icons

C

Charlie

I have WinXP and for some reason, the icons for my
applications went from the appropriate picture
representation to a window with a white background, blue
frame and three white dots in the upper right hand corner
of the frame.How do I get the icons back to their normal
appearance? Frame icon resembles a DOS icon.Thank you.
 
K

Kelly

Depends, Charlie.

Does this happen after a certain amount of time, if so increase your icon
cache. Did this happen after installing a new program, etc? If so, check
the extension. Are you speaking of FavIcons? If so:

Custom icons are lost when you clean your cache.

These are generally known as favicons.ico (Favorite Icons) and they normally
will only last until your Internet Explorer Temp files are cleared.

This program will allow you to save the favicons.ico (Favorite Icons)
permanently in a different folder and re-associate your favorites with the
stored icons.

FavOrg - Restore and Save Favorite Icons (Line 108)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Tip:

FavesToGo - Save Favorites Quickly (Line 108)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
 
K

Kelly

Great, glad to hear all is well. Thanks for the feedback, it will help
others.

/xp_tweaks.htm

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


-----Original Message-----
Depends, Charlie.

Does this happen after a certain amount of time, if so increase your icon
cache. Did this happen after installing a new program, etc? If so, check
the extension. Are you speaking of FavIcons? If so:

Custom icons are lost when you clean your cache.

These are generally known as favicons.ico (Favorite Icons) and they normally
will only last until your Internet Explorer Temp files are cleared.

This program will allow you to save the favicons.ico (Favorite Icons)
permanently in a different folder and re-associate your favorites with the
stored icons.

FavOrg - Restore and Save Favorite Icons (Line 108)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Tip:

FavesToGo - Save Favorites Quickly (Line 108)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

/xp_tweaks.htm

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm




Hello,
I found the problem. I have Kazaa Gold and the icons only
changed in the My Shared Folder for Kazaa.I ran my Norton
anti virus program and found the following virus which
when directed to the Symantec web page explained
everything.This virus affects this folder almost
exclusively.The virus is:W32.HLLP.Handy.It is not a hard
virus to get rid of and not evidently a big threat
although it is spread by Kazaa users.After the antivirus
program stated the files were fixed, voila, the icons
were back to normal.Thank you
 

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