Windows 7: Icons not showing up

nimh1898 · 28 Jan 2012

I had the same problem in SP1, but this fixed it. Thanks

sumitnda · 17 Nov 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Alex Quinn

I found the answer in this forum. Here's a slightly quicker version of the instructions.

Press Ctrl-Shift-Escape to get the task manager.
In the Processes tab, click on explorer.exe and click End Process. You'll get a confirmation dialog. Click "End Process" to confirm.
From the File menu (still in the task manager), choose New Task (Run...).
Copy/paste/enter the following command in the run box:
Code:
```
cmd /c del %userprofile%\AppData\Local\IconCache.db /a
```
Open the Run box again with File --> New Task (Run...). This time, enter this command:
Code:
```
explorer.exe
```
All should be okay now. Open the Start Menu and confirm that your icons are fixed now.

I registered into this website and logged in just to thank u sir!!! This small problem was irritating me no ends!!! Thanks a lot for ur help!

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