Program Icons Vanishing


  1. Posts : 103
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit (Build 7600)
       #1

    Program Icons Vanishing


    I turned on my laptop one day, to basically come across the same issue with numerous programs.

    It's not just programs though, files which are related to a program with the problem have also been changed.


    As you can see in the image attatched, a lot of programs have had their icons removed.. Thats not even 1/4 of the programs affected.


    I'm pretty desperate for a solution to this, seeing as it looks silly as well as it being annoying.


    So please, help.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Program Icons Vanishing-untitled.jpg  
    Last edited by iRHardcore; 29 Aug 2010 at 15:40.
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  2. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #2

    That's normal. If you still need to fix it. go to C:\Users\(User Name)\AppData\Local and delete the iconcache.db file. Then restart your PC.
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  3. Posts : 103
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit (Build 7600)
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Dinesh said:
    That's normal. If you still need to fix it. go to C:\Users\(User Name)\AppData\Local and delete the iconcache.db file. Then restart your PC.

    It's normal? It's been like it for some time now :/
    I've tried doing that with the icon cache.. and it's not worked.

    Thanks anyway man.
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  4. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #4

    You are looking inside the Programs and Features menu. When I see this folder in My Computer, I see no icons on half of the items.
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  5. Posts : 103
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit (Build 7600)
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Dinesh said:
    You are looking inside the Programs and Features menu. When I see this folder in My Computer, I see no icons on half of the items.

    It's also the same in th start menu folders and if I pin a program to the taskbar, there is no icon there either.

    There's also no icon if I send the program to the desktop to create a shortcut

    EDIT: The only reason I thought of doing it there was because you can see numerous programs at once there haha.
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  6. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #6

    That's weird. Try doing a Repair Install
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  7. Posts : 103
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit (Build 7600)
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Sounds like a perfect idea, although I didn't get a Windows 7 installation CD due to a friend installing it for me..
    Any other ideas you can think of? ^^
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