Re: Icon cache

Wesley Vogel wrote:
Experiencing icon lag, while browsing thru all your Start icons and
programs?
Your icons need ages to load?

Delete IconCache.db

IconCache.db. A hidden file located in...

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data

After deleting IconCache.db, it will be automatically recreated.

Paste into Start | Run and click OK...

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data

Right click IconCache.db and selcect Delete.

HOW TO: Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302347

To display Hidden files and folders...

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options | View tab
Check:
Display the contents of system folders
Show hidden files and folders
UNCheck:
Hide protected operating system files
Click Apply | Click OK

[[Hidden files and folders will appear dimmed to indicate they are not
typical items.]]


In news:ecUHQ%23lCHHA.4740@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Beemer <Beemer@xxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
When I start XP Sp2 my desktop icons take maybe 20 seconds to "color
up" and his happens almost one at a time. I have 2GB ram and AMD64
4000 so why does not happen?

I have increased the icon cache but this made no difference. Does
the icon cache get used for UNOPENED and UNSEEN icons? if this
point is significant how can I check the number of icons I have?

Beemer

Aha, thanks again Wesley! Norton will do that for me, but as usual I've
never been able to figure out what it does to "refresh" the icons!
Great tip!

Wesley: Are you published anywhere or have a web site with such info on it?
Just curious. You're a wealth of niche information!

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