Keeping original icons in the Taskbar

[zybbok]

Hello Folks,
I'm using Windows XP with service pack 2 and I've got about a 45 icons in my
Taskbar and from these, about 15 for Website shortcuts.
The icons are all of the 'Internet Explorer Browser' type, the large round
'E'.
I get the Icons by:
Left click Favourites folder/right click on the website/down to ‘send
to’/left click ‘Desktop (create shortcut)’.
When I first saved Google to my desktop, I had the Google icon.
You know the one that is a large letter 'G'.
When I dragged this onto the Taskbar, it was still a letter 'G', but when I
boot up the computer again the Icon changed to the Internet Explorer icon.
Any Icons in the Taskbar only change when they're Website shortcuts.
I've found out that there may be some sort of patch for just this problem.
The patch stops any icons from changing on the Taskbar and also in the
Favourites folder.
What I had in mind was to try and keep the original Icons.
All help and advice appreciated.
Thanx in advance.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

They were deleted when you emptied your Temporary Internet Files folder.

Read about it here...
[[Favicons are usually lost when you delete your Temporary Internet Files,
but FavOrg preserves them.]]
FavOrg
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,108438,00.asp

Download it here...
108. Right hand side
FavOrg - Restore and Save Favorite Icons
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Direct download of favorg.zip
http://www.gratilog.net/anglais/internet/favorg.zip

These Icons are stored in >>
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
or
C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files

The contents of these files get deleted. Icons revert back to the generic
ugly IE e.

IE | Tools | Internet Options | General tab | Settings button | View Files
button | Scroll down to whatever *.ico files you want to keep | Left click
favicon.ico | Drag to Desktop | Rename to whatever | Store in a folder such
as >> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\My Documents\ICONS

Open Favorites | Right click whatever item | Properties | Change Icon |
button | Browse button | Click: My Documents or wherever *.ico are stored |
Click whatever *.ico | Open button | OK | Apply | OK
Repeat as necessary.

If you move any *.ico files after customizing your shortcut/favorite, the
icon will revert back to the blue e

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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