Endohopper Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) So , I recently changed many of my desktop icons from the default ones to some better lookin' ones , but recently they've started to revert back to defaults whenever I restart . I now present exhibit A : As you can see , most are intact , but what's the deal with those ugly white square ones ? There seems to be no discernable pattern in which icons are affected , either . I've run a battery of tests and concluded that Spyware / Malware / CIA mind control are not the culprit . If it's any use , I'm running the " use large icons " option . ( Window XP Pro . ) So , uhhh ... any ideas ? Edited September 10, 2007 by Endohopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) the big ugly picture is what windows defaults to if it can't find the icon it's looking for or there is no icon assigned to a file type.ergothe icon file isn't where windows is expecting to find itoh, there may not be a large icon option in the icons you're using Edited September 10, 2007 by poopipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 ... the icon file isn't where windows is expecting to find it ...Indeed , the icons are in a folder among my other pictures , but it's always been thus without any undue paininassishness . You may be onto something with the whole " some icons can't handle being displayed large " vibe , however . Anyone else had / solved this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTrialSpaz Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Indeed , the icons are in a folder among my other pictures , but it's always been thus without any undue paininassishness . You may be onto something with the whole " some icons can't handle being displayed large " vibe , however . Anyone else had / solved this ?Actually I think he's right. If oyu ahd two different icons, (Small + Big) you would (probably) have two different icons i.e. Icon(small).whatevr and Icon(big).whatever. If that was true, you may only have small icons. Have a look through differnt icons and see if they exist in both big and small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted September 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Thanks for your replies , the problem appears to be solved . Guess my life is pretty good when such trivial things are at the forefront of my mind . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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