RE: [OT] Windows desktop icons

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

Excellent - Thanks Neil :)

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Fuller [mailto:neil@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 December 2003 23:43
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows desktop icons
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> It's because the Icon cache size is not big enough - Used to happen to
my
> PC
> until I increased the size of the cache.
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> Search MS Knowledge base for Icon Cache
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> This article was previously published under Q132668
> IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the
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> Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure
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> you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For
> information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry,
click
> the
> following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge
> Base:
> 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
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> SYMPTOMS
> Some icons in My Computer, Windows Explorer, on the desktop, or in the
> Quick
> Launch toolbar may randomly change.
> CAUSE
> This behavior may occur if the icon cache is not properly updated.
> RESOLUTION
> WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
> problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.
> Microsoft
> cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using
> Registry
> Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
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> To resolve this behavior, use one or more of the following methods:
>   a.. Press the F5 key to refresh the icons in the current folder.
>   b.. Close and then reopen a window that contains incorrect icons.
>   c.. Restart your computer.
>   d.. Re-create the ShellIconCache file. This file is re-created
> automatically when you change your display's color depth. Follow these
> steps
> to change your display's color depth to a new setting and then change
it
> back to the original setting:
>     1.. Right-click the desktop and then click Properties.
>     2.. Click the Settings tab.
>     3.. Change the color depth from the current setting to a new
setting.
> For example, change from Highest (32 bit) to Lowest (16 bit).
>     4.. Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.
>     5.. Change the color depth back to its original setting.
>     6.. Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.
>   e.. Using Registry Editor, add the Max Cached Icons string value
with a
> value data of 2000 to the following registry key, and then restart
your
> computer:
>  
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
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>   If the icons are still incorrect, delete the ShellIconCache file.
The
> Max
> Cached Icons value data range is between 100 and 4096. The default
value
> is
> 500.
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> Regards
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> Neil
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 5:33 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows desktop icons
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> Anyone know why XP continually rebuilds desktop icons (i.e. very
roughly
> once an hour or so =96 but not regularly) =96 takes 10-20 seconds and
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> annoying :-(
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> Ta,
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> Paul.
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