Is there a reference URL that explains *exactly* how FavIcons work in IE8 and *where/how* they are *normally* stored? I'm asking about the icons use for the [Start][Favorites] menu. -- =========== Tecknomage =========== Computer Systems Specialist ComputerHelpForum.org Staff Member IT Technician San Diego, CA
The favicon.ico file gets downloaded from the site you visit *if* they make one available. It goes into the TIF (temporary internet files) folder. If you configure your web browser to clear its cache or use cleanup tools that do this then you lose the favicon.ico file for this site. That's why a shortcut can lose its icon because the .ico file no longer exists. You need to create a folder (e.g., C:\favicons) and store the favicon.ico files there (just rename them to reflect for which site they belong, like <sitename>.ico) and update the shortcut so it gets its icon from there. Don't expect the contents of icon cache to be permanent. Win9x/NT4/2K: C:\(Windows|WinNT)\ShellIconCache WinXP: %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Iconcache.db Vista+: %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Iconcache.db http://support.microsoft.com/kb/132668 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2396571
EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thanks... -- =========== Tecknomage =========== Computer Systems Specialist ComputerHelpForum.org Staff Member IT Technician San Diego, CA
