Guest AliceZ Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 I don't know if the following has happened previously, but I notice on my desktop and notebook that when I turn them on, the desktop comes up and some of the icons are showing as 'white' squares. After a few seconds, the 'white' squares are then replaced by the actual program's icon. Is this normal? Is there any way I can have ALL of the actual program's icons show immediately (no 'white' boxes) when the desktop loads? Rather than some showing right away and some showing a few seconds later (to replace the 'white' boxes)? Hope I have explained this properly. (I just had to install AOL 9.1 on both machines and don't know if this icon 'problem' existed prior to that.) Thanks for any help. Alice
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Re: Desktop icons It's normal behavior. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ AliceZ wrote: > I don't know if the following has happened previously, but I notice on my > desktop and notebook that when I turn them on, the desktop comes up and > some > of the icons are showing as 'white' squares. After a few seconds, the > 'white' squares are then replaced by the actual program's icon. > Is this normal? > Is there any way I can have ALL of the actual program's icons show > immediately (no 'white' boxes) when the desktop loads? Rather than some > showing right away and some showing a few seconds later (to replace the > 'white' boxes)? > Hope I have explained this properly. (I just had to install AOL 9.1 on > both > machines and don't know if this icon 'problem' existed prior to that.) > Thanks for any help. > Alice
Guest Kelly Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Re: Desktop icons Hi Alice, To proceed: Go to: Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Show Hidden File and Uncheck Hide Protected Operating System Files. Delete Icon Cache. It is located here: IconCache.db C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data To clear and reset icon cache: Right click the Desktop/Properties/Appearance/Advanced. Use the item drop box and choose Icon. Change the pixel number by one. Ok your way out. Increase Icon Cache (Line 121) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Correct/Repair the Icon View (Line 4) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh (Line 157) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Tip: Add Icon Cache Size to Folder Options/View (Line 166) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner "AliceZ" <AliceZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A5210B47-D3EB-4AE1-B120-6E0880BC9B01@microsoft.com... >I don't know if the following has happened previously, but I notice on my > desktop and notebook that when I turn them on, the desktop comes up and > some > of the icons are showing as 'white' squares. After a few seconds, the > 'white' > squares are then replaced by the actual program's icon. > Is this normal? > Is there any way I can have ALL of the actual program's icons show > immediately (no 'white' boxes) when the desktop loads? Rather than some > showing right away and some showing a few seconds later (to replace the > 'white' boxes)? > Hope I have explained this properly. (I just had to install AOL 9.1 on > both > machines and don't know if this icon 'problem' existed prior to that.) > Thanks for any help. > Alice
Guest AliceZ Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Re: Desktop icons Thank you. For a while there I thought there was something going wrong with the computers, especially since we just recently (more/less forced to) install AOL 9.1. Thought that the installation of AOL 9.1 might have caused the actual icons being slow to show (and the white squares appearing first for the actual icons). "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > It's normal behavior. > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ > > AliceZ wrote: > > I don't know if the following has happened previously, but I notice on my > > desktop and notebook that when I turn them on, the desktop comes up and > > some > > of the icons are showing as 'white' squares. After a few seconds, the > > 'white' squares are then replaced by the actual program's icon. > > Is this normal? > > Is there any way I can have ALL of the actual program's icons show > > immediately (no 'white' boxes) when the desktop loads? Rather than some > > showing right away and some showing a few seconds later (to replace the > > 'white' boxes)? > > Hope I have explained this properly. (I just had to install AOL 9.1 on > > both > > machines and don't know if this icon 'problem' existed prior to that.) > > Thanks for any help. > > Alice > >
Guest AliceZ Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Re: Desktop icons Thank you for your informative reply, but we are just novices at computers and really could not follow what you have outlined, for fear of making serious mistake. Alice ---------------------------------- "Kelly" wrote: > Hi Alice, > > To proceed: Go to: Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Show Hidden > File and Uncheck Hide Protected Operating System Files. > > Delete Icon Cache. It is located here: > > IconCache.db > C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data > > To clear and reset icon cache: > > Right click the Desktop/Properties/Appearance/Advanced. Use the item > drop box and choose Icon. Change the pixel number by one. Ok your way > out. > > Increase Icon Cache (Line 121) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Correct/Repair the Icon View (Line 4) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh (Line 157) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Tip: > > Add Icon Cache Size to Folder Options/View (Line 166) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > > -- > > All the Best, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > SupportSpace > http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner > > "AliceZ" <AliceZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:A5210B47-D3EB-4AE1-B120-6E0880BC9B01@microsoft.com... > >I don't know if the following has happened previously, but I notice on my > > desktop and notebook that when I turn them on, the desktop comes up and > > some > > of the icons are showing as 'white' squares. After a few seconds, the > > 'white' > > squares are then replaced by the actual program's icon. > > Is this normal? > > Is there any way I can have ALL of the actual program's icons show > > immediately (no 'white' boxes) when the desktop loads? Rather than some > > showing right away and some showing a few seconds later (to replace the > > 'white' boxes)? > > Hope I have explained this properly. (I just had to install AOL 9.1 on > > both > > machines and don't know if this icon 'problem' existed prior to that.) > > Thanks for any help. > > Alice > >
Guest AliceZ Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Re: Desktop icons FYI.... We did try the "Delete Icon Cache," which you said would restore itself. We had to delete two. I believe one was in Owner and the other in (I think) All Users. Restarted computer and icons (at least, for now) popped right up on the screen, all at once. Didn't have to wait for 'white' boxes to be replaced by actual program icons. =========== "Kelly" wrote: > Hi Alice, > > To proceed: Go to: Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Show Hidden > File and Uncheck Hide Protected Operating System Files. > > Delete Icon Cache. It is located here: > > IconCache.db > C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data > > To clear and reset icon cache: > > Right click the Desktop/Properties/Appearance/Advanced. Use the item > drop box and choose Icon. Change the pixel number by one. Ok your way > out. > > Increase Icon Cache (Line 121) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Correct/Repair the Icon View (Line 4) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh (Line 157) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Tip: > > Add Icon Cache Size to Folder Options/View (Line 166) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > > -- > > All the Best, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > SupportSpace > http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner > > "AliceZ" <AliceZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:A5210B47-D3EB-4AE1-B120-6E0880BC9B01@microsoft.com... > >I don't know if the following has happened previously, but I notice on my > > desktop and notebook that when I turn them on, the desktop comes up and > > some > > of the icons are showing as 'white' squares. After a few seconds, the > > 'white' > > squares are then replaced by the actual program's icon. > > Is this normal? > > Is there any way I can have ALL of the actual program's icons show > > immediately (no 'white' boxes) when the desktop loads? Rather than some > > showing right away and some showing a few seconds later (to replace the > > 'white' boxes)? > > Hope I have explained this properly. (I just had to install AOL 9.1 on > > both > > machines and don't know if this icon 'problem' existed prior to that.) > > Thanks for any help. > > Alice > >
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