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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: peppypyro on February 26, 2008, 02:51:11 PM

Title: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: peppypyro on February 26, 2008, 02:51:11 PM
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]
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: Broni on February 26, 2008, 03:41:57 PM
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...
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: peppypyro on February 26, 2008, 04:04:08 PM
Tried what Broni said, and I couldn't get the commands to work. :-(
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: Broni on February 26, 2008, 04:21:51 PM
Look close at my commands...there are "spaces" there.
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: peppypyro on February 26, 2008, 04:33:29 PM
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.
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: Broni on February 26, 2008, 04:58:05 PM
Check in Windows Explorer, if IconCache.db exist at C:\Users\<ProfileName>\AppData\Local. Make sure, view of hidden files is enabled.
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: peppypyro on February 26, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
The file is not there. I turned on "show hidden files" and looked in appdata\local and no iconcache file.
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: patio on February 26, 2008, 06:36:08 PM
Did this machine com ewith Vista pre-installed ?
If not do you have a Vista CD ?
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: peppypyro on February 26, 2008, 08:00:55 PM
pre-installed
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: Broni on February 27, 2008, 09:13:44 AM
Quote
do you have a Vista CD ?
What brand of computer is it?
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: peppypyro on February 27, 2008, 09:26:57 AM
It's a Acer Model Aspire 9410z
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: Broni on February 27, 2008, 12:03:56 PM
Quote
do you have a Vista CD ?
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: peppypyro on February 27, 2008, 12:05:37 PM
No, I do not have a Vista Disc.
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: Broni on February 27, 2008, 12:24:49 PM
Search your computer for IconCache.db. Maybe it's at wrong location.
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: Mfoxx5528 on February 27, 2008, 03:17:53 PM
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
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: Broni on February 27, 2008, 03:32:28 PM
He has Vista....
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: Mfoxx5528 on February 27, 2008, 03:34:41 PM
Gotcha, sorry wrong link

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html
Title: Re: WINDOWS VISTA SHORTCUT ICON ERRORS...HELP PLEASE!!
Post by: Mfoxx5528 on February 27, 2008, 03:35:25 PM
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.