icons in explorer (and on desktop) all replaced with generic icon

[Guest]

All of the icons on my desktop and for any files in any folder on my hard
drive (when viewing by icons or details) have been changed to a default
windows icon. Even folders show this default windows icon instead of the
yellow file folder icon. I can reset some of them by going to the properties
of the file/shortcut and changing the icon back to what it should be, but I
don't want to do this for every single file on my hard drive (and it doesn't
work for the folders).

Does anyone have any idea why this happened and how i can reset it?

Thanks-

Marty

 

[Malke]

All of the icons on my desktop and for any files in any folder on my
hard drive (when viewing by icons or details) have been changed to a
default
windows icon. Even folders show this default windows icon instead of
the
yellow file folder icon. I can reset some of them by going to the
properties of the file/shortcut and changing the icon back to what it
should be, but I don't want to do this for every single file on my
hard drive (and it doesn't work for the folders).

Does anyone have any idea why this happened and how i can reset it?

There is no way for us to know what you did on your computer. Try
running MVP Doug Knox's .lnk association fix here:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

If that doesn't work, perhaps do a System Restore to before the problem
occurred. And of course, make sure your computer is virus/malware-free:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Marty,

Try TweakUI ("Repair icons" function)

Screenshot: http://www.dslreports.com/faq/7903

TweakUI v2.00 for Windows XP/XP MCE [564 KB].
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

TweakUI v2.10 for Windows XP SP1/XP MCE/2003 [147 KB].
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

--
Regards,

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


All of the icons on my desktop and for any files in any folder on my hard
drive (when viewing by icons or details) have been changed to a default
windows icon. Even folders show this default windows icon instead of the
yellow file folder icon. I can reset some of them by going to the
properties
of the file/shortcut and changing the icon back to what it should be, but I
don't want to do this for every single file on my hard drive (and it doesn't
work for the folders).

Does anyone have any idea why this happened and how i can reset it?

Thanks-

Marty

 

[Guest]

The TweakUI rebuild icons worked. Thanks a bunch!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Marty.

--
Regards,

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


The TweakUI rebuild icons worked. Thanks a bunch!