Missing Favicon

C

Crash Gordon

it works for me.

if you mean it disappears from your desktop...have you cleared out your temp files recently?


| I installed a new favicon and some days its there and other days its not.
| This is the line of code:
|
| <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico">
|
| Any ideas?
|
| --
| RFS
| iBox Technologies
| Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| www.iboxcabinets.com
|
|
|
 
C

chris leeds

In my experiments with the favicon I've ironically found that mozilla
firebird and opera browsers deal with it much better than internet explorer.
doesn't make any sense to me but that's my finding.
 
C

Crash Gordon

now create a bookmark to desktop.

not sure why, but sometimes mine disappear too, if I create new shortcut it comes back...I always assumed it was due to dumping temps (i could be wrong).

but your's is working on my machine.

r.

| Well I emptied out my Temp files, rebooted and still the same. Weird
|
| At least others can see it!
|
| --
| RFS
| iBox Technologies
| Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| www.iboxcabinets.com
| | > In my experiments with the favicon I've ironically found that mozilla
| > firebird and opera browsers deal with it much better than internet
| explorer.
| > doesn't make any sense to me but that's my finding.
| >
| > | > > I installed a new favicon and some days its there and other days its
| not.
| > > This is the line of code:
| > >
| > > <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON"
| HREF="http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico">
| > >
| > > Any ideas?
| > >
| > > --
| > > RFS
| > > iBox Technologies
| > > Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| > > www.iboxcabinets.com
| > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
 
C

Crash Gordon

i see his icon, so it physically exists




| randy,
| what do you see when you click:
| http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico
|
| | > Well I emptied out my Temp files, rebooted and still the same. Weird
| >
| > At least others can see it!
| >
| > --
| > RFS
| > iBox Technologies
| > Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| > www.iboxcabinets.com
| > | > > In my experiments with the favicon I've ironically found that mozilla
| > > firebird and opera browsers deal with it much better than internet
| > explorer.
| > > doesn't make any sense to me but that's my finding.
| > >
| > > | > > > I installed a new favicon and some days its there and other days its
| > not.
| > > > This is the line of code:
| > > >
| > > > <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON"
| > HREF="http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico">
| > > >
| > > > Any ideas?
| > > >
| > > > --
| > > > RFS
| > > > iBox Technologies
| > > > Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| > > > www.iboxcabinets.com
| > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
 
C

chris leeds

philosophical

i see his icon, so it physically exists




| randy,
| what do you see when you click:
| http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico
|
| | > Well I emptied out my Temp files, rebooted and still the same. Weird
| >
| > At least others can see it!
| >
| > --
| > RFS
| > iBox Technologies
| > Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| > www.iboxcabinets.com
| > | > > In my experiments with the favicon I've ironically found that mozilla
| > > firebird and opera browsers deal with it much better than internet
| > explorer.
| > > doesn't make any sense to me but that's my finding.
| > >
| > > | > > > I installed a new favicon and some days its there and other days its
| > not.
| > > > This is the line of code:
| > > >
| > > > <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON"
| > HREF="http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico">
| > > >
| > > > Any ideas?
| > > >
| > > > --
| > > > RFS
| > > > iBox Technologies
| > > > Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| > > > www.iboxcabinets.com
| > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
 
J

Jack Brewster

IE keeps favicons in the Temporary Internet Files. If you clear your cache,
it's gone.

Although I'm not sure, I believe it won't be displayed again (in the
address bar or Favorites) unless you re-add it to your Favorites.

--
Jack Brewster - Microsoft FrontPage MVP

now create a bookmark to desktop.

not sure why, but sometimes mine disappear too, if I create new shortcut it
comes back...I always assumed it was due to dumping temps (i could be
wrong).

but your's is working on my machine.

r.

| Well I emptied out my Temp files, rebooted and still the same. Weird
|
| At least others can see it!
|
| --
| RFS
| iBox Technologies
| Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| www.iboxcabinets.com
| | > In my experiments with the favicon I've ironically found that mozilla
| > firebird and opera browsers deal with it much better than internet
| explorer.
| > doesn't make any sense to me but that's my finding.
| >
| > | > > I installed a new favicon and some days its there and other days its
| not.
| > > This is the line of code:
| > >
| > > <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON"
| HREF="http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico">
| > >
| > > Any ideas?
| > >
| > > --
| > > RFS
| > > iBox Technologies
| > > Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| > > www.iboxcabinets.com
| > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
 
R

Randy F. Smith

Well I emptied out my Temp files, rebooted and still the same. Weird

At least others can see it!
 
