Weird problem, explorer toolbar icons sometimes change to other icons


  1. egozi44
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    Weird problem, explorer toolbar icons sometimes change to other icons


    hi there

    i start to get really weird problem lately...

    the Explorer toolbar of windows 7 sometimes show me different icons only in progrems that use admin rights, relate to windows, use..java? o_O

    it show the icons of the last progrem i used, like if i will enter to Utorrent window, then i will see it icon on the next progrem i will try to launch like Windows defender.. (only in progrems that use admin rights, relate to windows, and use Java, games and etc not effect by that).

    however when i restart my pc the problem is fixed.. till i open progrems like Jdownloader or progrem that use Java (i think... i not test it many times yet..), or wait really alot of time when the pc is on... there is a small chance that it come from some filters or codecs because i watch animes really alot and use CCCP codec pack...

    this problem happend to me long time ago and was fixed by itself.. i also format since then so i thought it was gone for good...

    anyone know how to fix it? O_o

    *i attach two pics , and btw i have Hebrew language OS so don't panic when you see the desktop from right to left instead of left to right ^^
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  3. xxxdannyxxx
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    Hello egozi44

    You could try this see if that helps the mystery of changing icons - Icon Cache - Rebuild

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  4. egozi44
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    hi xxxdannyxxx

    sorry that i couldn't reply earlier ( i was out the whole day)


    thanks for your help. however is there any other way you may know to fix it without rebuilding the Icon Cache? i don't really want to mess with it unless it the last resort.


    also i think it not the Icon Cache that corrupted because if it really was i assume that the problem not was fixed after each restart, and stay that way all the time instead (though system restart do rest the explorer and other service, but i don't know if it rest the Icon Cache too... also this problem usually happend in rare times )
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  6. xxxdannyxxx
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    No worries my friend

    The advantage of running the icon cache rebuild .bat would be to give you a clean icon cache to start with. That way you will have a starting point that you know your icons are correct and can then look for any changes and what you did at the time to try and find out what the true issue is if that doesn't resolve it.
    It is a harmless .bat file and will cause you no issues.

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  7. egozi44
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    thanks xxxdannyxxx :)

    i will try it and test it for few days, and hopefully it will fix my issue
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  8. egozi44
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    well... problem seem to be solved... however i also tried something else that someone suggest in some blog.. to simply run safe mod and then to restert... i tried both so i don't sure who fix it... but at least it was fixed

    many thanks my friend : )
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  10. xxxdannyxxx
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    egozi44 said:
    well... problem seem to be solved... however i also tried something else that someone suggest in some blog.. to simply run safe mod and then to restert... i tried both so i don't sure who fix it... but at least it was fixed

    many thanks my friend : )
    Good news mate glad its sorted

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  11. egozi44
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    many thanks again

    this thread can be close now i guess
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