Solved Disappeared HDD Icons

[golemkaaa]

Hey all ,
for first i used a lot of google and i have tried many methods to make back my hdd icons

http://www.imageserve.info/img_store/2012/06/06/b/b4a00aed346d9b0b254d8b3f983aeb87.jpg

Type cd /d %userprofile%AppDataLocal
Click OK
Type attrib –h IconCache.db
Click OK
Type del IconCache.db
Click OK
Type start explorer
Click OK.



To change Drive icon:
1- Click Start > Click Run > type regedit to run Registry Editor
2- Got to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Explorer / Drive Icons
3- Under the drive letter folder C: Click on the "Default Icon" folder
4- Right Click on the "(Default)" name then "Modify"
5- On "Value Data" change it to:
C:WINDOWSsystem32shell32.dll,8


i alrdy tried advanced system care with icon/registry fix but nothing happened ,the hdds are still without the normal icons

any idea? except the best > reinstall windows ?

 

[Petey7]

Open disk management (can be done from start menu search bar). Maximize the Window and take a screenshot. To do the screenshot press PrintScreen/PRTSC and paste image in Paint. Save to picture as a JPEG. Attach the image in your next post.

 

[golemkaaa]

system restore is off !

 

[Petey7]

I'm sorry. I misunderstood what the problem was. Somehow I managed to completely over look the link in your first post. Try rebuilding the icon cache as described in the tutorial linked below.

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

 

[golemkaaa]

as i wrote i alrdy did that many times )
nothing happened
maybe the shell32.dll is damaged?

 

[Petey7]

I do not see where you mention doing the steps described in the tutorial. Are you sure your have done the exact steps mentioned. Never hurts to try again at any rate. You can also right click your C: drive, and click properties. Click disk cleanup. In the window that opens (it might take a minute) uncheck everything but thumbnails and click OK.

 

[golemkaaa]

so , after this nothing happened BUT if i spam refresh on the window where are the hdds , i can see the normal icons for 0,1 sec .

heres a video about it .

hdd - YouTube

 

[writhziden]

Check Windows for corruption. Run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html up to three times to fix all errors with a restart in between each. Post back if it continues to show errors after a fourth run or if the first run comes back with no integrity violations. Use OPTION THREE of http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html to provide us with the sfcdetails.txt file if errors occur.

 

[golemkaaa]

so i wasnt able to make the first method, but the second and the third was success .
i attached the file
i hope i did everything well

 

[writhziden]

Do you have the same problem if you create a new user? http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/181024-user-account-create.html

 

[golemkaaa]

Yes ,same on a second account.

 

[writhziden]

At this point, I think the best option would be a http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html of Windows.


Before doing the repair install, read through http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html#post1839164. You do not have to do those steps, but you may needs steps 1-3 and steps 5-7.

 

[golemkaaa]

i solved the problem
some kind of software deleted the c/d/e directory in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons

any idea what kind of software can remove directories in registry?
since may 28 i havent installed any program , but in may 29th the icons disappeared
and i saw some kind of new skype and office 2007 update in add or remove programs .
mb the skype or office update deleted my drive icons ?

 

[writhziden]

If you are using any registry cleaning software, it can delete those keys.

If you are not using any registry cleaning software, it may have just been due to registry corruption. That can occur if there is hard disk corruption or bad sectors on the hard disk, so you should consider running http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html with both boxes checked.

 

[golemkaaa]

If you are using any registry cleaning software, it can delete those keys.

If you are not using any registry cleaning software, it may have just been due to registry corruption. That can occur if there is hard disk corruption or bad sectors on the hard disk, so you should consider running http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html with both boxes checked.

i never used registry cleaning software, this was the first time , cause i wanted to repair those icons
chkdsk > i did it many times , in windows , or before windows , but no bad sector
i use an hdd software too called hdsentinel :

 

[writhziden]

Please follow the http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-debugging/96879-blue-screen-death-bsod-posting-instructions.html to provide us with your Event Viewer logs. Those may indicate what happened to the registry.

 

[golemkaaa]

i have no files in minidump directory, and theres no memory.dmp file

 

[writhziden]

We don't need .dmp files, just the logs that are generated using those instructions...

 

[golemkaaa]

good luck,i hope that u wont hack my comp :/

 

[writhziden]

Didn't hack your computer. Also didn't find out why those registry entries are missing. I would chalk it up to a random occurrence... Sorry I couldn't give you more information than that. I did my best to find out what happened for you.

By the way, there is no personally identifiable information in those logs, but if you feel more comfortable with them off the internet, you may remove them now.