Desktop Icons Problem

[Ali_B]

For the past few weeks I've been noticing that some of my desktop icons have the been taking the appearance of other desktop icons.<BR><BR>For example, the icon for Microsoft Word suddenly looks like the icon for Grand Theft Auto 3 (or vice versa). The only way to correct this is to go the properties and change the icon back, but I was hoping someone here would know how to stop this happening in the first place.<BR><BR>Please help.<BR><BR>Thanks.

[NaSTy]

Try this --> Add the value and value name "Max Cached Icons"="8000" to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentV ersionexplorer, <BR>then reboot and your Icons should remain on your desktop unchanged.<BR><BR><b>Make sure you back up your registry B4 you make changes!!</b><BR><BR>If the value "8000" doesn't work try "2000"

[NaSTy]

Another way is to delete ShellIconCache file<BR><BR>Restart Windows in Safe mode. <BR>Use Windows Explorer to remove the ShellIconCache file from the Windows folder. <BR><BR>You need to be able to view hidden files to see the ShellIconCache file. To view hidden files in Windows 98, click Folder Options on the View menu in Windows Explorer, click the View tab, click Show All Files, and then click OK. <BR>Then just Restart your computer <BR>

[Ali_B]

Thanks