I have noticed on my office computer the websites I have put in the Links
section of my browser are unique to the website. But on my home PC, which
is also XP pro, I just get the standard blue e for explorer. Is there a
setting on my home machine that needs attention.
These are called "favicons" and are downloaded to your Temporary Internet
Files folder. When you empty the folders, the icons are removed and the
shortcut reverts to the standard blue e icon.
On your home machine, you may be using the "clear temporary files on exit"
setting of IE or perhaps you're using a privacy or maintenance program that
clears the TIF folder periodically.
The files will eventually be moved out of the TIF folders to make room for
new files. You can visit the site again to get a new copy of the favicon or
you can take measures to save the files.
There are third party programs that allow you to "capture" the favicon
files from the TIF folder and assign them to specific internet shortcuts
permanently.
Or you could extract the files yourself. Move them to a folder. Rename
them. Suggest using names to remind you which icon goes with which site.
Then in your Favorites folder, right click on the corresponding shortcut.
Select Properties. Click the Change Icon button and select the favicon file
that you saved for the site.
