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

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> >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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