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Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?
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I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.* and then I browse to this path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc. But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc.. If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there. Anybody know anything about this ? Maybe even what to do about it ? -- Best regards Asger-P http://Asger-P.dk/software Quick Launch is a must try. |
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Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?
On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted:
Hi I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.* and then I browse to this path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc. But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc.. If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there. Anybody know anything about this ? Maybe even what to do about it ? Use another editor? -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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Hi Gene
Gene E. Bloch wrote: On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted: Hi I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.* and then I browse to this path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc. But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc.. If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there. Anybody know anything about this ? Maybe even what to do about it ? Use another editor? This is not about the editor, it is the same in all my file open dialogs no matter what program I try. I just gave the WordPad recipe so that anybody willing to try and confirm could do so without to much trouble. -- Best regards Asger-P http://Asger-P.dk/software Quick Launch is a must try. |
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Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?
On 06/04/2012 19:39, Asger Joergensen wrote:
Hi Gene Gene E. Bloch wrote: On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted: Hi I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.* and then I browse to this path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc. But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc.. If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there. Anybody know anything about this ? Maybe even what to do about it ? Use another editor? This is not about the editor, it is the same in all my file open dialogs no matter what program I try. I just gave the WordPad recipe so that anybody willing to try and confirm could do so without to much trouble. Does this help? http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-rebuild.html -- Jeff |
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Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?
On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted:
Hi Gene Gene E. Bloch wrote: On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted: Hi I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.* and then I browse to this path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc. But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc.. If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there. Anybody know anything about this ? Maybe even what to do about it ? Use another editor? This is not about the editor, it is the same in all my file open dialogs no matter what program I try. I just gave the WordPad recipe so that anybody willing to try and confirm could do so without to much trouble. OK, I'm sorry I misunderstood. I thought you meant every time you use WordPad's Open dialog :-) I was about to suggest finding a tool to clear the icon cache, but after a moment's thought, I believe that relates only to desktop icons. I also just realized that you refer to the "Shell". That would imply to me the Command Window (by analogy to its meaning in Unix), and there are no icons there. Do you mean Windows Explorer? Anyway, I just looked here (also Win 7 64-bit), and my icons are the same in Windows Explorer as in WordPad's Open dialog. That verifies that something is different about your system, but I have no idea what would cause that. I wish I could help. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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On 4/06/2012, Gene E. Bloch posted:
On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted: Hi Gene Gene E. Bloch wrote: On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted: Hi I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.* and then I browse to this path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc. But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc.. If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there. Anybody know anything about this ? Maybe even what to do about it ? Use another editor? This is not about the editor, it is the same in all my file open dialogs no matter what program I try. I just gave the WordPad recipe so that anybody willing to try and confirm could do so without to much trouble. OK, I'm sorry I misunderstood. I thought you meant every time you use WordPad's Open dialog :-) I was about to suggest finding a tool to clear the icon cache, but after a moment's thought, I believe that relates only to desktop icons. I also just realized that you refer to the "Shell". That would imply to me the Command Window (by analogy to its meaning in Unix), and there are no icons there. Do you mean Windows Explorer? Anyway, I just looked here (also Win 7 64-bit), and my icons are the same in Windows Explorer as in WordPad's Open dialog. That verifies that something is different about your system, but I have no idea what would cause that. I wish I could help. After pressing Send, I noticed Jeff Layman's post. He points to a method to rebuild the icon cache, which also seems to imply that my remark about Desktop icons is wrong. I hope the ideas in that link (which I'm about to bookmark!) work. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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Hi Gene
Gene E. Bloch wrote: After pressing Send, I noticed Jeff Layman's post. He points to a method to rebuild the icon cache, which also seems to imply that my remark about Desktop icons is wrong. I hope the ideas in that link (which I'm about to bookmark!) work. Unfortunately that didn't fix my problem, but again there is nothing wrong in the explorer, it is only in the file open dialogs. -- Best regards Asger-P http://Asger-P.dk/software Quick Launch is a must try. |
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Hi Jeff
Jeff Layman wrote: Does this help? http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-rebuild.html No, unfortunately not. And the bat file which i tried doesn't restart my win 7, not a problem though, Ctrl+Alt+Del still works. Thanks for trying though. -- Best regards Asger-P http://Asger-P.dk/software Quick Launch is a must try. |
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Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?
