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Old May 30th 08, 08:16 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
lian183
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Hi.
I've been using Windows Vista Premium for over a year now.
So far I've no problems with it yet. However, just recently, I noticed that
the icons for the computer and recycle bin were gone. Futhermore, the icon
for some of the folders on my computer were either blank or a icon of the
computer. Some files (ranging from the .dll to .exe) were changed to the
computer icon as well. The icons for the floppy drive and my usb also
disappeared and are displayed by the icon that represents file that windows
does not recognise.
Can anyone help me restore these icons?
I have tried a system restore back a week when they were all still good but
that did not make a difference. Thanks in advance.
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Old May 30th 08, 12:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
t-4-2[_98_]
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lian183;730942 Wrote:
Hi.
I've been using Windows Vista Premium for over a year now.
So far I've no problems with it yet. However, just recently, I noticed
that
the icons for the computer and recycle bin were gone. Futhermore, the
icon
for some of the folders on my computer were either blank or a icon of
the
computer. Some files (ranging from the .dll to .exe) were changed to
the
computer icon as well. The icons for the floppy drive and my usb also
disappeared and are displayed by the icon that represents file that
windows
does not recognise.
Can anyone help me restore these icons?
I have tried a system restore back a week when they were all still good
but
that did not make a difference. Thanks in advance.

Hello lian,
Please use this link which will show you how to rebuild the icon cache
; -
( Use method one )
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...e-rebuild.html


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t-4-2
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Old May 31st 08, 06:54 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
lian183
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Default Icons changed or Missing!



"t-4-2" wrote:


lian183;730942 Wrote:
Hi.
I've been using Windows Vista Premium for over a year now.
So far I've no problems with it yet. However, just recently, I noticed
that
the icons for the computer and recycle bin were gone. Futhermore, the
icon
for some of the folders on my computer were either blank or a icon of
the
computer. Some files (ranging from the .dll to .exe) were changed to
the
computer icon as well. The icons for the floppy drive and my usb also
disappeared and are displayed by the icon that represents file that
windows
does not recognise.
Can anyone help me restore these icons?
I have tried a system restore back a week when they were all still good
but
that did not make a difference. Thanks in advance.

Hello lian,
Please use this link which will show you how to rebuild the icon cache
; -
( Use method one )
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...e-rebuild.html


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t-4-2

Hello.
Thanks for you suggestion but that did not work. The icons are still missing
or changed. I also noticed that whenever i tried to open something in my
documents through a program, it always stops responding. If i click open in
word, the window will say "Open" and in the address bar you can see that it
is trying to open something in the folder "Documents". It stops responding
and i am forced to close it. This also happens in Windows live messenger when
trying to change a display picture, happens in photoshop when opening a file
to work on and basically all of the other programs that can open something
up. Anyone have suggestions? I really need this problem fixed.
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Old May 31st 08, 07:24 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
t-4-2[_98_]
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lian183;731943 Wrote:
"t-4-2" wrote:


lian183;730942 Wrote:
Hi.
I've been using Windows Vista Premium for over a year now.
So far I've no problems with it yet. However, just recently, I
noticed
that
the icons for the computer and recycle bin were gone. Futhermore,
the
icon
for some of the folders on my computer were either blank or a icon
of
the
computer. Some files (ranging from the .dll to .exe) were changed
to
the
computer icon as well. The icons for the floppy drive and my usb
also
disappeared and are displayed by the icon that represents file that
windows
does not recognise.
Can anyone help me restore these icons?
I have tried a system restore back a week when they were all still
good
but
that did not make a difference. Thanks in advance.
Hello lian,
Please use this link which will show you how to rebuild the icon

cache
; -
( Use method one )
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...e-rebuild.html


--
t-4-2

Hello.
Thanks for you suggestion but that did not work. The icons are still
missing
or changed. I also noticed that whenever i tried to open something in
my
documents through a program, it always stops responding. If i click
open in
word, the window will say "Open" and in the address bar you can see
that it
is trying to open something in the folder "Documents". It stops
responding
and i am forced to close it. This also happens in Windows live
messenger when
trying to change a display picture, happens in photoshop when opening
a file
to work on and basically all of the other programs that can open
something
up. Anyone have suggestions? I really need this problem fixed.

Hello lian,
How about do a system restore in Safe mode With command prompt, and
type **
c:\windows\system32\rstrui.exe **in the command prompt.
Specuylation time : "dump the Norton"


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t-4-2
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Old May 31st 08, 08:30 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
lian183
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Default Icons changed or Missing!

Thank you so much.
It seems that i didnt go back far enough when i used system restore. I put
it back 2 weeks and it worked fine.
By the way, I use Trend Micro not Norton.
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Old May 31st 08, 04:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
t-4-2[_98_]
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Default Icons changed or Missing!


lian183;731976 Wrote:
Thank you so much.
It seems that i didnt go back far enough when i used system restore. I
put
it back 2 weeks and it worked fine.
By the way, I use Trend Micro not Norton.

Glad to know you have your problem solved. When Trend expires, you
might want to consider getting Avast or Avg. They work just as good, and
they are Free.


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