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re: Cannot find ShellIconCache on XP
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Xapp
(1 messages posted)
1. delete %APPDATA%\..\Local Settings\Application Data\IconCache.db
2. ctrl-shift-esc (bring up task manager)
3. kill explorer.exe
4. in task manager, choose file->new task (run...), type 'explorer.exe' and click
ok.
Note: you will lose your start bar and all explorer windows will die between steps
3 & 4.
Icons should be restored.
--Xapp
On Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 1:20 pm, Bert wrote:
>I've just had the same problem as you've been suffering from. Maybe its a bit late,
>but here is the solution.
>First of all, I am in the habit of installing lots of (trial) software, ending up
>with lots of desktop icons, which in the end get corrupted.
>
>So first of all, you have to increase the size of XP's icon cache. You do this by
>navigating with regedit to:
>HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
>In the right hand pane, double click on MaxCachedIcons and set it to a larger value
>like 4096.
>
>Close regedit. Now you must refresh the desktop, for instance by the icon size trick
>(32->33->32) mentioned earlier in this thread.
>
>And that should give you a desktop with good icons!
>
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