Solved Desktop icons missing

[JamesEJ]

Hello. Great article below. But not for me it seems. Tried to restore desktop icons, but still just have the description letters. No image or color. When I change from true color 32 bit, to High color 16 bit, do get readable but not clearcut icons (distorted).

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/920-desktop-icons-change-restore-default-icon.html

Any suggestions? Thanks bunches in advance. James

 

[Brink]

Hello James,

Please go ahead and post a screenshot showing this to see if it may help reveal a possible cause.

 

[JamesEJ]

here in attachments . Jim

 

[Brink]

You have some other issue at hand than the icons of the default desktop icons from the tutorial.

As a test, change your theme to rule that out.

If this has just recently happened, then you could try doing a system restore using a restore point dated before it happened to undo it.

 

[JamesEJ]

happened recent. Did sys restore and a tweeking.com tweek. Nada. Here is the pic with the 16 bit distorted desktop icons:

 

[JamesEJ]

changed theme color, same nada icons.

 

[JamesEJ]

Have a good nite Mr. B. Talk @ ya in the morn. I usually get up before the chickens.

 

[Brink]

Did you change the shortcut arrow overlay icon? If so, try restoring the default arrow icon to see if that helps.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3606-shortcut-arrow-change-remove-restore.html

 

[JamesEJ]

ok, will do. But just went to control panel and opened folder then checked "always show icons, never thumbnails" and got my desktop folders back. Woop-it-tee-DO-DAHHHH!!!!!

 

[Brink]

Great news.

 

[JamesEJ]

YUP, YAY YAY YAY. It was on the 16 bit window tho, so maybe the shortcut arrow overlay icon thing will help further. I did not change it but its missing on the icons soooo... maybe is one more step. See Ya tom, Jim

Edit: My bad. The overlay icons are still there. Most icon arrows are within the folders, which are not visible from the shot, except for a,few. See shot.

 

[JamesEJ]

Uhh, did have a thought tho, as to events in or around the time problems started. I was attempting to view a file shot taken with my LG LP769 cell phone. When connecting the LG with usb cable to my PC, a LG initiated driver search occurred which also turned into a "LGPCSuite_Setup.exe" program installation. My mind at that time was focused on the cell file transfer so I did not notice any desktop icons problem but do recall seeing a separate LG download I made on my own with no visible desktop icon problem (from my memory anyway). Cannot say if that change to desktop became apparent on next later reboot about 9 am or not but might have since as I recall quite some time passed before I rebooted. That's the sole change I can think of right now, until 10:30 am when I installed "Ultimate Windows Tweaker.exe" to try fixing the desktop icon problem. FYI, I have uninstalled all LG programs. Jim

 

[Brink]

Jim,

While still using 16-bit color, clear and reset your icon cache and thumbnail cache. Afterwards, change to 32-bit color to see if the icons may come back.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/10797-thumbnail-cache-clear-reset.html

 

[JamesEJ]

Did as instructed and checked path.Back to shot #1 (just icon name-letters)
Looks like the icons exist for sure, but just won't show, in decent 32 bit true color. Hmmm

 

[Brink]

I must admit that I'm not sure why they're not showing using 32-bit. You might try an older restore point.

 

[JamesEJ]

OH oh... used my earliest restore point. had been housekeeping restore points with CCleaner tools, and that. could do the next to last restore point but ???. Can't do a custom bit like true 24 bit? Thinking out loud here. Jim

Edit: Just notices something. when I click on a name-letter icon area in 32 bit, the icons stored inside show up perfect. What'd up with that?

edit 2: in 32 bit when I copy a fully visible good icon or file located within a name-letter folder icon, then paste it to the desktop, that copy-pasted good icon/file turns into a name letter icon/file. Really weird but looks like we got it narrowed to the desktop outside of a folder-icon. OK Bubba, your turn!

 

[Brink]

Does refreshing (F5) the desktop help any?

Some things to check:

• Screen resolution set to "recommended" resolution.
• Latest graphics driver installed.

 

[JamesEJ]

F5 does nothing. advise pls. also did you see my edit 2 (last post)?

Edit1: WOW, the screen resolution is 1440 x 900 but the "recomended" is 1920 x 1080. should I change it now?

whats best procedure/tool etc to verify graphics drivers (besides windows itself, I mean)?

 

[Brink]

Yeah, I would try using the recommended screen resolution first to see if that may toggle them to work properly.

Did you install some 3rd party tweaking program that may have a setting to hide the desktop icons and leave only their text name?

Does it still do this while in Safe Mode?

 

[JamesEJ]

resolution change not do it. but take a look at the perfect big Open office icon I set off to the left side for easy view. It is not diminished in a box frame like the others. Why do you think? How about windows photo viewer? See shot below. Jim