QuickTime Icons on all my Desktop Icons

[Luc]

Most of my icons on my desktop are overlaid by QuickTime
Icons (over original, both are visible...). How can I get
rid of them

[Mike M]

Your problem is probably due to your icon cache having either being corrupted
or your having more icons than it can currently cache.

Using Explorer, unhide hidden files (Tools | Folder Options | View and check
"Show hidden files and folders") and look for and delete the file
SHELLICONCACHE in your Windows folder. Don't worry, on rebooting it will
automatically be re-created. You may also want to increase the number of
icons that can be cached by downloading a registry patch IconCacheFix from
http://www.aumha.org/reg1.htm and merging it with out registry.

An alternative method of repairing your icons is to use TweakUI where you will
find the option to "Repair Icons" on the Repair tab. If you don't have
TweakUI installed the latest version of TweakUI for Win Me (1.33) can be
obtained from
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powertoys/networking/nttweakui.asp

Download to a folder with a short name (e.g. C:\Tweak), run to extract
components, right click on tweakui.inf and then install, close the help
window that comes up to allow install to finish. C:\Tweak can now be
deleted and TweakUI accessed via the Control Panel.

Just a few words of caution though if you are new to using TweakUI on Win Me.
a) Do not change the first icon (My Computer) on the Desktop tab.
Doing this causes a number of script errors in Special Folders when using
either WebView or Active desktop.
b) Do not uncheck "Search Results" on the Desktop tab.
Doing this disables the Search in Explorer.
c) Do not hide the TweakUI icon on the Control Panel tab.
d) Do not uncheck "Show Control Panel on Start Menu" on the IE tab.
Doing this will prevent you from accessing the Control Panel including
TweakUI.
e) Do not uncheck "Shell Enhancements" on the IE tab.
This causes quite a few unexpected "problems".
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Luc > wrote:

> Most of my icons on my desktop are overlaid by QuickTime
> Icons (over original, both are visible...). How can I get
> rid of them

Thanks, icon cache seemed to be the problem - removed
SHELLICONCACHE - resolved issue...

Luc


>-----Original Message-----
>Your problem is probably due to your icon cache having
either being corrupted
>or your having more icons than it can currently cache.
>
>Using Explorer, unhide hidden files (Tools | Folder
Options | View and check
>"Show hidden files and folders") and look for and delete
the file
>SHELLICONCACHE in your Windows folder. Don't worry, on
rebooting it will
>automatically be re-created. You may also want to
increase the number of
>icons that can be cached by downloading a registry patch
IconCacheFix from
>http://www.aumha.org/reg1.htm and merging it with out
registry.
>
>An alternative method of repairing your icons is to use
TweakUI where you will
>find the option to "Repair Icons" on the Repair tab. If
you don't have
>TweakUI installed the latest version of TweakUI for Win
Me (1.33) can be
>obtained from
>http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powertoys
/networking/nttweakui.asp
>
>Download to a folder with a short name (e.g. C:\Tweak),
run to extract
>components, right click on tweakui.inf and then install,
close the help
>window that comes up to allow install to finish.
C:\Tweak can now be
>deleted and TweakUI accessed via the Control Panel.
>
>Just a few words of caution though if you are new to
using TweakUI on Win Me.
>a) Do not change the first icon (My Computer) on the
Desktop tab.
>Doing this causes a number of script errors in Special
Folders when using
>either WebView or Active desktop.
>b) Do not uncheck "Search Results" on the Desktop tab.
>Doing this disables the Search in Explorer.
>c) Do not hide the TweakUI icon on the Control Panel tab.
>d) Do not uncheck "Show Control Panel on Start Menu" on
the IE tab.
>Doing this will prevent you from accessing the Control
Panel including
>TweakUI.
>e) Do not uncheck "Shell Enhancements" on the IE tab.
>This causes quite a few unexpected "problems".
>--
>Mike Maltby MS-MVP

>
>
>Luc > wrote:
>
>> Most of my icons on my desktop are overlaid by QuickTime
>> Icons (over original, both are visible...). How can I
get
>> rid of them
>
>.
>