Missing menu options in Control Panel

[Guest]

I have only just reinstalled Win XP SP2 and have noticed that in Control
Panel the options, Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List and Details in the View
menu list are missing. And all but one of the icons, are just showing, as
some sort of generic icon.

I have looked elswhere, and it seems that this is the only place that this
problem exists. I can still open whatever icon I click on, so its not a too
bad a problem, but how can I get these different icons back to normal?

 

[Robert Jacobs]

I don't know if this is what you are talking about, but on the right
hand side of the Control Panel, do you have a link that says "Switch
to Classic View"? If so, click it.

 

[Guest]

Yes I'm already in Classic View, that's my point, all the icons are just
plain generic looking. Strange though that it only applies to Control Panel
icons.

 

[Robert Jacobs]

Try this and let us know:

Information found at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q132668/

1. Press the F5 key to refresh the icons in the current folder. Close
and then reopen a window that contains incorrect icons. Restart your
computer. Re-create the ShellIconCache file. This file is re-created
automatically when you change your display's color depth. Follow these
steps to change your display's color depth to a new setting and then
change it back to the original setting:1. Right-click the desktop and
then click Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Change the color depth from the current setting to a new setting.
For example, change from Highest (32 bit) to Lowest (16 bit).
4. Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.
5. Change the color depth back to its original setting.
6. Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry
incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These
problems might require that you reinstall your operating system.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify
the registry at your own risk.

Using Registry Editor, add the Max Cached Icons string value with a
value data of 2000 to the following registry key, and then restart
your computer:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
If the icons are still incorrect, delete the ShellIconCache file. The
Max Cached Icons value data range is between 100 and 4096. The default
value is 500.