Icons to see

[Sirius376]

Hi,

I wonder if anybody knows this. I used to be able to see the actual icon
picture in windows explorer next to the icon file,
like b.ico would be like a letter "B" or cat.ico did look like a cat. There
was no need to open the file in a picture editor, like Paint. I was messing
around and now all the icons have the same Paint icon next to them so I have
to open them for viewing. This is very bothersome. I have no clue how to
restore the original file association, it does not seem to exist.
I looked in another "unharmed" computer too see what the program to open
*.ico files is, and it is "unknown". So what is this UNKNOWN program? How do
I find out? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I need this to
save favicons for favorites.

TY.
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[Mary Sauer]

What happens when you right-click a program, properties, change icon?
Might download TweakUI, it has an icon repair.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
www.irfanview.com will open .ico files. (free program, get the add-ins too)

 

[Sirius376]

Tweakui did not help. What happens when I right-click a program, properties,
change icon?
It does not give me the option to change the icon of an ico file. I'm not
sure if I made myself clear. I was talking about the icon of an .ico file.
It should show the actual little picture. bear.ico 's icon should be a bear.
cat.ico's icon should be a cat. But in this case they all have the paint
program's icon next to it.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Windows® XP File Association Fixes
Copyright 2003 - Doug Knox
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

ICO File Association Fix (Restore the default association for ico files)

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[Sirius376]

Yes, that fixed the problem. Back to normal. Thank you so much for your
help.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad to hear it. Keep having fun.

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