Re: Desktop Icon do not match the description

I would try going into C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local
and deleting IconCache.db
then rebooting.

It's a hidden file in a hidden folder, so you'll have to unhide them first:

Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Folder Options
Select the VIEW tab and check SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS.

Does that fix it?


"Alfred Kaufmann" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I updated to a new nvidia display driver and now quite a few of the
> icon on the desktop do not match the description. For example Outlook
> 2007 has the Winzip Icon. Some of them I can can by deleteing and
> then re-creating the shortcut, other I can't. I tried the systems
> restore feature but it failed. It there some easy way to fix this?
> Al

I'm guessing here, but the fact that you updated the video driver gave me an
idea.
Does changing the desktop resolution, then changing it back fix it?


"Alfred Kaufmann" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks but that did not fix it. :-(
> Al
>
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:37:11 -0500, "DaveD" <> wrote:
>
>>I would try going into C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local
>>and deleting IconCache.db
>>then rebooting.
>>
>>It's a hidden file in a hidden folder, so you'll have to unhide them
>>first:
>>
>>Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Folder Options
>>Select the VIEW tab and check SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS.
>>
>>Does that fix it?
>>
>>
>>"Alfred Kaufmann" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>>I updated to a new nvidia display driver and now quite a few of the
>>> icon on the desktop do not match the description. For example Outlook
>>> 2007 has the Winzip Icon. Some of them I can can by deleteing and
>>> then re-creating the shortcut, other I can't. I tried the systems
>>> restore feature but it failed. It there some easy way to fix this?
>>> Al

Congratulations. Isn't this a fun way to spend a life?

Not!

BTW - I'm having my own Nvidia problem right now: a fan that's driving me
crazy.
I'm about to order a fanless video card for the sake of my sanity.

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/...cending&page=1

Glad you solved your problem

Dave

"Alfred Kaufmann" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I also thought about that Nvidia Video Driver and I uninstalled it,
> installed the old one, no change, reinstalled the new one again, no
> change. I noticed that there is a Nvidia PhysX driver installed and
> there was also a newer version for that. I uninstalled it and then
> installed the new version... the desktop icons went back to normal.
>
> Added bonus, I started this bacause a game was causing Raid parity
> errors (a Nvidia raid driver) The game plays properly now without
> raid errors.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, I am going to backup my system now. :-)
> Al
>
>
>
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:33:55 -0500, "DaveD" <> wrote:
>
>>I'm guessing here, but the fact that you updated the video driver gave me
>>an
>>idea.
>>Does changing the desktop resolution, then changing it back fix it?
>>
>>
>>"Alfred Kaufmann" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>> Thanks but that did not fix it. :-(
>>> Al
>>>
>>> On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:37:11 -0500, "DaveD" <> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I would try going into C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local
>>>>and deleting IconCache.db
>>>>then rebooting.
>>>>
>>>>It's a hidden file in a hidden folder, so you'll have to unhide them
>>>>first:
>>>>
>>>>Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Folder Options
>>>>Select the VIEW tab and check SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS.
>>>>
>>>>Does that fix it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Alfred Kaufmann" <> wrote in message
>>>>news: m...
>>>>>I updated to a new nvidia display driver and now quite a few of the
>>>>> icon on the desktop do not match the description. For example Outlook
>>>>> 2007 has the Winzip Icon. Some of them I can can by deleteing and
>>>>> then re-creating the shortcut, other I can't. I tried the systems
>>>>> restore feature but it failed. It there some easy way to fix this?
>>>>> Al