Icons messed up in registry

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Currently, my Icons are messed up in the registry. It's been like this for awhile, but I gave up trying to figure it out.

Now, it's bothering me. Alot.
The icons do no show as icons, they show as a geberic windows image viewer icon. Well, thats not true. SOME icon files show up as icons, others show up as generic. Why some and not others. I don't know.

I know its messed up in atleast two places;


My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ico

-and-

My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Icofile


possibly**

My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ico_auto_file

aswell.

I'm not sure what I should export/screenshot, so please let me know what information you need and I will try to provide it.

Thanks for any help,
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[Broni]

Download TweakUI: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx (right side column), install it, at the bottom you have the option "REPAIR", chose repair icons (reboot)

[BC_Programmer]

I don't think tweakui will recreate the proper entries in .ico and icofile... rather it deletes and rebuilds the shelliconcache.

basically- just make sure the "icofile" key is something like this:

[Broni]

You may be right. You're BC_Programmer

[BC_Programmer]

I originally thought it was a problem with all icons, but they are having problems with actual ICO files showing their contents as their icon- rather he's getting the default windows icon.

chances are the DefaultIcon key in the iconfile key either doesn't exist or the value isn't valid or something.

[Broni]

Gotch'ya.

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I originally thought it was a problem with all icons, but they are having problems with actual ICO files showing their contents as their icon- rather he's getting the default windows icon.

chances are the DefaultIcon key in the iconfile key either doesn't exist or the value isn't valid or something.

partially true.

I'm going to be straight forward. I mess around in the registry. Alot.

Too much actually.. I tried giving everything a custom icon (All the icons on my start bar are custom ^^)

Now here's the odd part: Some Icons DO show their content, while others do not.
I am not sure what the determining factor is, but the reason it's displaying the default windows Icon is because I tried making .ICO open with windows explorer.. heh, worth a shot?

I know something is messed up.. is there anyway to tell what.. or.. Im not sure how to procede.

***I apologize for not replying sooner. I was not in a position in which I was able to access a computer.

EDIT- BC,  the icofile key matches yours. 

(By the way, lovin the royal nior theme.. its a shame more people do not know about it)

[BC_Programmer]

I've thought about it, and thought of something that might work.

First, Delete .ico, icofile, and ico_auto_file (which I don't have on my installation)... export them first to be on the safe side, then import the attached REG file(rename it to a reg, as opposed to txt, file), which essential resets them to the defaults.

Then, you'll need to rebuild your icon cache, using the methods described previously (tweakUI).

This is actually the possible cause for seeing some icons- the ICO files you can see are already in the shelliconcache, and the broken ones aren't.

I assume you gave up associating ICO with a program that couldn't open it anyway? 



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[patio]

partially true.

I'm going to be straight forward. I mess around in the registry. Alot.

Too much actually..

I saw this coming and it's best to come clean here to solve issues...we're not a classroom and you won't get scolded or have to stay after school...

Since you do this alot you need the right tools in case you run amuck as you have.
DLoad and install ERUNT and learn how to make proper backups of the Registry.

NOTE: This isn't meant to give you a false sense of security to the point you wind up with a machine that won't boot but it's the best backup tool for the reg.