Win 7 icons

[BreeZeR]

Hey there!

I have a preblem with my icons on my desktop.
And don't know what i have done to cause it

As the picture shows, there are som kind om extra icon on top of the right icon

 

[Bill2]

Try rebuilding your Icon cache.

1. Close open folder windows.
2. Launch Task Manager by right clicking on the taskbar, then select start task manager.
3. In the Process tab, right-click on Explorer.exe process and select End Process.
4. Click on End process button when asked for confirmation.
5. From the File menu of Task Manager, select New Task (Run…).
6. Type CMD.EXE, and click OK.
7. In the Command Prompt window, type the commands one by one and press ENTER after each command:

CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
DEL IconCache.db /a
EXIT

8. In Task Manager, click File, select New Task (Run…)
9. Type EXPLORER.EXE, and click OK.

 

[BreeZeR]

Thanks for the quick reply. But didn't solve the problem

But couldt it have something to do with, that i played arround with a icon apps that should change icons =/

 

[derekimo]

Here, see if this tutorial helps you out,
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/804-shortcut-extension-remove-restore.html?filter[2]=Shortcuts

 

[manhunter2826]

What of uninstalling the third-party app, and that might remove the shell extensions and file associations. Will a system restore help to a time before you installed the app?

 

[Bill2]

You could try removing the shortcut overlays. Go through the following page.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3606-shortcut-arrow-remove-restore.htmlhttp://www.winhelponline.com/articl...-Shortcut-overlay-in-Windows-7-and-Vista.html

Otherwise, uninstall the icon apps you've been using, that'll probably revert icons to default.

 

[BreeZeR]

Shortcut Arrow - Remove or Restore - did the trick Thanks

 

[gaz]

Hey there!

I have a preblem with my icons on my desktop.
And don't know what i have done to cause it

As the picture shows, there are som kind om extra icon on top of the right icon

View attachment 62365

this wont help change them back but will completely remove them if you want
download FXVisor 32 (if you want)
Desktop icons should then look like this-

 

[manhunter2826]

^To the right a bit please

 

[hybridfan]

^To the right a bit please

LOL wonder who it is?

 

[manhunter2826]

^ Glad the OP's issue has been resolved because now we have an even bigger problem to resolve...could be the most widely contested thread this

 

[KMOU]

Try rebuilding your Icon cache.

1. Close open folder windows.
2. Launch Task Manager by right clicking on the taskbar, then select start task manager.
3. In the Process tab, right-click on Explorer.exe process and select End Process.
4. Click on End process button when asked for confirmation.
5. From the File menu of Task Manager, select New Task (Run…).
6. Type CMD.EXE, and click OK.
7. In the Command Prompt window, type the commands one by one and press ENTER after each command:

CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
DEL IconCache.db /a
EXIT

8. In Task Manager, click File, select New Task (Run…)
9. Type EXPLORER.EXE, and click OK.

I upgraded from Vista to W7 a couple of weeks ago and have had problems with program-specific icons changing into generic icons ever since. I restored the icon cache per Bill's instructions and all of the generic icons were restored. But todey, three other icons went generic on me, so I'm a bit annoyed.

Is there a permanent fix for this or does life with W7 include restoring the icon cache every day?

Thanks in advance for any fixes.