Re: XP-Home: Delay when accessing "Programs" menu

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Simon,

I deleted %homepath%\Local Settings\Application Data\IconCache.db yesterday
to see how many reboots it took to rebuild. I never paid any attention to
how many reboots it took before. I lost count, 3 or 4.

My IconCache.db is 5.14 MB.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:MPG.1d4f3ed72702ebc2989685@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
JS <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 08:43:08 +1000, Wesley had said ...
>
> Simon,
>
> Delete IconCache.db. You may have to reboot.
>
> IconCache.db. A hidden file located in...
>
> %homepath%\Local Settings\Application Data
>
> After deleting IconCache.db, it will be automatically recreated.
>
>
> David had said:
>> Iconcache is written on shutdown (most times) and read on startup.
>> This may not help as if it's corrupted in memory (either because it
>> read a corrupted one on prev startup or whatever) as it will
>> recreate a corrupted iconcache. Much better to change Iconsize
>> in windows to force the System Image List to rebuild from scratch.
>> Sometimes you need to delete this file as well as it's not written if
>> the System Image List is full in memory on shutdown (so it will start
>> with a corrupted imagelist on next boot). Programs can and do play around
>> with the contents of the System Image List. Iconcache is a file
>> of the SIL and is where it is stored when the computer is off.
>> When on it has no purpose.
>>
>>
>
>
> Thanks Wesley for the explanation!! I did look at the link and was
> surprised to see this thread there as well.
>
> I deleted Iconcache.db with no apparent effect. It was approx 6kb. The
> file does not appear to have been rebuilt again, so far, after 3 warm
> re-boots. Will check again after a full shutdown.
>
> I note once again that after selecting Start|Programs 4 times or so,any
> delays disappear and the menu populates instantly.
>
> Thanks David for that explanation. I will look into what this all means
> and try it.
>
>
> Simon

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