Icon Preview in Explorer

[Oliver J. Hanau]

Usually, the Windows Explorer automatically shows a preview of .ico
files, even in "Details" view. Since I've installed an icon editing
tool, however, I only get the default "unknown file type" icon for all
icon files.

How can I restore this Explorer functionality?

 

[Galen]

In Oliver J. Hanau <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Usually, the Windows Explorer automatically shows a preview of .ico
files, even in "Details" view. Since I've installed an icon editing
tool, however, I only get the default "unknown file type" icon for all
icon files.

How can I restore this Explorer functionality?

Revert the file association.

Start
Run
Type "control folders"
Hit enter or click Okay
File types tab
Locate .ico
Change it back (there's probably a revert button as it's now been changed.)

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which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

ICO File Association Fix
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Usually, the Windows Explorer automatically shows a preview of .ico
files, even in "Details" view. Since I've installed an icon editing
tool, however, I only get the default "unknown file type" icon for all
icon files.

How can I restore this Explorer functionality?