You need Tweak UI. it's free from microsoft, and has some updates for
windows95 (many are pretty convenient) and one of which fixes the icon cache
file if it's corrupted. Install Tweak UI, then go Start | Settings |
Control Panels | Tweak UI. On the "Repair" tab, there's a button to
"Rebuild Icons" -- I bet this will solve your problems.
you can probably get Tweak UI from the microsoft web site, or download it
here: http://download/PC/Result/TitleDetail/0,4,0-20078,501000.html
it's part of the powertoys package -- you only need Tweak UI, but you may as
well get the others.
good luck.
andrew
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCSOFT - PC software discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of David Farirngton <><
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 1998 8:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Icon problem
>
>
> As a follow-up I deleted the file and it did not fix my problem. :( It
did
> give me some ideas. I have found that the discolored icons are the ones
that
> are short-cuts and file icons.
>
> Where are they stored? Things like the two computers and a phone icon or
the
> Real Player icon. When I do a properties on the short-cut desktop icon
and do
> a change icon they all appear there for me to choose. If I choose a new
icon
> it still comes up trashed. Where are those icons stored? I think
> they are all
> trashed.
>
> William F. Stephenson wrote:
>
> > Hello! There is a file in your C:\windows folder (it's usually
there)called
> > ShellIconCache which provides a quick place for Windows to find your
basic
> > icons for screen redraws. Surprise, surprise: it gets corrupted
sometimes.
> > ...
>
> > Will Stephenson
>
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > >I have installed Norton Utilities. I don't know if the installation of
> > >NU is related but my desktop icons have, all but a few, become
> > >distorted. Even viewing the icons in explor are distorted. They look
> > >like I am running at the wrong resolution but I'm not. About 10% of
the
> > >icons are ok. I don't have a clue where to start looking. The office
> > >short cut bar icons are fine. Just 90% of the desktop icons and all
the
> > >file icons but not the folder icons in explor.
> > >
>
>
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