|
| --
| Kulvinder Singh Matharu
| Website : www.metalvortex.com
| Contact : www.metalvortex.com/form/form.htm
|
| "It ain't Coca Cola, it's rice", Straight to Hell - The Clash
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Similar Threads

Favicon used with a dynamic template 6
Favicons and Web Forwarding 3
Favicon code 4
Favicon will not display in IE 4
How do I get the favicon to work? 2
Favicon's 1
Change favicon? 5
Favicon 1

Back
Top