Desktop Shortcut Icons.

Hi,

Some of the icons which appear when a desktop shortcut is
created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are attractive,
but a reboot will always replace them with the MS I.E.
logo.

Is there a way of preventing this replacement?

Thanks.
__________________
Ben.

If the shortcut is to a website, then you'll need third-party software to
preserve the icons.
If it's a local shortcut on your PC, then you may need to increase the size
of your IconCache -
try this

Delete the file 'ShellIconCache' - it's just an ordinary (non-hidden,
usually) file, which can
be deleted in Windows Explorer.
Just use WE to find and delete the file, then reboot.

If that doesn't work, then try the IconCache fix from here
http://www.aumha.org/reg1.htm


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Ben B" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Some of the icons which appear when a desktop shortcut is
created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are attractive,
but a reboot will always replace them with the MS I.E.
logo.

Is there a way of preventing this replacement?

Thanks.
__________________
Ben.

Hello Noel,

I think they are website shortcuts since they take me
directly to a website.

I searched for such a software to enable the preservation
of those icons. Not readily located.

So I have just experimented. I saved a second shortcut (to
space.com)to my desktop. I opened its Properties. Under
the General tab against 'Attributes' I unchecked 'Archive'
and checked 'Hidden'.

After several reboots the 'original'icon remains in place.

What exactly have I done, Noel? Is there is risk or a loss
involved? If I repeated this with all, say 20 odd, of my
desktop website shortcuts will all hell break loose?

vbg Ben.

-----Original Message-----
If the shortcut is to a website, then you'll need third-
party software to
preserve the icons.
If it's a local shortcut on your PC, then you may need to
increase the size
of your IconCache -
try this

Delete the file 'ShellIconCache' - it's just an ordinary
(non-hidden,
usually) file, which can
be deleted in Windows Explorer.
Just use WE to find and delete the file, then reboot.

If that doesn't work, then try the IconCache fix from here
http://www.aumha.org/reg1.htm


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Hi,

Some of the icons which appear when a desktop shortcut
is
created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are attractive,
but a reboot will always replace them with the MS I.E.
logo.

Is there a way of preventing this replacement?

Thanks.
__________________
Ben.



.

Noel, whilst waiting to hear from you I converted some of
my other website shortcuts. I realised that there was a
fading of the original brilliant colour of the icon after
the reboot. So more experimentation. I changed their
attributes to 'Read Only'. The bright colour is now
retained.

However I do need your reassurances that Millennium can
cope with this!! And I still need to know what I have
done. In other words, what means Read-only, Hidden and
Archive?

Thanks, Noel.

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Hello Noel,

I think they are website shortcuts since they take me
directly to a website.

I searched for such a software to enable the preservation
of those icons. Not readily located.

So I have just experimented. I saved a second shortcut
(to
space.com)to my desktop. I opened its Properties. Under
the General tab against 'Attributes' I
unchecked 'Archive'
and checked 'Hidden'.

After several reboots the 'original'icon remains in place.

What exactly have I done, Noel? Is there is risk or a
loss
involved? If I repeated this with all, say 20 odd, of my
desktop website shortcuts will all hell break loose?

vbg Ben.

-----Original Message-----
If the shortcut is to a website, then you'll need third-
party software to
preserve the icons.
If it's a local shortcut on your PC, then you may need
to
increase the size
of your IconCache -
try this

Delete the file 'ShellIconCache' - it's just an
ordinary
(non-hidden,
usually) file, which can
be deleted in Windows Explorer.
Just use WE to find and delete the file, then reboot.

If that doesn't work, then try the IconCache fix from
here
http://www.aumha.org/reg1.htm


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Hi,

Some of the icons which appear when a desktop shortcut
is
created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are attractive,
but a reboot will always replace them with the MS I.E.
logo.

Is there a way of preventing this replacement?

Thanks.
__________________
Ben.



.

.

Hello Noel,

What the 'solution' had a short life. These flavicons live
only as long as I don't clear the caches.

Thanks for the original response.

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Noel, whilst waiting to hear from you I converted some of
my other website shortcuts. I realised that there was a
fading of the original brilliant colour of the icon after
the reboot. So more experimentation. I changed their
attributes to 'Read Only'. The bright colour is now
retained.

However I do need your reassurances that Millennium can
cope with this!! And I still need to know what I have
done. In other words, what means Read-only, Hidden and
Archive?

Thanks, Noel.

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Hello Noel,

I think they are website shortcuts since they take me
directly to a website.

I searched for such a software to enable the
preservation
of those icons. Not readily located.

So I have just experimented. I saved a second shortcut
(to
space.com)to my desktop. I opened its Properties. Under
the General tab against 'Attributes' I
unchecked 'Archive'
and checked 'Hidden'.

After several reboots the 'original'icon remains in
place.

What exactly have I done, Noel? Is there is risk or a
loss
involved? If I repeated this with all, say 20 odd, of my
desktop website shortcuts will all hell break loose?

vbg Ben.

-----Original Message-----
If the shortcut is to a website, then you'll need third-
party software to
preserve the icons.
If it's a local shortcut on your PC, then you may need
to
increase the size
of your IconCache -
try this

Delete the file 'ShellIconCache' - it's just an
ordinary
(non-hidden,
usually) file, which can
be deleted in Windows Explorer.
Just use WE to find and delete the file, then reboot.

