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Icons in taskbar
All my icons on the taskbar have changed to a folder like icon and I have
lost my "back to desktop" icon. Tried a system restore but no use. anyone any suggestions? Thanks -- Tommy |
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Tommy wrote :-
Tried a system restore but no use. Do you mean SR didn't restore your icons or just doesn't work at all? Error reports? Other symptoms? Checked your AV software? etc.. FWIW - A copy of 'Show Desktop' should be in your windows\system folder. However, you may need to paste a copy into the:- Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch folder where you should also find the other Quick Launch components. Mart "Tommy" wrote in message ... All my icons on the taskbar have changed to a folder like icon and I have lost my "back to desktop" icon. Tried a system restore but no use. anyone any suggestions? Thanks -- Tommy |
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Hi Mart. SR worked ok but didn't restore the icons?
-- Tommy "Mart" wrote: Tommy wrote :- Tried a system restore but no use. Do you mean SR didn't restore your icons or just doesn't work at all? Error reports? Other symptoms? Checked your AV software? etc.. FWIW - A copy of 'Show Desktop' should be in your windows\system folder. However, you may need to paste a copy into the:- Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch folder where you should also find the other Quick Launch components. Mart "Tommy" wrote in message ... All my icons on the taskbar have changed to a folder like icon and I have lost my "back to desktop" icon. Tried a system restore but no use. anyone any suggestions? Thanks -- Tommy |
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Tommy,
It is quite possible that the icon cache has become corrupted. The Win Me icon cache is the file ShellIconCache (no extension) in your windows folder. You can safely delete this file and reboot and it will be rebuilt. I would also suggest that you increase the number of icons that can be cached. The easiest way to do this is to download the registry patch IconCacheFix from http://www.aumha.org/reg1.htm and merge it with your registry. Note that system restore doesn't back up or restore the icon cache. -- Mike Maltby Tommy wrote: Hi Mart. SR worked ok but didn't restore the icons? |
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Mike wrote :-
It is quite possible that the icon cache has become corrupted. etc.. Cheers Mike, that was going to be my next suggestion - all standard stuff g Just a little concerned why 'Show Desktop' vanished too - coincidence? Mart |
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Mart wrote:
Cheers Mike, that was going to be my next suggestion - all standard stuff g Just a little concerned why 'Show Desktop' vanished too - coincidence? Either coincidence Mart or a question of not realising it was missing until all the icons went wrong and Tommy started to look for what else might have gone wrong. Unlike the ShellIconCache the contents of the QuickLaunch folder should be monitored by SR so if a restore didn't restore the shortcut then this suggests it might have been missing for some time. Cheers, -- Mike |
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Still not having much luck, cannot find the shelliconcache folder anywhere
inside windows? -- Tommy "Mike M" wrote: Mart wrote: Cheers Mike, that was going to be my next suggestion - all standard stuff g Just a little concerned why 'Show Desktop' vanished too - coincidence? Either coincidence Mart or a question of not realising it was missing until all the icons went wrong and Tommy started to look for what else might have gone wrong. Unlike the ShellIconCache the contents of the QuickLaunch folder should be monitored by SR so if a restore didn't restore the shortcut then this suggests it might have been missing for some time. Cheers, -- Mike |
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Tommy,
To see the file ShellIconCache (it has no extension) in Windows Explorer you first have to enable the viewing of hidden system files and folders. Do this as follows: Tools | Folder Options | View and check "Show hidden files and folders" and perhaps also uncheck "Hide protected operating system files", and then click Apply and OK. -- Mike Maltby Tommy wrote: Still not having much luck, cannot find the shelliconcache folder anywhere inside windows? |
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Thanks Mike, found the file, deleted it and reboot, still made no difference?
-- Tommy "Mike M" wrote: Tommy, To see the file ShellIconCache (it has no extension) in Windows Explorer you first have to enable the viewing of hidden system files and folders. Do this as follows: Tools | Folder Options | View and check "Show hidden files and folders" and perhaps also uncheck "Hide protected operating system files", and then click Apply and OK. -- Mike Maltby Tommy wrote: Still not having much luck, cannot find the shelliconcache folder anywhere inside windows? |
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