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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: peppypyro on February 26, 2008, 02:51:11 PM
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I have Vista Home Premium and last week my icons on my desktop shortcuts were all messed up, and I can't figure out exactly what broke them or how to fix them. My only idea is that a system cleaning program that removes junk and fixes errors somehow messed them up, but I don't know. I have tried right click, change icon picture, and the doesn't work. I also tried creating new shortcuts, same thing happens. Does anyone know how to fix them?
SEE ATTACHED PICTURE!!
THANKS!
Michael
[file cleanup - saving space - attachment deleted by admin]
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Go Start>All Programs>Accessories, right click on Command Prompt, click Run As Administrator
Shutdown Explorer process from the Task Manager
In the Command Prompt window go to C:\Users\<ProfileName>\AppData\Local
Do the following command:
attrib -H IconCache.db
Do the following command:
del IconCache.db
Do the following command:
start explorer
This should rebuild the Icon Cache...
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Tried what Broni said, and I couldn't get the commands to work. :-(
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Look close at my commands...there are "spaces" there.
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I tried it again, with spaces exactly how you wrote it, and it says it can't find the file iconcache.db
I opened command prompt, closed explorer, then typed all your commands. The icons are still messed up.
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Check in Windows Explorer, if IconCache.db exist at C:\Users\<ProfileName>\AppData\Local. Make sure, view of hidden files is enabled.
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The file is not there. I turned on "show hidden files" and looked in appdata\local and no iconcache file.
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Did this machine com ewith Vista pre-installed ?
If not do you have a Vista CD ?
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pre-installed
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do you have a Vista CD ?
What brand of computer is it?
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It's a Acer Model Aspire 9410z
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do you have a Vista CD ?
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No, I do not have a Vista Disc.
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Search your computer for IconCache.db. Maybe it's at wrong location.
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I was reading this post, I had the same issue. Check out this link:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
Download the ICO File Association Fix and you will be good to go!!!!
;D
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He has Vista....
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Gotcha, sorry wrong link
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html
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Sorry, I sent the wrong link.......
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html
Click on the ico shortcut and you can download it from there.