If that doesn't work, then try the IconCache fix from
here
http://www.aumha.org/reg1.htm


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's

"Ben B" wrote in
message
.. .
Hi,

Some of the icons which appear when a desktop
shortcut
is
created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are
attractive,
but a reboot will always replace them with the MS I.E.
logo.

Is there a way of preventing this replacement?

Thanks.
__________________
Ben.



.

.

.

Ben

I'm not sure this helps but it works for me. Go to the web
page that you want a shortcut for. Right-click a blank area
of the page, select "Create Shortcut", click OK.

As a test go to
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html and try the
steps above.

HTH


"Ben B" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

Some of the icons which appear when a desktop shortcut is
created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are attractive,
but a reboot will always replace them with the MS I.E.
logo.

Is there a way of preventing this replacement?

Thanks.
__________________
Ben.

Hello Joe,
Thanks for responding. I used your URL and was able to
place a shortcut on the desktop but it had the I.E. icon
logo, nothing inspirational in other words. Does it do
other for you?
Thanks.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben

I'm not sure this helps but it works for me. Go to the
web
page that you want a shortcut for. Right-click a blank
area
of the page, select "Create Shortcut", click OK.

As a test go to
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html and try the
steps above.

HTH


"Ben B" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

Some of the icons which appear when a desktop shortcut
is
created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are attractive,
but a reboot will always replace them with the MS I.E.
logo.

Is there a way of preventing this replacement?

Thanks.
__________________
Ben.



.

Hi again Ben,

Yes it does "other" for me. I just tried it again. I went
to the web page and right-clicked with the cursor sitting
over some of the text, selected "Create Shortcut" clicked OK
and got an icon of Saturn on my Desktop. Guess you can
right click anywhere on the page (except where the pointer
turns into a hand).

"Ben B" wrote in
message ...
Hello Joe,
Thanks for responding. I used your URL and was able to
place a shortcut on the desktop but it had the I.E. icon
logo, nothing inspirational in other words. Does it do
other for you?
Thanks.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben

I'm not sure this helps but it works for me. Go to the
web
page that you want a shortcut for. Right-click a blank
area
of the page, select "Create Shortcut", click OK.

As a test go to
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html and try
the
steps above.

HTH


"Ben B" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

Some of the icons which appear when a desktop shortcut
is
created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are attractive,
but a reboot will always replace them with the MS I.E.
logo.

Is there a way of preventing this replacement?

Thanks.
__________________
Ben.



.

Hello Job,

It doesn't give me the icon picture. But I see I have lost
my shelliconcache folder and that may explain why.

I would like to ask you if these picture icons remain in
place after a cold reboot and after you clear all your
caches?

BTW the link you first gave me takes me to a map of "The
Powerful Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake" not that that
matters.

Thanks, Job.



-----Original Message-----
Hi again Ben,

Yes it does "other" for me. I just tried it again. I
went
to the web page and right-clicked with the cursor sitting
over some of the text, selected "Create Shortcut" clicked
OK
and got an icon of Saturn on my Desktop. Guess you can
right click anywhere on the page (except where the pointer
turns into a hand).

"Ben B" wrote in
message ...
Hello Joe,
Thanks for responding. I used your URL and was able to
place a shortcut on the desktop but it had the I.E. icon
logo, nothing inspirational in other words. Does it do
other for you?
Thanks.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben

I'm not sure this helps but it works for me. Go to the
web
page that you want a shortcut for. Right-click a blank
area
of the page, select "Create Shortcut", click OK.

As a test go to
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html and try
the
steps above.

HTH


"Ben B" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

Some of the icons which appear when a desktop
shortcut
is
created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are
attractive,
but a reboot will always replace them with the MS
I.E.
logo.

Is there a way of preventing this replacement?

Thanks.
__________________
Ben.



.



.

The ShellIconCache folder is hidden by default, Ben - and always rebuilt on
a reboot if missing!
are you using some form of resident registry/desktop tweaker??

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Ben B" wrote in message
...
Hello Job,

It doesn't give me the icon picture. But I see I have lost
my shelliconcache folder and that may explain why.

I would like to ask you if these picture icons remain in
place after a cold reboot and after you clear all your
caches?

BTW the link you first gave me takes me to a map of "The
Powerful Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake" not that that
matters.

Thanks, Job.



-----Original Message-----
Hi again Ben,

Yes it does "other" for me. I just tried it again. I
went
to the web page and right-clicked with the cursor sitting
over some of the text, selected "Create Shortcut" clicked
OK
and got an icon of Saturn on my Desktop. Guess you can
right click anywhere on the page (except where the pointer
turns into a hand).

"Ben B" wrote in
message ...
Hello Joe,
Thanks for responding. I used your URL and was able to
place a shortcut on the desktop but it had the I.E. icon
logo, nothing inspirational in other words. Does it do
other for you?
Thanks.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben

I'm not sure this helps but it works for me. Go to the
web
page that you want a shortcut for. Right-click a blank
area
of the page, select "Create Shortcut", click OK.

As a test go to
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html and try
the
steps above.

HTH


"Ben B" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

Some of the icons which appear when a desktop
shortcut
is
created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are
attractive,
but a reboot will always replace them with the MS
I.E.
logo.

Is there a way of preventing this replacement?

Thanks.
__________________
Ben.



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