"Asger Joergensen" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.* and then I browse to this path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc. But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc.. If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there. Anybody know anything about this ? Maybe even what to do about it ? When you are in Wordpad and you browse to the Accessories folder, if you right-click the icon for the Sound Recorder and select 'Properties' and select the Shortcut tab you should see this path in the Target: %SystemRoot%\system32\SoundRecorder.exe If you click on the 'Change Icon...' button you should see the same path in the 'Look for icons in this file' box. Below that should be the mic icon. MsPaint has this path: %windir%\system32\mspaint.exe Snipping Tool has this path: %windir%\system32\SnippingTool.exe Is that what you see? |
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Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?
Hi Dave
Dave-UK wrote: When you are in Wordpad and you browse to the Accessories folder, if you right-click the icon for the Sound Recorder and select 'Properties' and select the Shortcut tab you should see this path in the Target: %SystemRoot%\system32\SoundRecorder.exe Yes. If you click on the 'Change Icon...' button you should see the same path in the: 'Look for icons in this file' box. I don't get the chance, because when I click "Change Icon" the system tells me that it could not open C:\Windows\System32\SoundRecorder.exe. Which of course, is not true, it should have said: "Could not find any icons in C:\Windows\System32\SoundRecorder.exe". Which is the case the programs that don't show icons, don't have their icons in the exe file and I don't know in which file I can find those icons. Below that should be the mic icon. No, not if the system can't find it. MsPaint has this path: %windir%\system32\mspaint.exe MsPaint is fine, it have icons in it's exe file. Snipping Tool has this path: %windir%\system32\SnippingTool.exe Is that what you see? Yes and No. I see the path but I don't see the icon. Snipping Tool looks the same as SoundRecorder. Thanks for trying -- Best regards Asger-P http://Asger-P.dk/software Quick Launch is a must try. |
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On 06/04/2012 22:45, Asger Joergensen wrote:
Hi Jeff Jeff Layman wrote: Does this help? http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-rebuild.html No, unfortunately not. And the bat file which i tried doesn't restart my win 7, not a problem though, Ctrl+Alt+Del still works. Thanks for trying though. If all else fails, you can always try sfc /scannow to fix any system files which have become corrupted (this was mentioned in the original link). http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-checker.html Hope it works. -- Jeff |
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Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?
"Asger Joergensen" wrote in message ... Hi Dave Dave-UK wrote: When you are in Wordpad and you browse to the Accessories folder, if you right-click the icon for the Sound Recorder and select 'Properties' and select the Shortcut tab you should see this path in the Target: %SystemRoot%\system32\SoundRecorder.exe Yes. If you click on the 'Change Icon...' button you should see the same path in the: 'Look for icons in this file' box. I don't get the chance, because when I click "Change Icon" the system tells me that it could not open C:\Windows\System32\SoundRecorder.exe. What is the exact wording of the error message ? Try Googling the exact phrase. |
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Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?
Hi Jeff
Jeff Layman wrote: If all else fails, you can always try sfc /scannow to fix any system files which have become corrupted (this was mentioned in the original link). http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-checker.html Thanks this looks interesting. But sfc /verifyonly tells me that I have to be administrator in order to use sfc. I am administrator and the only user on my pc, how can I make sfc see that ? Thanks in advance. -- Best regards Asger-P http://Asger-P.dk/software Quick Launch is a must try. |
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Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?
On 4/7/2012 8:23 PM, Asger Joergensen wrote:
Hi Jeff Jeff Layman wrote: If all else fails, you can always try sfc /scannow to fix any system files which have become corrupted (this was mentioned in the original link). http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-checker.html Thanks this looks interesting. But sfc /verifyonly tells me that I have to be administrator in order to use sfc. I am administrator and the only user on my pc, how can I make sfc see that ? Thanks in advance. Go to your start menu, click on "accessories", then right click on "command prompt" & choose "run as administrator". |
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Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?
Hi BobbyM
BobbyM wrote: On 4/7/2012 8:23 PM, Asger Joergensen wrote: Hi Jeff Jeff Layman wrote: If all else fails, you can always try sfc /scannow to fix any system files which have become corrupted (this was mentioned in the original link). http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-checker.html Thanks this looks interesting. But sfc /verifyonly tells me that I have to be administrator in order to use sfc. I am administrator and the only user on my pc, how can I make sfc see that ? Thanks in advance. Go to your start menu, click on "accessories", then right click on "command prompt" & choose "run as administrator". Thanks, I ran sfc /verifyonly, but it found no errors. So I guess my win7 is just strange. Best regards Asger-P http://Asger-P.dk/software Quick Launch is a must try. |
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