Question re. icons/graphics in Favorites

[Paul]

It seems that whenever I add some online company's url to my Favorites
folder, it first appears with its proprietary icon graphic, such as the red
CNN letter logo, the MSNBC one, AT&T's blue globe, etc. With subsequent
access to these sites, however, this original icon graphic disappears and,
instead, I'm left with the generic icon graphic represented by the
"document" with the blue "e" superimposed on it. All original graphics
eventually are replaced by this generic one. Bar none. It may take a few
times accessing them but they all change eventually. Why does this happen,
if I have explained myself clearly enough, and what can be done to retain
the original graphic?

 

[Schizoid]

This happens when you delete your Temporary Internet Files.

Favorites Inspector has a feature that will save the icons so when you
delete your temp files, the icons remain.

http://www.candlelight.com for Favorites Inspector.

 

[Guest]

It seems that whenever I add some online company's url to my Favorites
folder, it first appears with its proprietary icon graphic, such as the red
CNN letter logo, the MSNBC one, AT&T's blue globe, etc. With subsequent
access to these sites, however, this original icon graphic disappears and,
instead, I'm left with the generic icon graphic represented by the
"document" with the blue "e" superimposed on it. All original graphics
eventually are replaced by this generic one. Bar none. It may take a few
times accessing them but they all change eventually. Why does this happen,
if I have explained myself clearly enough, and what can be done to retain
the original graphic?

Its a bug in IE. Those icons (called "Favicons") are stored in the browser
cache (TIF), which by definition, is temporary storage. To make them
permanent, perform the following steps:
* Manually clear TIF (Tools > Internet Options > Delete Files...)
* Save page as favorite (Favicon is only downloaded during this step)
* Open 2 windows side by side -- the TIF view from within IE, and
a Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer) window, set to the
folder/directory you wish to store the Favicons in.
* Drag-n-drop favicon.ico from TIF to the Explorer folder
* Rt-click on the Favorite, click Properties, then Web Document
* Invoke "Change Icon..." dialog and set to the .ico file you just dragged
* Repeat for each site

 

[Paul]

Great idea! Thanks for the tip.

Its a bug in IE. Those icons (called "Favicons") are stored in the browser
cache (TIF), which by definition, is temporary storage. To make them
permanent, perform the following steps:
* Manually clear TIF (Tools > Internet Options > Delete Files...)
* Save page as favorite (Favicon is only downloaded during this step)
* Open 2 windows side by side -- the TIF view from within IE, and
a Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer) window, set to the
folder/directory you wish to store the Favicons in.
* Drag-n-drop favicon.ico from TIF to the Explorer folder
* Rt-click on the Favorite, click Properties, then Web Document
* Invoke "Change Icon..." dialog and set to the .ico file you just dragged
* Repeat for each site