win7 desktop icon problem

anon125 · 19 Aug 2010

for some reason - only MS know - one of the desktop icons wont show the correct picture.
Photoshop elements 5.
it used to but not now.
i can find a png pic of the icon picture.
how do i get the icon pic back. maybe from that
properties change icon HAS the right pic - but select it and get something like a book page.
thanks
64bit

FerchogtX · 19 Aug 2010

Try this, works like a charm for me whenever Everest icon goes nuts (not too often BTW)
Icon went missing in Windows 7? Here's a Fix

See ya!!!

anon125 · 19 Aug 2010

FerchogtX said:

Try this, works like a charm for me whenever Everest icon goes nuts (not too often BTW)
Icon went missing in Windows 7? Here's a Fix

See ya!!!

Thanks
a bit too much keying in dos - mistake prone!
maybe this works How to Rebuild the Icon Cache in Windows Vista and Windows 7 - The Winhelponline Blog

or less keying Icon Cache - Rebuild

Icon Cache - Rebuild
CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
DEL IconCache.db /a
EXIT
did NOT work on 64bit

A Guy · 19 Aug 2010

anon125 said:

for some reason - only MS know - one of the desktop icons wont show the correct picture.
Photoshop elements 5.
it used to but not now.
i can find a png pic of the icon picture.
how do i get the icon pic back. maybe from that
properties change icon HAS the right pic - but select it and get something like a book page.
thanks
64bit

Save the icon in a folder in your documents, for instance. Then do the right click, properties, change icon, and choose the icon you saved. A Guy

anon125 · 20 Aug 2010

A Guy said:

anon125 said:

for some reason - only MS know - one of the desktop icons wont show the correct picture.
Photoshop elements 5.
it used to but not now.
i can find a png pic of the icon picture.
how do i get the icon pic back. maybe from that
properties change icon HAS the right pic - but select it and get something like a book page.
thanks
64bit

Save the icon in a folder in your documents, for instance. Then do the right click, properties, change icon, and choose the icon you saved. A Guy

thanks
did not recognise the pic as an icon - wasn't an ico file i guess.

boohbah · 20 Aug 2010

i use icofx to turn png into windows icon it will change mac icons into windows icons also.
IcoFX - The Free Icon Editor

anon125 · 20 Aug 2010

boohbah said:

i use icofx to turn png into windows icon it will change mac icons into windows icons also.
IcoFX - The Free Icon Editor

have they closed? link did not work.
will the software work in win7 64
thanks

boohbah · 20 Aug 2010

works fine with win 7 x64. google it if prob with link . link is fine my end :)

A Guy · 20 Aug 2010

Link also worked for me, but here:

IcoFX - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

and yes, works fine on my x64. A Guy

anon125 · 21 Aug 2010

boohbah said:

i use icofx to turn png into windows icon it will change mac icons into windows icons also.
IcoFX - The Free Icon Editor

Support for Vista icon with PNG compression
Create icons for Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista
does it work in win7
thanks