C

Crash Gordon

if it's a site I visit a lot and I like the icon, i just save the icon to a folder and create a permanent one


| IE keeps favicons in the Temporary Internet Files. If you clear your cache,
| it's gone.
|
| Although I'm not sure, I believe it won't be displayed again (in the
| address bar or Favorites) unless you re-add it to your Favorites.
|
| --
| Jack Brewster - Microsoft FrontPage MVP
|
| | now create a bookmark to desktop.
|
| not sure why, but sometimes mine disappear too, if I create new shortcut it
| comes back...I always assumed it was due to dumping temps (i could be
| wrong).
|
| but your's is working on my machine.
|
| r.
|
| | | Well I emptied out my Temp files, rebooted and still the same. Weird
| |
| | At least others can see it!
| |
| | --
| | RFS
| | iBox Technologies
| | Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| | www.iboxcabinets.com
| | | | > In my experiments with the favicon I've ironically found that mozilla
| | > firebird and opera browsers deal with it much better than internet
| | explorer.
| | > doesn't make any sense to me but that's my finding.
| | >
| | > | | > > I installed a new favicon and some days its there and other days its
| | not.
| | > > This is the line of code:
| | > >
| | > > <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON"
| | HREF="http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico">
| | > >
| | > > Any ideas?
| | > >
| | > > --
| | > > RFS
| | > > iBox Technologies
| | > > Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| | > > www.iboxcabinets.com
| | > >
| | > >
| | > >
| | >
| | >
| |
| |
|
|
 
C

Crash Gordon

He's Irish right? Phil O'Sophical

| philosophical
|
| | i see his icon, so it physically exists
|
|
|
|
| | | randy,
| | what do you see when you click:
| | http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico
| |
| | | | > Well I emptied out my Temp files, rebooted and still the same. Weird
| | >
| | > At least others can see it!
| | >
| | > --
| | > RFS
| | > iBox Technologies
| | > Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| | > www.iboxcabinets.com
| | > | | > > In my experiments with the favicon I've ironically found that mozilla
| | > > firebird and opera browsers deal with it much better than internet
| | > explorer.
| | > > doesn't make any sense to me but that's my finding.
| | > >
| | > > | | > > > I installed a new favicon and some days its there and other days its
| | > not.
| | > > > This is the line of code:
| | > > >
| | > > > <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON"
| | > HREF="http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico">
| | > > >
| | > > > Any ideas?
| | > > >
| | > > > --
| | > > > RFS
| | > > > iBox Technologies
| | > > > Industrial & Security Computer Cabinets
| | > > > www.iboxcabinets.com
| | > > >
| | > > >
| | > > >
| | > >
| | > >
| | >
| | >
| |
| |
|
|
 
T

Tina Clarke

Randy F. Smith said:
I installed a new favicon and some days its there and other days its not.
This is the line of code:

<LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="http://www.iboxcabinets.com/favicon.ico">

Any ideas?
Click to expand...

You need to bookmark it again or save it to favourites ... it will appear
again then.


--
Tina - Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://accessfp.net/ - FrontPage Resource Centre
http://anybackpage.com/bytes/ - Ezine with Free E-books
http://artdoodle.com/ - Original Art
http://addonfp.com - FrontPage Add-ons
 
S

Steve Easton

Ok, it's an issue with your browser cache files and a file in your machine
named ShellIconCache.
To make it show, you will need to delete all bookmark references to your
site and then create a new one.

The reason: The ShellIconCache file maintains the icon references in your
computer. When it can't find the favicon
because it's been deleted from the Temporary Internet files, it assigns the
default IE icon because the bookmark is a "link"
Once this is done the ShellIconCache file maintains this "reference" until
the bookmark is deleted and reset.

Also, by default, the ShellIconCache file only maintains the last 500 icons
used / viewed by everything in the computer.
( although there is a registry tweak to increase this number. My 2K PRO
machine is currently set at 12,000 )

hth

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed..................
...............................with a computer
 
C

chris leeds

hell of an answer.
have you looked at how other browsers handle the favicon?
not that they're a relevant statistic but it's nice to see your icon across
all the pages of your domain. makes you not miss the styled scrollbars i.e.
will do quite as much. ;-)
 
S

Steve Easton

No I really haven't. Guess I need to fire up Mozilla and poke around.
;-)

Ran across a utility awhile back that would create a folder, scan your
favorites / bookmarks and check the internet for favicons for them and if
found place a copy in the folder and create the appropriate link.
However, in a "senior" moment I forgot to bookmark it.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed..................
...............................with a computer
 
R

Randy F. Smith

Its not showing today. I have bookmarked the site again and saved it
in favorites, but its a no-show.
 

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