[WEB4LIB] Re: Desktop icons

[Rick Levine]

> the best fix I find is to install TweekUI (or power toys)

Alternatively, delete the file Shelliconcache from %windir%, then hit F5 at
the Desktop to force a rebuild.

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Rick Levine, Technical Specialist
Central Massachusetts Regional Library System
8 Flagg Rd., Shrewsbury, MA 01545
voice: 508 757-4110 x308   fax: 508 757-4370
mailto:rlevine at cwmars.org

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Jeremy Foster
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 2:14 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Desktop icons
>
>
> Icons can change for many reasons, mostly due to the gremlins,
>
> But other reasons can be simply explained, such as changing
> your desktop resolution.. or installing a new program that
> changes the association of those files. (An example is how
> Explorer and Netscape tend to battle it out for .html files,
> until you decided through setting the prompts for them to not
> change your defaults)
>
> the best fix I find is to install TweekUI (or power toys)
> from Microsoft, this program comes with a re-build icons
> function that does this:
>
> The "Rebuild Icons" button rebuilds all Explorer icons and
> removes unused Explorer icons from memory.
> Use this button when you find that Explorer is displaying the
> wrong icon for a program or shortcut.
>
>
> Jeremy Foster
> HRL Webmaster
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