Re: missing xp icons

From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:24:46 +0530

Try changing to Windows Classic theme once and again to Windows XP Style theme. See if that resets every icon. 

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table: 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp
"Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message news:OXv8H1ggEHA.636@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Yes. For Printers and Faxes
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon
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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table: 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp
"Richard" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:60bb01c4820a$34dc4070$a501280a@phx.gbl...
It was pointing to the folder (which is empty) that the 
theme was in. I deleted the value and the control panel 
icon is back.
I guess I do the same with the other icons that are 
missing? 
>-----Original Message-----
>Richard,
>
>What value is assigned to (default), in the right pane?
>
>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-
08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon
>
>-- 
>Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP Shell/User
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table: 
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/gp/gpref.asp
>
>"Richard" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
message news:633f01c48200$7c60dc30$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>There are 4 in total.
>
>The Control Panel icon (in 'My Computer') and the other 
3 
>are in Control Panel. They are Network Connections, 
>Printers and Faxes and Scheduled Tasks.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You said "just a couple didn't restore". What are those?
>>
>>-- 
>>Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>>Windows XP Shell/User
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>>
>>Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table: 
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
>us/gp/gpref.asp
>>
>><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
>news:630801c481fe$d7d42f60$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>I've deleted 0-45 and restarted the pc but it's not 
>>changed anything.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Great. Now that you have a backup of the Shell Icons 
>>key. In the right-pane of the Shell Icons key, delete 
>all 
>>the entries  you see (0 - 45). They are pointing to a 
>>wrong location.
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>>>Windows XP Shell/User
>>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>>>
>>>Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table: 
>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en
-
>>us/gp/gpref.asp
>>>
>>>"Richard" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote 
>in 
>>message news:62e101c481f0$e263ec30$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>Thanks Ramesh, it did restore most of them, just a 
>>couple 
>>>didn't restore so have done what you said and copied 
>the 
>>>contents of the key here.
>>>
>>>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>>
>>>
>>
>
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
>>>ion\Explorer\Shell Icons]
>>>"0"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,0"
>>>"1"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,1"
>>>"2"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,2"
>>>"3"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,3"
>>>"4"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,4"
>>>"5"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,5"
>>>"6"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,6"
>>>"7"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,7"
>>>"8"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,8"
>>>"9"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,9"
>>>"10"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,10"
>>>"11"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,11"
>>>"12"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,12"
>>>"13"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,13"
>>>"14"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,14"
>>>"15"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,15"
>>>"16"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,16"
>>>"17"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,17"
>>>"18"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,18"
>>>"19"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,19"
>>>"20"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,20"
>>>"21"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,21"
>>>"22"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,22"
>>>"23"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,23"
>>>"24"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,24"
>>>"25"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,25"
>>>"26"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,26"
>>>"27"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,27"
>>>"28"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,28"
>>>"29"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,29"
>>>"30"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,30"
>>>"31"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,31"
>>>"32"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,32"
>>>"33"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,33"
>>>"34"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,34"
>>>"35"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,35"
>>>"36"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,36"
>>>"37"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,37"
>>>"38"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,38"
>>>"39"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,39"
>>>"40"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,40"
>>>"41"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,41"
>>>"42"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,42"
>>>"43"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,43"
>>>"44"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,44"
>>>"45"="C:\\Windows\\System\\shell32.dll,45"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Hi Richard,
>>>>
>>>>Click Start/Run and type REGSVR32 /i SHELL32.DLL
>>>>
>>>>This resets most of the icons to factory defaults. 
You 
>>>need to restart Windows for the changes to take 
effect. 
>>>>
>>>>If some of the icons are still missing, start 
Registry 
>>>Editor and navigate to:
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
>>>ion\Explorer\Shell Icons]
>>>>Export the key to a REG file and post the contents 
>here.
>>>>
>>>>-- 
>>>>Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>>>>Windows XP Shell/User
>>>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>>>>
>>>>Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table: 
>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/e
n
>-
>>>us/gp/gpref.asp
>>>>
>>>>"Richard" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote 
>>in 
>>>message news:621901c481d9$9e6ff440$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>I recently downloaded a new theme for xp, but after a 
>>>>while decided i didn't like it so deleted it.
>>>>
>>>>But now a load of xp icons are missing. Is there any 
>>way 
>>>>of getting them back?
>>>>
>>>>On the start menu, the 'search' and 'run' icons are 
>>>>missing
>>>>The control panel folder icon is missing and in the 
>>>>control panel the following do not have icons:
>>>>admin tools
>>>>network connections
>>>>printers and faxes
>>>>scheduled tasks
>>>>
>>>>Is there a way to retrieve them, or can i download 
>them 
>>>>from somewhere (but I don't want to download a 3rd 
>>party 
>>>>program to do this)???
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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