Has folder icon changed?
Terry Pinnell
has mysteriously been replaced by a blue 'monitor' icon.
http://www.terrypin.dial.pipex.com/Images/FolderIcon1.gif
The correct one is still used in My Computer folders, as shown.
Anyone know how I can get the yellow folder back please?
BTW, the reason for the question mark in my Subject is that it's
possible I've had a mental lapse and the icon has *always* been that
blue one <g>.
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Terry, West Sussex, UK
Ramesh, MS-MVP
No idea why this occurs, but I've seen similar problems in the past. Here is
a workaround for you:
Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\explorer.exe
In the right-pane, create a new REG_EXPAND_SZ value named "TaskbarGroupIcon"
Double-click "TaskbarGroupIcon" and set it's value as follows:
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe,13
Disable Taskbar buttons grouping and enable the option back.
Incorrect Taskbar group icon assigned for an application:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/taskbargroupicon.htm
Grouped Similar Taskbar Buttons Use Incorrect Icons:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=818110
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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
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Terry Pinnell
Anyone? There's now no question about it; it *has* changed! But how?
And how to get it back?
Terry Pinnell
>Hi Terry,
>
>No idea why this occurs, but I've seen similar problems in the past. Here is
>a workaround for you:
>
>Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:
>
>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\explorer.exe
>
>In the right-pane, create a new REG_EXPAND_SZ value named "TaskbarGroupIcon"
>
>Double-click "TaskbarGroupIcon" and set it's value as follows:
>
> %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe,13
>
>Disable Taskbar buttons grouping and enable the option back.
>
>Incorrect Taskbar group icon assigned for an application:
>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/taskbargroupicon.htm
>
>Grouped Similar Taskbar Buttons Use Incorrect Icons:
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=818110
Thanks Ramesh. That looks very promising - but I have one major
problem: I don't appear to have that key!
In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\ I see these:
.
.
dsquery.dll
Email Effects.exe
Epocinst.EXE
EXCEL.EXE
EzThumbs.exe
firefox.exe
FRONTPG.EXE
.
.
...but no 'explorer.exe'.
Closing down for the night now, but will be back on the case in the
morning. I sure want to get rid of this pesky blue interloper!
Ramesh, MS-MVP
If it's not available, you need to create one and set the value accordingly.
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
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Terry Pinnell
>Terry,
>If it's not available, you need to create one and set the value accordingly.
Excellent, thanks Ramesh, you're a star! I nervously created that key
first and then proceeded with the rest. Voilà - my yellow icon back
again! And it's survived a reboot, so I feel reasonably confident it's
sorted.
Actually, before I started digging around to accomplish the
penultimate step 'Disable Taskbar buttons grouping', I first closed
the several folders I had open at the time, and then re-opened a few
new ones. The yellow folder re-appeared at that stage. So I didn't
have to disable/re-enable the option itself.
I'm not 100% certain, but I *think* that key was one of the many that
a new registry cleaner called RegSeeker which I've just installed
found when I ran it for the first time. There were scores described as
'redundant' or 'obsolete' or words to that effect. So maybe I will be
encountering a few more quirks!
Ramesh, MS-MVP
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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
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