IF Icons Are Gone From Desktop

This little tip will help if you ever logged onto a computer and all the icons are gone from the desktop.


ICON DATABASE REBUILD.

Firstly right click the desktop > View > make sure the Shop desktop Icons is check if it is then follow these steps
if its not checked then check it and if your icons come back then GREAT!
if not then follow these steps

Windows key + r for RUN - CMD
or open run box. - CMD

Then Type The Following Code And Hit Enter

Code:

ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCache

Then Type And Hit Enter

Code:

taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F

Then Type And Hit Enter

Code:

DEL "%localappdata%\IconCache.db" /A

Then Type And Hit Enter

Code:

shutdown /r /f /t 00

Computer will restart and icons should be back.


The IconCache.db file has now been rebuilt.

Thanks,

Or one can follow this tutorial by Brink.

Desktop Icons - Change or Restore Default Icon

Layback Bear said:

Or one can follow this tutorial by Brink.

Desktop Icons - Change or Restore Default Icon

No my way is if there are no ICONS what so ever like theres nothing be displayed blank screen. nothing

Hi,
Good info :)
You should add "Tip" to the end of the titles and any additional ones you do
I believe they will stick out more

One other thing when you write "Then" describe what that actually means = enter key... ?
Also I would suggest using the code boxes # to add strings so it's easier to copy and paste the string without the forum editor getting in the way or possibly interfering,
Cheers.

ThrashZone said:

Hi,
Good info :)
You should add "Tip" to the end of the titles and any additional ones you do
I believe they will stick out more

One other thing when you write "Then" describe what that actually means = enter key... ?
Also I would suggest using the code boxes # to add strings so it's easier to copy and paste the string without the forum editor getting in the way or possibly interfering,
Cheers.

Huh never thought about that thanks man :) ill add that now.

Hi,
Looks like even a caveman like I could follow that

ZacharyB said:

Layback Bear said:

Or one can follow this tutorial by Brink.

Desktop Icons - Change or Restore Default Icon

No my way is if there are no ICONS what so ever like theres nothing be displayed blank screen. nothing

You way is the same as this one by Brink from 2009: Icon Cache - Rebuild

Ztruker said:

ZacharyB said:

Layback Bear said:

Or one can follow this tutorial by Brink.

Desktop Icons - Change or Restore Default Icon

No my way is if there are no ICONS what so ever like theres nothing be displayed blank screen. nothing

You way is the same as this one by Brink from 2009: Icon Cache - Rebuild

Yea didint notice that i dont look at all tuts

Understand, there are so many it's almost impossible to see if one already exists.