Cannot restore desktop icons for My Comp & IE

[Rob D]

After attempting to run an old Windows 95 program, many
of the icons on my desktop were changed. They still
worked, just the displayed icon was changed to a generic
icon. Many of them I was able to change back (pdf
shortcuts and a couple program shortcuts), but the My
Computer and Internet Explorer icons will not change back
to default.

I have used Customize Desktop under Desktop Display
properties. I can change these two icons to new pictures,
but changing them back to the default makes them go to
the generic icon picture instead. I noticed that My
Computer pulls it's picture from \windows\explorer.exe,
but all the others (Recycle Bin) pull from
windows\system32\shell32.dll. Could there be a problem
with explorer.exe somehow?

I noticed the icons for Internet Explorer and Outlook
Express in the 'pinned' area of the start menu are the
generic icon now too, instead of what they should be.

System restore to a few days ago did not fix the problem.
Uninstalling the old win95 program didn't do anything
either.

Thanks in advance for any help.
-Rob

[Kelly]

Hi Rob,

Suggestions:

Run the edit on line 4
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Right click the Desktop/Properties/Themes/Windows XP (Apply/ok)

Right click the Desktop/Properties/Appearance/Advanced/Icon. Change the
number from 32 to 31, ok/apply/ok. Go back again to revert.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP

In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com




"Rob D" > wrote in message
...
> After attempting to run an old Windows 95 program, many
> of the icons on my desktop were changed. They still
> worked, just the displayed icon was changed to a generic
> icon. Many of them I was able to change back (pdf
> shortcuts and a couple program shortcuts), but the My
> Computer and Internet Explorer icons will not change back
> to default.
>
> I have used Customize Desktop under Desktop Display
> properties. I can change these two icons to new pictures,
> but changing them back to the default makes them go to
> the generic icon picture instead. I noticed that My
> Computer pulls it's picture from \windows\explorer.exe,
> but all the others (Recycle Bin) pull from
> windows\system32\shell32.dll. Could there be a problem
> with explorer.exe somehow?
>
> I noticed the icons for Internet Explorer and Outlook
> Express in the 'pinned' area of the start menu are the
> generic icon now too, instead of what they should be.
>
> System restore to a few days ago did not fix the problem.
> Uninstalling the old win95 program didn't do anything
> either.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> -Rob

[Rob D]

Worked perfectly all around! Thanks again!
-Rob
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Rob,
>
>Suggestions:
>
>Run the edit on line 4
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
>Right click the Desktop/Properties/Themes/Windows XP=20
(Apply/ok)
>
>Right click the=20
Desktop/Properties/Appearance/Advanced/Icon. Change the=20
>number from 32 to 31, ok/apply/ok. Go back again to=20
revert.
>
>--=20
>All the Best,
>Kelly
>
>Microsoft-MVP Windows=AE XP
>
>In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
>http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm
>
>Troubleshooting Windows XP
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

[Kelly]

Most welcome. Glad to hear all is well and thanks for the feedback, Rob.
:o)

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP

In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com




"Rob D" > wrote in message
...
Worked perfectly all around! Thanks again!
-Rob
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Rob,
>
>Suggestions:
>
>Run the edit on line 4
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
>Right click the Desktop/Properties/Themes/Windows XP
(Apply/ok)
>
>Right click the
Desktop/Properties/Appearance/Advanced/Icon. Change the
>number from 32 to 31, ok/apply/ok. Go back again to
revert.
>
>--
>All the Best,
>Kelly
>
>Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
>
>In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
>http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm
>
>Troubleshooting Windows XP
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com