Change icon

[LucB]

Some of my desktop shortcuts have self-made icons. When I modify one of
those icons (and keep the original file name), it may take some time before
the new version actually appears on the desktop. Even Properties > Change
Icon to a different .ico-file and back to the original .ico-file does not
make the new icon appear. How can I force it to appear?

[Sharon F]

On Mon, 17 May 2004 00:26:52 +0200, LucB wrote:

> Some of my desktop shortcuts have self-made icons. When I modify one of
> those icons (and keep the original file name), it may take some time before
> the new version actually appears on the desktop. Even Properties > Change
> Icon to a different .ico-file and back to the original .ico-file does not
> make the new icon appear. How can I force it to appear?

Try forcing a refresh of the desktop. To do this: Right click desktop>
select Refresh or click desktop and press F5.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[LucB]

Alas, that doesn't do the trick...

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 17 May 2004 00:26:52 +0200, LucB wrote:
>
> > Some of my desktop shortcuts have self-made icons. When I modify one of
> > those icons (and keep the original file name), it may take some time
before
> > the new version actually appears on the desktop. Even Properties >
Change
> > Icon to a different .ico-file and back to the original .ico-file does
not
> > make the new icon appear. How can I force it to appear?
>
> Try forcing a refresh of the desktop. To do this: Right click desktop>
> select Refresh or click desktop and press F5.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[Ramesh [MVP]]

1. Right-click Desktop, choose Properties, Appearance Tab.=20
2. Click "Advanced" button, choose Icon from the drop-down list and set =
it's size to 31 and press OK
3. Close the dialogs.
4. Repeat the same procedure (1&3) and set the icon size to 32 and press =
OK, OK.

See if this helps. If not, try rebooting.

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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"LucB" > wrote in message =
...
Alas, that doesn't do the trick...

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 17 May 2004 00:26:52 +0200, LucB wrote:
>
> > Some of my desktop shortcuts have self-made icons. When I modify one =
of
> > those icons (and keep the original file name), it may take some time
before
> > the new version actually appears on the desktop. Even Properties >
Change
> > Icon to a different .ico-file and back to the original .ico-file =
does
not
> > make the new icon appear. How can I force it to appear?
>
> Try forcing a refresh of the desktop. To do this: Right click desktop>
> select Refresh or click desktop and press F5.
>
> --=20
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[Sharon F]

On Mon, 17 May 2004 11:32:58 +0200, LucB wrote:

> Alas, that doesn't do the trick...
>
What about a soft restart: Log off and log back on?

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[LucB]

Is a bit cumbersome, but works OK. Thanks!

"Ramesh [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
1. Right-click Desktop, choose Properties, Appearance Tab.
2. Click "Advanced" button, choose Icon from the drop-down list and set it's
size to 31 and press OK
3. Close the dialogs.
4. Repeat the same procedure (1&3) and set the icon size to 32 and press OK,
OK.

See if this helps. If not, try rebooting.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
---------------------------------------
What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
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"LucB" > wrote in message
...
Alas, that doesn't do the trick...

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 17 May 2004 00:26:52 +0200, LucB wrote:
>
> > Some of my desktop shortcuts have self-made icons. When I modify one of
> > those icons (and keep the original file name), it may take some time
before
> > the new version actually appears on the desktop. Even Properties >
Change
> > Icon to a different .ico-file and back to the original .ico-file does
not
> > make the new icon appear. How can I force it to appear?
>
> Try forcing a refresh of the desktop. To do this: Right click desktop>
> select Refresh or click desktop and press F5.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[LucB]

This solution works too, but it's kind of a nuisance to have to reboot each
time I want to see what my new icons look like 'for real'. Thanks anyway for
the hint!

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 17 May 2004 11:32:58 +0200, LucB wrote:
>
> > Alas, that doesn't do the trick...
> >
> What about a soft restart: Log off and log back on?
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[Ramesh [MVP]]

You're welcome. Even TweakUI's 'Rebuild Icons' feature can help!

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:=20
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
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"LucB" > wrote in message =
...
Is a bit cumbersome, but works OK. Thanks!

"Ramesh [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
1. Right-click Desktop, choose Properties, Appearance Tab.
2. Click "Advanced" button, choose Icon from the drop-down list and set =
it's
size to 31 and press OK
3. Close the dialogs.
4. Repeat the same procedure (1&3) and set the icon size to 32 and press =
OK,
OK.

See if this helps. If not, try rebooting.

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
---------------------------------------
What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
---------------------------------------


"LucB" > wrote in message
...
Alas, that doesn't do the trick...

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 17 May 2004 00:26:52 +0200, LucB wrote:
>
> > Some of my desktop shortcuts have self-made icons. When I modify one =
of
> > those icons (and keep the original file name), it may take some time
before
> > the new version actually appears on the desktop. Even Properties >
Change
> > Icon to a different .ico-file and back to the original .ico-file =
does
not
> > make the new icon appear. How can I force it to appear?
>
> Try forcing a refresh of the desktop. To do this: Right click desktop>
> select Refresh or click desktop and press F5.
>
> --=20
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[Sharon F]

On Mon, 17 May 2004 19:50:47 +0200, LucB wrote:

> This solution works too, but it's kind of a nuisance to have to reboot each
> time I want to see what my new icons look like 'for real'. Thanks anyway for
> the hint!

It is cumbersome but it sounds like your system is slow to propagate the
icon designation. This designation is recorded in the registry and needs to
be renewed in the icon cache before it shows up on the desktop. Logging on
fresh loads the updated registry info and the cycling of log off/log on is
all part of normal icon cache maintenance.

I see that Ramesh has given you some help that has made this work better
for you too. That's good. :)

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[David Candy]

It's actually that something has to tell windows the icon is changed. =
Programs do this with ShellNotify (Hey windows I've changed an icon). =
Logging off/on may not fix it. Changing an icon in a windows dialog will =
do the ShelliNotify. Changing the icon file will load the new file in =
memory. Editing the file is just tricking windows as it doesn't know =
it's been done.

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"Sharon F" > wrote in message =
...
> On Mon, 17 May 2004 19:50:47 +0200, LucB wrote:
>=20
> > This solution works too, but it's kind of a nuisance to have to =
reboot each
> > time I want to see what my new icons look like 'for real'. Thanks =
anyway for
> > the hint!
>=20
> It is cumbersome but it sounds like your system is slow to propagate =
the
> icon designation. This designation is recorded in the registry and =
needs to
> be renewed in the icon cache before it shows up on the desktop. =
Logging on
> fresh loads the updated registry info and the cycling of log off/log =
on is
> all part of normal icon cache maintenance.=20
>=20
> I see that Ramesh has given you some help that has made this work =
better
> for you too. That's good. :)=20
>=20
> --=20
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[Sharon F]

On Tue, 18 May 2004 09:22:35 +1000, David Candy wrote:

> It's actually that something has to tell windows the icon is changed.
> Programs do this with ShellNotify (Hey windows I've changed an icon).
> Logging off/on may not fix it. Changing an icon in a windows dialog will
> do the ShelliNotify. Changing the icon file will load the new file in
> memory. Editing the file is just tricking windows as it doesn't know
> it's been done.

Thanks for the explanation, David. I appreciate it.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User