Re: Drive Icon Help Please

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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:43:35 -0600

Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Reset All Folders. If that
doesn't help: Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 /i shell32 

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Kelly
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<Yankees#1> wrote in message
news:aa07110cbe6a771285c5d6666c375be5@news.teranews.com...
> I purchased a new PC and installed WindowsXP Pro.  I had one HD which
> showed up as C:\ on the "My Computer" window.  I have a few optical
> drives.  I also have a media drive which has several slots (CF, SD,
> Mem Stick) which showed up as successive letters, all OK with the
> correct icons.  The CF drive had a CF icon etc....
>
> I later added a second HD.  Using WindowsXP utility, I formatted the
> drive NTFS and it showed up with the correct DH icon as Drive H.
> Being old fashioned, and using the built in WindowsXP utility, I moved
> the new HD to D:/.  Now the ned D:/ HD has the CF icon and the CF
> drive has the hard drive Icon.
>
> I got TweakUI and ran the Icon Rebuild, no luck.
>
> Anyone have a suggestion on how to make this look right again!
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
> bob at ae1m dot com
>
>

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