Re: Renew Icons In 'ALL PROGRAMS" List

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Danno,

%homepath% is the path to a user's home directory.

Paste:

%homepath%

into the Start | Run box, click OK and see what opens.

If your drive is C:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here
will open.

Pasting
%homepath%\Local Settings\Application Data
into Start | Run will open
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here
if your drive is C:

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In tY7me.1505639$8l.918013@pd7tw1no">news:tY7me.1505639$8l.918013@pd7tw1no,
Danno <danreardon@xxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> Thanks Wes, but it did not seem to make any difference. I deleted the
> IconCache.db folder, but the icons in the start menu were still degraded,
> even after reboot. That was a big file too, 2.5 megs. So since deleting
> it didn't make the improvement I expected, I restored the IconCache.db
> folder back to where I found it (Local Settings\Application Data). Please
> note that I did not see '%homepath%' anywhere in the path to this file.
> Is there something I'm misunderstanding? It sure would be nice to see
> these icons again, since they make it so much easier to spot the file I'm
> looking for. I guess that's the whole idea of icons.
>
> Thanks for your suggestion.
>
> Danno
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uWnxAq6YFHA.4088@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Delete IconCache.db
>>
>> IconCache.db. Is a hidden file located in...
>>
>> %homepath%\Local Settings\Application Data
>>
>> After deleting IconCache.db, it will be automatically recreated.
>>
>> 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
>> Apply | OK
>>
>> [[Hidden files and folders will appear dimmed to indicate they are not
>> typical items.]]
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In DCXle.1501906$6l.1422716@pd7tw2no">news:DCXle.1501906$6l.1422716@pd7tw2no,
>> Danno <danreardon@xxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have Windows XP Pro. When I click the 'start' button, the 'all
>>> programs' button appears. When I click the 'all programs' button, the
>>> list appears. On that list, the only programs that still have the proper
>>> icons are of course any that are produced by Microsoft. All others have
>>> decayed back to the same silly folder icon. Is there anyone out there
>>> who would know how to get these icons renewed to the icon provided by
>>> the software provider?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> Danno

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