Icon associations broken

[Guest]

Hi All,

Many of my icons have turned to generic. MS, Adobe and Apple products to
name a few.

I tried re-associating them in >folder options>file types and they won't take.

I also tried tweak UI.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

from...
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP

Repairs the Icon View [Line 4]
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or, manually edit the registry and set 'Shell Icon BPP' value to 16:
Display High Color Icons (All Windows) at Registry Guide for Windows:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/39/
---------

Icons get corrupted after using Tweak UI "Rebuild Icons" function
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairicons.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Thanks Wes, but that didn't work

from...
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP

Repairs the Icon View [Line 4]
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or, manually edit the registry and set 'Shell Icon BPP' value to 16:
Display High Color Icons (All Windows) at Registry Guide for Windows:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/39/
---------

Icons get corrupted after using Tweak UI "Rebuild Icons" function
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairicons.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hi All,

Many of my icons have turned to generic. MS, Adobe and Apple products to
name a few.

I tried re-associating them in >folder options>file types and they won't
take.

I also tried tweak UI.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Joel, what are the file extensions involved?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes, but that didn't work

from...
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP

Repairs the Icon View [Line 4]
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or, manually edit the registry and set 'Shell Icon BPP' value to 16:
Display High Color Icons (All Windows) at Registry Guide for Windows:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/39/
---------

Icons get corrupted after using Tweak UI "Rebuild Icons" function
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairicons.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hi All,

Many of my icons have turned to generic. MS, Adobe and Apple products
to name a few.

I tried re-associating them in >folder options>file types and they won't
take.

I also tried tweak UI.

 

[Guest]

pdf, doc, xls, tif, and more.

Icons of Office apps and iTunes on quick start and programs list and
probably some others that I haven't found yet

Joel, what are the file extensions involved?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes, but that didn't work

from...
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP

Repairs the Icon View [Line 4]
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or, manually edit the registry and set 'Shell Icon BPP' value to 16:
Display High Color Icons (All Windows) at Registry Guide for Windows:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/39/
---------

Icons get corrupted after using Tweak UI "Rebuild Icons" function
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairicons.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Joel Silverman <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Hi All,

Many of my icons have turned to generic. MS, Adobe and Apple products
to name a few.

I tried re-associating them in >folder options>file types and they won't
take.

I also tried tweak UI.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try this.
1. Right-click the desktop and then click Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Change the color depth from the current setting to a new setting. For
example, change from Highest (32 bit) to Lowest (16 bit).
4. Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.
5. Change the color depth back to its original setting.
6. Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.
Then Reboot.

If that doesn't do it then try this.
1. In Control Panel, double-click Display.
2. Click the Appearance tab.
3. In the Item box, click Icon.
4. Increase the icon size by one unit.
5. Click Apply.
6. Decrease the icon size by one unit and then click OK.
7. Restart your computer.

If that didn't help, delete the IconCache.db.

IconCache.db is a Hidden file located in...
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data
or
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\Application Data

After deleting IconCache.db, it will be automatically recreated.

Using this method it doesn't matter if Show hidden files and folders is
selected or not.

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data

Right click IconCache.db and select Delete.

Reboot your computer.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

pdf, doc, xls, tif, and more.

Icons of Office apps and iTunes on quick start and programs list and
probably some others that I haven't found yet

Joel, what are the file extensions involved?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes, but that didn't work

:

from...
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP

Repairs the Icon View [Line 4]
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or, manually edit the registry and set 'Shell Icon BPP' value to 16:
Display High Color Icons (All Windows) at Registry Guide for Windows:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/39/
---------

Icons get corrupted after using Tweak UI "Rebuild Icons" function
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairicons.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Joel Silverman <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Hi All,

Many of my icons have turned to generic. MS, Adobe and Apple products
to name a few.

I tried re-associating them in >folder options>file types and they
won't take.

I also tried tweak UI.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for all your help Wes.

It was missing files - wordicon.exe, excelicon.exe etc.

A folder was trashed. I recovered it from the old HD and everyting was back.



:
h

Try this.
1. Right-click the desktop and then click Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Change the color depth from the current setting to a new setting. For
example, change from Highest (32 bit) to Lowest (16 bit).
4. Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.
5. Change the color depth back to its original setting.
6. Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.
Then Reboot.

If that doesn't do it then try this.
1. In Control Panel, double-click Display.
2. Click the Appearance tab.
3. In the Item box, click Icon.
4. Increase the icon size by one unit.
5. Click Apply.
6. Decrease the icon size by one unit and then click OK.
7. Restart your computer.

If that didn't help, delete the IconCache.db.

IconCache.db is a Hidden file located in...
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data
or
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\Application Data

After deleting IconCache.db, it will be automatically recreated.

Using this method it doesn't matter if Show hidden files and folders is
selected or not.

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data

Right click IconCache.db and select Delete.

Reboot your computer.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

pdf, doc, xls, tif, and more.

Icons of Office apps and iTunes on quick start and programs list and
probably some others that I haven't found yet

Joel, what are the file extensions involved?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Joel Silverman <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Thanks Wes, but that didn't work

:

from...
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP

Repairs the Icon View [Line 4]
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or, manually edit the registry and set 'Shell Icon BPP' value to 16:
Display High Color Icons (All Windows) at Registry Guide for Windows:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/39/
---------

Icons get corrupted after using Tweak UI "Rebuild Icons" function
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairicons.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Joel Silverman <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Hi All,

Many of my icons have turned to generic. MS, Adobe and Apple products
to name a few.

I tried re-associating them in >folder options>file types and they
won't take.

I also tried tweak UI.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad you got it worked out, Joel.

It was missing files - wordicon.exe, excelicon.exe etc.

Those are Windows Installers for MS Offfice applications, Word, Excel, etc.

For example, Word 2002 is
C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{901B0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9}\wordicon.exe

Word 2000 is
C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{00000409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}\wordicon.exe

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks for all your help Wes.

It was missing files - wordicon.exe, excelicon.exe etc.

A folder was trashed. I recovered it from the old HD and everyting was
back.



:
h

Try this.
1. Right-click the desktop and then click Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Change the color depth from the current setting to a new setting. For
example, change from Highest (32 bit) to Lowest (16 bit).
4. Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.
5. Change the color depth back to its original setting.
6. Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.
Then Reboot.

If that doesn't do it then try this.
1. In Control Panel, double-click Display.
2. Click the Appearance tab.
3. In the Item box, click Icon.
4. Increase the icon size by one unit.
5. Click Apply.
6. Decrease the icon size by one unit and then click OK.
7. Restart your computer.

If that didn't help, delete the IconCache.db.

IconCache.db is a Hidden file located in...
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data
or
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\Application Data

After deleting IconCache.db, it will be automatically recreated.

Using this method it doesn't matter if Show hidden files and folders is
selected or not.

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data

Right click IconCache.db and select Delete.

Reboot your computer.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

pdf, doc, xls, tif, and more.

Icons of Office apps and iTunes on quick start and programs list and
probably some others that I haven't found yet

:

Joel, what are the file extensions involved?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Joel Silverman <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Thanks Wes, but that didn't work

:

from...
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP

Repairs the Icon View [Line 4]
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or, manually edit the registry and set 'Shell Icon BPP' value to 16:
Display High Color Icons (All Windows) at Registry Guide for Windows:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/39/
---------

Icons get corrupted after using Tweak UI "Rebuild Icons" function
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairicons.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Joel Silverman <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Hi All,

Many of my icons have turned to generic. MS, Adobe and Apple
products to name a few.

I tried re-associating them in >folder options>file types and they
won't take.

I also tried tweak UI.