Some folder icons are bad

[Scotto99]

When I open my Documents or Computer and look at the folders I have, some of
the folder icons are bad. Instead of the yellow or blue folders, I get the
missing icon picture. This is true for a bunch of folders including
Application Data, My Music, My Pictures, My Videos, Documents and Settings,
NetHood, PrintHood, Recent, Start Menu, and many others.

I tried deleting the IconCache.db file and rebooting. That did not work. I
also deleted all my desktop.ini files and rebooted. That did not help. When I
right click and check out the properties, the icon chosen is good. And when I
select another, it refuses to show. I am ready to sell my Vista laptop and
buy a Mac. I am starting to really hate Vista. I never had so many problems
in Windows before Vista.

How can I get my folders to show the proper icons? Also, when I am in
folders, some files show this same missing icon icon. For example, when I
look at my Start Menu, all the shortcut files have this same icon. It is
really pathetic that this advanced OS looks so crappy. I am now in search of
a Windows Explorer alternative.

Any ideas on how to fix?

Thanks,
Scott

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

When I open my Documents or Computer and look at the folders I have, some
of
the folder icons are bad. Instead of the yellow or blue folders, I get the
missing icon picture. This is true for a bunch of folders including
Application Data, My Music, My Pictures, My Videos, Documents and
Settings,
NetHood, PrintHood, Recent, Start Menu, and many others.

I tried deleting the IconCache.db file and rebooting. That did not work. I
also deleted all my desktop.ini files and rebooted. That did not help.
When I
right click and check out the properties, the icon chosen is good. And
when I
select another, it refuses to show. I am ready to sell my Vista laptop and
buy a Mac. I am starting to really hate Vista. I never had so many
problems
in Windows before Vista.

How can I get my folders to show the proper icons? Also, when I am in
folders, some files show this same missing icon icon. For example, when I
look at my Start Menu, all the shortcut files have this same icon. It is
really pathetic that this advanced OS looks so crappy. I am now in search
of
a Windows Explorer alternative.

Any ideas on how to fix?

Thanks,
Scott

These are not real folders. They are junctions that are there for
compatibility with older programs.

 

[Scotto99]

These are not real folders. They are junctions that are there for
compatibility with older programs.

Hi,

I don't care what they are. They used to show folder icons. And now they
don't. It looks stupid when you look at folders in Windows Explorer and about
a third of them show the "bad icon" instead of a yellow or blue folder. And
nothing I tried had any affect. And what about the files in my Start Menu?
Why would they show a bad icon instead of what they normally would?

Thanks,
Scotto

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

And the problem is?

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



i have the same problem as you are. do u already found the solution?