Ghost Icon!

My downloads folder icon, on the desktop has become transparent,
with a large "down arrow" at its right-hand edge.
I don't see anything unusual in the folder, and I can find no explanation
for this appearance!
I thought it might mean that a file in the folder was ready to be written
out to a CD or DVD, but there is no indication of that.
Is this an indication that Vista Home Premium doesn't like my downloads???
Is it telling me to follow the arrow beyond the river Styx???
My inquiring mind needs to know!
Any help would be appreciated.

Dave

"FiOS Dave" <> wrote in message
news:55B14F87-3267-4FBD-9BA0-...
> My downloads folder icon, on the desktop has become transparent,
> with a large "down arrow" at its right-hand edge.
> I don't see anything unusual in the folder, and I can find no explanation
> for this appearance!
> I thought it might mean that a file in the folder was ready to be written
> out to a CD or DVD, but there is no indication of that.
> Is this an indication that Vista Home Premium doesn't like my downloads???
> Is it telling me to follow the arrow beyond the river Styx???
> My inquiring mind needs to know!
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Dave


The icon lives inside

C:\Windows\system32\imageres.dll

So you could try reapplying the icon to the folder

Assuming it's a shortcut, Right-click > Properties > Change Icon

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Jon

Jon;377464 Wrote:
> "FiOS Dave" <> wrote in messag
> news:55B14F87-3267-4FBD-9BA0-..
> > My downloads folder icon, on the desktop has become transparent
> > with a large "down arrow" at its right-hand edge
> > I don't see anything unusual in the folder, and I can find n
> explanatio
> > for this appearance
> > I thought it might mean that a file in the folder was ready to b
> writte
> > out to a CD or DVD, but there is no indication of that
> > Is this an indication that Vista Home Premium doesn't like m
> downloads??
> > Is it telling me to follow the arrow beyond the river Styx??
> > My inquiring mind needs to know
> > Any help would be appreciated
>
> > Dav
>
>
> The icon lives insid
>
> C:\Windows\system32\imageres.dl
>
> So you could try reapplying the icon to the folde
>
> Assuming it's a shortcut, Right-click > Properties > Change Ico
>
> -
> Jo

Thanks John. I did change the icon, but the "ghost" has returned
What I really want to know, is what that particular icon represents
I've attached a copy of the image

Dav

+-------------------------------------------------------------------
|Filename: Ghost Icon.JPG
|Download: http://vista64.net/forums/attachment...tachmentid=918
+-------------------------------------------------------------------

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FiOS-Dave

If that advice didn't help you can edit imageres.dll with help of tools such
as Resource Hack, here is a tutorial to do it:
http://john.bryntze.net/jbkb/index.p...ogon_wallpaper

"Jon" wrote:

>
> "FiOS Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:55B14F87-3267-4FBD-9BA0-...
> > My downloads folder icon, on the desktop has become transparent,
> > with a large "down arrow" at its right-hand edge.
> > I don't see anything unusual in the folder, and I can find no explanation
> > for this appearance!
> > I thought it might mean that a file in the folder was ready to be written
> > out to a CD or DVD, but there is no indication of that.
> > Is this an indication that Vista Home Premium doesn't like my downloads???
> > Is it telling me to follow the arrow beyond the river Styx???
> > My inquiring mind needs to know!
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Dave
>
>
> The icon lives inside
>
> C:\Windows\system32\imageres.dll
>
> So you could try reapplying the icon to the folder
>
> Assuming it's a shortcut, Right-click > Properties > Change Icon
>
> --
> Jon
>
>
>

John Bryntze;502405 Wrote:
> If that advice didn't help you can edit imageres.dll with help of tools
> such
> as Resource Hack, here is a tutorial to do it:
> 'Vista-kb8 Change default logon wallpaper - JBKB'
> (http://john.bryntze.net/jbkb/index.p...ogon_wallpaper)
>
> "Jon" wrote:


Jon (& others);

I got rid of the icon by right-clicking the icon, archiving it, then
deleting the archive!
It has not returned...

Dave


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FiOS-Dave