Repost: Icon problem

[ms]

This was: Columizer question
I'm using W2K

Columizer is not supported.

There are a double row of icons at the top of the screen. Normally
hovering
the cursor over an icon, a ballon opens with information. Not in W2K.

Can someone identify and list those icons so I can tell their function?

Also, I have a folder of saved file icons from W98SE. When viewed in W2K,
all the *.ico files now have the same Irfanview icon, I only see the real
icon when opened in Irfan. How to view the real icons in a typical
Explorer view as in W98SE?

This question on microsoft.public.win2000.general got no response.
There are people here using W2K.

Advice?

Thanks,

Mike Sa

 

[John Jay Smith]

see here
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

in the list there is one called ICO file accosiation Fix

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_ico_file_assoc_fix.zip

it will 99.99% work with 2k too

please let me know



-ken

 

[ms]

see here
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

in the list there is one called ICO file accosiation Fix

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_ico_file_assoc_fix.zip

it will 99.99% work with 2k too

please let me know



-ken

Thanks, Ken. Excellent site. I will try it and post back, but have to
reboot I assume, so it will be tomorrow.

Mike Sa

 

[John Jay Smith]

yes reboot is needed....


if that doesnt help I have seen somewhere other solutions.. I will look..

so Im waiting for you input first

 

[ms]

yes reboot is needed....


if that doesnt help I have seen somewhere other solutions.. I will look..

so Im waiting for you input first

Thanks again. That fixed the icon folder, and now in Columizer I see a
icon title in the task bar.

If you have other fixes in mind, please post them as I would save them
for the next problem. It took some time for me to get W98SE looking the
way I wanted, looks like the same for W2K.

Mike Sa

 

[John Jay Smith]

what exactly do you want to do with win2k?

Desktop Architect 2.11 is a good customize program and lets you define
various elements including
the icons... and it is free (but dont install it on an XP machine, it has
some problems)
http://www.themedoctor.com/da.shtml

let me know if this helps

 

[ms]

what exactly do you want to do with win2k?

Just normal desktop use, nothing out of the ordinary. I am used to
certain file icons from W95 days, like to keep using the same ones for
zip/text/image, etc. files.

Desktop Architect 2.11 is a good customize program and lets you define
various elements including
the icons... and it is free (but dont install it on an XP machine, it
has some problems)
http://www.themedoctor.com/da.shtml

let me know if this helps

Converted to executable, still works OK.

It is a "powerful" utility, use with caution. I saved it to work with
later. One thing I don't like- it wants to start with windows, see no
setting to turn that off.

Thanks again,

Mike Sa

 

[ellis_jay]

Just normal desktop use, nothing out of the ordinary. I am used to
certain file icons from W95 days, like to keep using the same ones for
zip/text/image, etc. files.


Converted to executable, still works OK.

It is a "powerful" utility, use with caution. I saved it to work with
later. One thing I don't like- it wants to start with windows, see no
setting to turn that off.

Thanks again,

Mike Sa

Winpatrol and Teatimer can solve that issue, my man.

--

Let the unseen day be. Today is more than enough.

___Sador the carpenter to Turin
Tolkien, The Unfinished Tales

Ellis_Jay

 

[John Jay Smith]

I remember I solved this problem easily... however Its a long time since I
have
used 2k or 98 with this...