Icon Appearance Problems

[Treeskier]

A repost from help and support NG:

Every so often I send a shortcut to my desktop from a program or a website
and the icon for the shortcut has a colorful logo for that program or
website.
Every so often...too often...those colorful logos will disappear from those
icons and I'm left with a bunch of default internet explorer icons or a dos
icon.
I may go months with this not happening and then it will start and linger
for a few weeks to a month or so. Some never come back. I know many of those
website and program icons still exist from those sites because I can create
them on other computers.
I've done all my spyware removal procedures and anti virus checks...I do
remember that this time when it started it took all my icons several minutes
to load up to the screen and the computer was noticeably slower for a day
plus.
If it were just an annoying colorful icon issue, I could live with it but it
seems tied to some other dark issue
Any help with this lingering and annoying issue is appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Same answer as in microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support

They were deleted when you emptied your Temporary Internet Files folder.

Read about it here...
[[Favicons are usually lost when you delete your Temporary Internet Files,
but FavOrg preserves them.]]
FavOrg
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,108438,00.asp

Download it here...
108. Right hand side
FavOrg - Restore and Save Favorite Icons
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Direct download of favorg.zip
http://www.gratilog.net/anglais/internet/favorg.zip

These Icons are stored in >>
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
or
C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files

The contents of these files get deleted. Icons revert back to the generic
ugly IE e.

IE | Tools | Internet Options | General tab | Settings button | View Files
button | Scroll down to whatever *.ico files you want to keep | Left click
favicon.ico | Drag to Desktop | Rename to whatever | Store in a folder such
as >> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\My Documents\ICONS

Open Favorites | Right click whatever item | Properties | Change Icon |
button | Browse button | Click: My Documents or wherever *.ico are stored |
Click whatever *.ico | Open button | OK | Apply | OK
Repeat as necessary.

If you move any *.ico files after customizing your shortcut/favorite, the
icon will revert back to the blue e

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Every so often I send a shortcut to my desktop from a program or a website
and the icon for the shortcut has a colorful logo for that program or
website.
Every so often...too often...those colorful logos will disappear from
those icons and I'm left with a bunch of default internet explorer icons
or a dos icon.
I may go months with this not happening and then it will start and linger
for a few weeks to a month or so. Some never come back. I know many of
those website and program icons still exist from those sites because I
can create them on other computers.
I've done all my spyware removal procedures and anti virus checks...I do
remember that this time when it started it took all my icons several
minutes to load up to the screen and the computer was noticeably slower
for a day plus.
If it were just an annoying colorful icon issue, I could live with it but
it seems tied to some other dark issue
Any help with this lingering and annoying issue is appreciated.
Thanks

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In