Solved Icons Black

macka7887

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Ohai,

A lot of my icons on my desktop and within folders no longer show the original icon, but instead show a black square.

Here is a screenshot of what the icon's look like on my desktop.

blankicons.jpg


It is a bit annoying. The 3 blank folder's shown there are all 3 of my hard drives.

Anyone know a fix for this?

Mackenzie.
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Signature Edition Build 7600.
CPU
Intel E7400.
Motherboard
Asus P5KPL - AM/PS.
Memory
4.00GB DDR2 Ram.
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8400 GS.
Monitor(s) Displays
2x 22" Inch AOC.
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050.
Hard Drives
2x 500 GB Seagate.
1x 80GB Seagate.
Keyboard
Logitech G19.
Other Info
Logitech Z-5500 Speakers.

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Win 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
Motherboard
Asrock P67 Extreme4
Memory
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
auria eq2367
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
1TB WD Blue
1TB Hitachi
PSU
SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
Case
Corsair Obsidian 750D
Cooling
Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
Internet Speed
Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Edge, IE11, Chrome
Other Info
Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Signature Edition Build 7600.
CPU
Intel E7400.
Motherboard
Asus P5KPL - AM/PS.
Memory
4.00GB DDR2 Ram.
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8400 GS.
Monitor(s) Displays
2x 22" Inch AOC.
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050.
Hard Drives
2x 500 GB Seagate.
1x 80GB Seagate.
Keyboard
Logitech G19.
Other Info
Logitech Z-5500 Speakers.
Did you restart after trying that?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Win 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
Motherboard
Asrock P67 Extreme4
Memory
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
auria eq2367
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
1TB WD Blue
1TB Hitachi
PSU
SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
Case
Corsair Obsidian 750D
Cooling
Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
Internet Speed
Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Edge, IE11, Chrome
Other Info
Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
Did you restart after trying that?

Yes, I tried the CMD way, then logged off. That did not work.

So then I tried deleting the file then restarting but that did not work either.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Signature Edition Build 7600.
CPU
Intel E7400.
Motherboard
Asus P5KPL - AM/PS.
Memory
4.00GB DDR2 Ram.
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8400 GS.
Monitor(s) Displays
2x 22" Inch AOC.
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050.
Hard Drives
2x 500 GB Seagate.
1x 80GB Seagate.
Keyboard
Logitech G19.
Other Info
Logitech Z-5500 Speakers.
That's all I can think of, you can keep checking back and see if someone else has another idea. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
Google wasn't much help either, good luck with that.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Win 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
Motherboard
Asrock P67 Extreme4
Memory
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
auria eq2367
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
1TB WD Blue
1TB Hitachi
PSU
SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
Case
Corsair Obsidian 750D
Cooling
Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
Internet Speed
Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Edge, IE11, Chrome
Other Info
Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
That's all I can think of, you can keep checking back and see if someone else has another idea. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
Google wasn't much help either, good luck with that.

Yep, Bing didn't help me.

Thanks for trying. I will keep looking out here but might get to the official Windows Forums. Might have a solution.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Signature Edition Build 7600.
CPU
Intel E7400.
Motherboard
Asus P5KPL - AM/PS.
Memory
4.00GB DDR2 Ram.
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8400 GS.
Monitor(s) Displays
2x 22" Inch AOC.
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050.
Hard Drives
2x 500 GB Seagate.
1x 80GB Seagate.
Keyboard
Logitech G19.
Other Info
Logitech Z-5500 Speakers.
Hello,

I have found the fix to this problem so I will post it here in case anyone else runs into it.

All I had to do was use this tutorial from the forum. I restored the icon, then logged off and back on and my icons were fixed.

Mackenzie :)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Signature Edition Build 7600.
CPU
Intel E7400.
Motherboard
Asus P5KPL - AM/PS.
Memory
4.00GB DDR2 Ram.
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8400 GS.
Monitor(s) Displays
2x 22" Inch AOC.
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050.
Hard Drives
2x 500 GB Seagate.
1x 80GB Seagate.
Keyboard
Logitech G19.
Other Info
Logitech Z-5500 Speakers.
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