This is probably a stupid question...

Calvin8910 · 04-16-2005, 04:02 PM

I'm really weird, the smallest things tend to really annoy me and anyway, i have a bunch of games downloaded.

Its set where it shows the firefox icon on them instead of whatever generic icon was originally there.

I was wondering if theres anyway that i can give them the generic icon again.

Stupid question?...

101 · 04-16-2005, 04:05 PM

Try restarting, if that doesn't fix it.. download tweak ui and use the repair icons option.

Calvin8910 · 04-16-2005, 04:17 PM

I'm not able to use it, i get a message saying its not a valid Win32 file.

Any other ideas?...

101 · 04-16-2005, 04:24 PM

Did you download the itanium version? This is the direct link for the Win32 version, it should work on XP SP1

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ertoySetup.exe

Calvin8910 · 04-16-2005, 04:51 PM

I just downloaded & installed it and i'm not really sure where i'm supposed to go from here.

I'm a dummy, i need alittle more instruction...

101 · 04-16-2005, 05:17 PM

No prob ;) go to start>run>control, in control panel double click to tweak ui>repair tab, select 'rebuild icons' and press the 'repair now' button.

FALLOUTGOD · 04-16-2005, 05:19 PM

Unless you, or someone else has been messing with your sys settings the icons should not have changed on their own. Downloading? If you mean you pirated the games then you can not discuss such things on these forums according to the rules. Yet, if that is the case, I'm taking a wild guess here, but you are infected with something. I suggest you scan your system with anything and everything you can reach. Look in the general security forum and read my post called suggested sticky.

Calvin8910 · 04-16-2005, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FALLOUTGOD

Unless you, or someone else has been messing with your sys settings the icons should not have changed on their own. Downloading? If you mean you pirated the games then you can not discuss such things on these forums according to the rules. Yet, if that is the case, I'm taking a wild guess here, but you are infected with something. I suggest you scan your system with anything and everything you can reach. Look in the general security forum and read my post called suggested sticky.

Ohh no, its no virus, i changed it because i was opening a certain game with firefox. Its just that all the others are like that now.

As far as this being about piracy, you're drawing your own conclusions. I personally said nothing. I would never get involved with something so shady. Who do i look like to you?...

Also, thanks for the help 101.

Calvin8910 · 04-16-2005, 05:37 PM

101, i just tried what you said and i don't see a TweakUI option in the control panel.

Did i do something wrong?...

FALLOUTGOD · 04-16-2005, 05:40 PM

:P

I never said you did, I said IF that was the case. Meaning if you did then you should have taken those following steps. I've seen many cases where a bad infection for some reason changed the settings of a sys and made things look different. Yeah, if that ever happens, take care of it fast. A person I knew back in HS told me one day they had that happen to them and a week later they told me their comp wouldn't boot anymore. So, even if you don't dl games or other warez you should still get those progs I mentioned.

Calvin8910 · 04-16-2005, 05:47 PM

In that case, Thanks.

I'll take a look at your thread in alittle while. I need all the help i can get, the interwebs a spooky place.

101 · 04-16-2005, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FALLOUTGOD

Unless you, or someone else has been messing with your sys settings the icons should not have changed on their own.

Wrong, sometimes the icon cache becomes corrupted, it's a very usual prob.

And calvin, that option is there.. maybe the XP version of tweak ui is different but it's there. Another thing you can try is clearing the icon cache but first try to find the 'rebuild icon' option in tweak ui.

Calvin8910 · 04-16-2005, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 101

And calvin, that option is there.. maybe the XP version of tweak ui is different but it's there. Another thing you can try is clearing the icon cache but first try to find the 'rebuild icon' option in tweak ui.

I honestly can't find it and i checked everywhere in the control panel.

As far as clearing my icon cache, i would, but i don't know what it is, so that would prove rather difficult.

101 · 04-16-2005, 06:13 PM

Sorry, I'm on Win2k and gave you the instruccions for 2k.. [I need some sleep ;)] for XP go to start>programs>powertoys for windows xp>tweak ui

FALLOUTGOD · 04-16-2005, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 101

Wrong, sometimes the icon cache becomes corrupted, it's a very usual prob.

And calvin, that option is there.. maybe the XP version of tweak ui is different but it's there. Another thing you can try is clearing the icon cache but first try to find the 'rebuild icon' option in tweak ui.

Well, I learned something new. Never happened to me or anyone I know though.

Calvin8910 · 04-16-2005, 06:28 PM

I just did exactly what you said and it took me to the control panel. lol

101 · 04-16-2005, 06:33 PM

lol

if you want to try clearing the icon cache, first make sure that Windows is displaying hidden files [control panel>folder options>view] and go to c:\documents and settings\yourUser\local settings\application data
There you should see a file called 'iconcache.db', delete it and restart Windows.

