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Since: Aug 14, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:10 am
Post subject: Some icons gone
Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>general (more info?)
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I run WinXP Home and upgraded from FAT32 to NTFS a couple of months ago.
After that, every few days some of my icons changed to the blank box icon.
Not all icons were affected. My Documents, My Computer, Recycle bin were not
affected. But many of my program icons were: most of Microsoft Office
including the .doc and .xls files, but other programs (eg ZoneAlarm) were
not. I have tried to do a system restore, but system restore isn't working
(it is reporting an error and I think a previous restore point has become
corrupt and I now have to remove all restore points). I appears that for
those applications affected, all icons have become the blank boxes: that is
the icons on the desktop, in the start/program menu and the documents
themselves. Anyone got any ideas?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:49 pm
Post subject: Re: Some icons gone [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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KevinR wrote:
> I run WinXP Home and upgraded from FAT32 to NTFS a couple of months ago.
> After that, every few days some of my icons changed to the blank box icon.
> Not all icons were affected. My Documents, My Computer, Recycle bin were not
> affected. But many of my program icons were: most of Microsoft Office
> including the .doc and .xls files, but other programs (eg ZoneAlarm) were
> not. I have tried to do a system restore, but system restore isn't working
> (it is reporting an error and I think a previous restore point has become
> corrupt and I now have to remove all restore points). It appears that for
> those applications affected, all icons have become the blank boxes: that is,
> the icons on the desktop, in the start/program menu and the documents
> themselves. Anyone got any ideas?
Line 121. Increase Icon Cache
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:56 pm
Post subject: Re: Some icons gone [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Joe/Elmo - I downloaded and ran the script, logged out and back in, but it
hasn't fixed the problem. I've also tried rebooting. At the same time this
problem first started, I also started receiving windows update reports that
updates for .net framework (KB928365 & KB928366) failed to instal. Yesterdays
monthly updates all installed ok, but not the two .net updates. And all this
happened a week or so after I changed from FAT32 to NTFS. Back to the icons.
All the Microsoft Office icons (prgrams and documents) have changed to the
blank icons, apart from Microsoft Photodraw documents (*.mix *.pcx) but the
program icon has become blank too. Acrobat reader program icon and *.pdf have
also gone blank. My digital camera software icons have gone blank, but the
photos themselves (*.jpg) still have the icon that the camera software gave
them. But all other programs still have the correct icons, so the problem is
confined to Microsoft Office, acrobat reader and my digital camera software.
I'd really appreciate any more suggestions you can give me. Thanks, Kevin |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:17 pm
Post subject: Re: Some icons gone [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Joe, thanks for your detailed reply. I followed the .net instructions and
have successfully solved that problem. But I'm still experiencing the icons
problem. I have tried TweakUI, but that didn't fix it. I then tried repairing
Adobe Reader from Control Panel then Add/Remove Programs. Thsi reinstated the
icons for *.pdf correctly. It also reinstated an icon for the program: but
not the correct one! So I tried to repair office but received a message "This
package could not be opened. Verify that the patch exists and that you can
access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that it is a valid
Windows Installer patch package." I think I'll have to completely reinstal
Office. Oddly enough the Outlook icon on the desktop is ok. But all the other
Office icons are affected. Thanks for all your help, Kevin |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:32 pm
Post subject: Re: Some icons gone [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Joe, I've fixed the proble. To fix the .net problem I had to download the
Microsft uninstaller. I used this to uninstall Office too, then reinstalled
it from the CDs. Now all icons are back. Thanks for your help. Kevin |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:20 am
Post subject: Re: Some icons gone [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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KevinR wrote:
> Joe, I've fixed the proble. To fix the .net problem I had to download the
> Microsft uninstaller. I used this to uninstall Office too, then reinstalled
> it from the CDs. Now all icons are back. Thanks for your help. Kevin
Great news!
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