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    vista icons gone?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jtcl, May 9, 2007.

  1. jtcl

    jtcl Newbie

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    Hi there,

    I was hoping someone would help me out - I noticed recently that the icons for my DVD drive and iPod are not displaying anymore. Rather, they are getting the generic blank icon icon.

    example:
    http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8333/untitled2ta9.png

    and before anyone asks, i cannot remember when this issue started, all i know is it used to display perfectly :( . is there any way to fix this?
    cheers
     
    jtcl, May 9, 2007
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  2. Wre

    Wre Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is a long shot, but I guess it's worth trying:
    Right click your DVD drive/iPod icon, select Properties, and go to the Customize tab. Under Folder Pictures, click Restore Default. Hope this works out for you!
     
    Wre, May 11, 2007
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    jtcl Newbie

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    just tried it again, but no go :(
     
    jtcl, May 12, 2007
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    azntiger1000 Notebook Deity

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    I have no idea if this will work or not but I am assuming that there is something wrong with your icon cache.

    Go to start - search for disk clean up program. Use it to clean c: drive and clean the "Thumbnails."
     
    azntiger1000, May 13, 2007
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  5. jtcl

    jtcl Newbie

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    hi there, thanks for the advice but the icons still aren't showing :confused: ive looked up this problem on google but search results are irrelavent. i have a feeling it may be a corrupt shell32.dll .. is there anywhere that I can download the vista shell32 again?
     
    jtcl, May 14, 2007
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    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    Pop in your Vista dvd, then...

    Start > (type into search box) "cmd", Double click to run command Prompt

    Type this: sfc /scannow, and allow it to run the Windows System File Checker.

    If there is a problem with a system file, it will be overwritten with the original. Just know that if you've done a lot of tweaking, you may have to redo it after running SFC.
     
    ttupa, May 14, 2007
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