Some folder icons are bad

When I open my Documents or Computer and look at the folders I have, some of
the folder icons are bad. Instead of the yellow or blue folders, I get the
missing icon picture. This is true for a bunch of folders including
Application Data, My Music, My Pictures, My Videos, Documents and Settings,
NetHood, PrintHood, Recent, Start Menu, and many others.

I tried deleting the IconCache.db file and rebooting. That did not work. I
also deleted all my desktop.ini files and rebooted. That did not help. When I
right click and check out the properties, the icon chosen is good. And when I
select another, it refuses to show. I am ready to sell my Vista laptop and
buy a Mac. I am starting to really hate Vista. I never had so many problems
in Windows before Vista.

How can I get my folders to show the proper icons? Also, when I am in
folders, some files show this same missing icon icon. For example, when I
look at my Start Menu, all the shortcut files have this same icon. It is
really pathetic that this advanced OS looks so crappy. I am now in search of
a Windows Explorer alternative.

Any ideas on how to fix?

Thanks,
Scott

"Scotto99" <> wrote in message
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> When I open my Documents or Computer and look at the folders I have, some
> of
> the folder icons are bad. Instead of the yellow or blue folders, I get the
> missing icon picture. This is true for a bunch of folders including
> Application Data, My Music, My Pictures, My Videos, Documents and
> Settings,
> NetHood, PrintHood, Recent, Start Menu, and many others.
>
> I tried deleting the IconCache.db file and rebooting. That did not work. I
> also deleted all my desktop.ini files and rebooted. That did not help.
> When I
> right click and check out the properties, the icon chosen is good. And
> when I
> select another, it refuses to show. I am ready to sell my Vista laptop and
> buy a Mac. I am starting to really hate Vista. I never had so many
> problems
> in Windows before Vista.
>
> How can I get my folders to show the proper icons? Also, when I am in
> folders, some files show this same missing icon icon. For example, when I
> look at my Start Menu, all the shortcut files have this same icon. It is
> really pathetic that this advanced OS looks so crappy. I am now in search
> of
> a Windows Explorer alternative.
>
> Any ideas on how to fix?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott

These are not real folders. They are junctions that are there for
compatibility with older programs.

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"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> "Scotto99" <> wrote in message
> newsAB9523B-77BE-48CC-B602-...
> > When I open my Documents or Computer and look at the folders I have, some
> > of
> > the folder icons are bad. Instead of the yellow or blue folders, I get the
> > missing icon picture. This is true for a bunch of folders including
> > Application Data, My Music, My Pictures, My Videos, Documents and
> > Settings,
> > NetHood, PrintHood, Recent, Start Menu, and many others.
> >
> > I tried deleting the IconCache.db file and rebooting. That did not work. I
> > also deleted all my desktop.ini files and rebooted. That did not help.
> > When I
> > right click and check out the properties, the icon chosen is good. And
> > when I
> > select another, it refuses to show. I am ready to sell my Vista laptop and
> > buy a Mac. I am starting to really hate Vista. I never had so many
> > problems
> > in Windows before Vista.
> >
> > How can I get my folders to show the proper icons? Also, when I am in
> > folders, some files show this same missing icon icon. For example, when I
> > look at my Start Menu, all the shortcut files have this same icon. It is
> > really pathetic that this advanced OS looks so crappy. I am now in search
> > of
> > a Windows Explorer alternative.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to fix?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Scott
>
> These are not real folders. They are junctions that are there for
> compatibility with older programs.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> www.fjsmjs.com
> Do not send email
>



Hi,

I don't care what they are. They used to show folder icons. And now they
don't. It looks stupid when you look at folders in Windows Explorer and about
a third of them show the "bad icon" instead of a yellow or blue folder. And
nothing I tried had any affect. And what about the files in my Start Menu?
Why would they show a bad icon instead of what they normally would?

Thanks,
Scotto

i have the same problem as you are. do u already found the solution?


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i have the same problem as you are. do u already found the solution?


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