desktop icons

[Jim Balsbaugh]

Older systems would allow you to delete shelliconcache
when it became corrupted to rebuild the desktop icons.

In XP I cannot find shelliconcache, or the method to
rebuild all of the desktop icons has changed.

I have experienced some level of desktop curuption (using
XP SP1) where desktop icons are "disapearing".

I would like to rebuild this, any suggestions?

Thanks to all.

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

The file is called IconCache.db and is located in the following location:

Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data

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"Jim Balsbaugh" > wrote in message
...
> Older systems would allow you to delete shelliconcache
> when it became corrupted to rebuild the desktop icons.
>
> In XP I cannot find shelliconcache, or the method to
> rebuild all of the desktop icons has changed.
>
> I have experienced some level of desktop curuption (using
> XP SP1) where desktop icons are "disapearing".
>
> I would like to rebuild this, any suggestions?
>
> Thanks to all.
>

[Sam]

Can I just delete the IconCache.db file and reboot so that a new file will
be rebuilt? Also is there a default size for this file? Can it be
increased similar to that in windows 98 (I have a lot of folders on my
desktop)?? Thanks for any help, Sam.



"Doug Knox MS-MVP" > wrote in message
...
> The file is called IconCache.db and is located in the following location:
>
> Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Associate Expert
> ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> "Jim Balsbaugh" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Older systems would allow you to delete shelliconcache
> > when it became corrupted to rebuild the desktop icons.
> >
> > In XP I cannot find shelliconcache, or the method to
> > rebuild all of the desktop icons has changed.
> >
> > I have experienced some level of desktop curuption (using
> > XP SP1) where desktop icons are "disapearing".
> >
> > I would like to rebuild this, any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks to all.
> >
>
>