Calvin8910 · 04-16-2005, 07:05 PM

I hate to sound really stupid, but how do i get there. I tried typing that in the address bar but it doesn't work, and i also checked in my documents, can't find it either.

...so could you try to dumb this down to the nth value.

Calvin8910 · 04-16-2005, 07:08 PM

...actually i just found it and deleted it, but afterward, it said that it couldn't be found.

When i go back and check though, it appears as if it was deleted.

BTW Deleting this can't harm my computer in anyway can it?...

101 · 04-16-2005, 08:10 PM

You can safely delete this file, when you restart Windows it will be automatically recreated.

04-16-2005, 04:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Calvin8910 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67 OS: WindowsXP	This is probably a stupid question... I'm really weird, the smallest things tend to really annoy me and anyway, i have a bunch of games downloaded. Its set where it shows the firefox icon on them instead of whatever generic icon was originally there. I was wondering if theres anyway that i can give them the generic icon again. Stupid question?...

04-16-2005, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
101 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 126 OS: 2k Pro	Try restarting, if that doesn't fix it.. download tweak ui and use the repair icons option. Last edited by 101; 04-16-2005 at 04:07 PM.

04-16-2005, 04:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Calvin8910 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67 OS: WindowsXP	I'm not able to use it, i get a message saying its not a valid Win32 file. Any other ideas?...

04-16-2005, 04:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
101 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 126 OS: 2k Pro	Did you download the itanium version? This is the direct link for the Win32 version, it should work on XP SP1 http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ertoySetup.exe

04-16-2005, 04:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Calvin8910 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67 OS: WindowsXP	I just downloaded & installed it and i'm not really sure where i'm supposed to go from here. I'm a dummy, i need alittle more instruction...

04-16-2005, 05:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
101 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 126 OS: 2k Pro	No prob ;) go to start>run>control, in control panel double click to tweak ui>repair tab, select 'rebuild icons' and press the 'repair now' button.

04-16-2005, 05:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
FALLOUTGOD Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 253 OS: MS Win Vista Ultimate SP1 x64	Unless you, or someone else has been messing with your sys settings the icons should not have changed on their own. Downloading? If you mean you pirated the games then you can not discuss such things on these forums according to the rules. Yet, if that is the case, I'm taking a wild guess here, but you are infected with something. I suggest you scan your system with anything and everything you can reach. Look in the general security forum and read my post called suggested sticky.

04-16-2005, 05:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Calvin8910 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67 OS: WindowsXP	101, i just tried what you said and i don't see a TweakUI option in the control panel. Did i do something wrong?...

04-16-2005, 05:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
FALLOUTGOD Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 253 OS: MS Win Vista Ultimate SP1 x64	:P I never said you did, I said IF that was the case. Meaning if you did then you should have taken those following steps. I've seen many cases where a bad infection for some reason changed the settings of a sys and made things look different. Yeah, if that ever happens, take care of it fast. A person I knew back in HS told me one day they had that happen to them and a week later they told me their comp wouldn't boot anymore. So, even if you don't dl games or other warez you should still get those progs I mentioned.

04-16-2005, 05:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
Calvin8910 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67 OS: WindowsXP	In that case, Thanks. I'll take a look at your thread in alittle while. I need all the help i can get, the interwebs a spooky place.

04-16-2005, 06:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
101 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 126 OS: 2k Pro	Sorry, I'm on Win2k and gave you the instruccions for 2k.. [I need some sleep ;)] for XP go to start>programs>powertoys for windows xp>tweak ui

04-16-2005, 06:28 PM	#16 (permalink)
Calvin8910 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67 OS: WindowsXP	I just did exactly what you said and it took me to the control panel. lol

04-16-2005, 06:33 PM	#17 (permalink)
101 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 126 OS: 2k Pro	lol if you want to try clearing the icon cache, first make sure that Windows is displaying hidden files [control panel>folder options>view] and go to c:\documents and settings\yourUser\local settings\application data There you should see a file called 'iconcache.db', delete it and restart Windows.

04-16-2005, 07:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
Calvin8910 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67 OS: WindowsXP	I hate to sound really stupid, but how do i get there. I tried typing that in the address bar but it doesn't work, and i also checked in my documents, can't find it either. ...so could you try to dumb this down to the nth value.

04-16-2005, 07:08 PM	#19 (permalink)
Calvin8910 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 67 OS: WindowsXP	...actually i just found it and deleted it, but afterward, it said that it couldn't be found. When i go back and check though, it appears as if it was deleted. BTW Deleting this can't harm my computer in anyway can it?...

04-16-2005, 08:10 PM	#20 (permalink)
101 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 126 OS: 2k Pro	You can safely delete this file, when you restart Windows it will be automatically recreated.