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Article #171876Re: Icon hell !, Icon Help Please !!, This problem is driving me crazy!!!! - MyDesktopIcons.jpg (0/1)
From: Edison Ortiz
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 00:09
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 00:09
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ssimmons@empirenet.com wrote: > > I would appreciate any help that anyone can provide with this > problem. For the last 2-3 months, after a little HD hiccup, any > shortcuts that I put on my desktop AND ANY icons in any folders, > with the exception of Control Panel and a couple of other system > related folders, are displayed as shown in the attached JPG file. > I've tried re-installing Windows 95 several times. I've used tweakui's > "rebuild icons" selection without success. The group of icons that > are "stacked" over the real icon appear to come out of SHELL32.DLL > which is in my \WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory. I tried deleting the > file and re-installing Win95. That didn't work either. The icons > are messed up for whichever display I choose; large icons, small icons, > list or detail. The icons on my Start button are ok as are any on the > taskbar or the tray. Delete the file ShellIconCache located on your windows directory. Please note that this file is a hidden file. Restart your PC after deleting and that should do it.. Eddie
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