Desktop Icons

[Guest JonW52]

I have created a series of custom icons that I am using for shortcuts on my

desktop. When I use several of them to open their corresponding application,

the picture on the icon changes to some other image when I close the program.

I have tried a number of different things to restore the image which seems to

work only until I open the application again. The results when I close the

applications is always the same. This problem does not seem to affect all of

my custom icons, only some of them.

 

Is there some way to 'lock' the icon so that my custom image remains? I have

tried saving the desktop as a custom theme and this does not help fix the

problem. I suspect that it might be something in the applications themselves

that sets the icon image.

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Desktop Icons

 

JonW52 wrote:

> I have created a series of custom icons that I am using for shortcuts on my

> desktop. When I use several of them to open their corresponding application,

> the picture on the icon changes to some other image when I close the program.

> I have tried a number of different things to restore the image which seems to

> work only until I open the application again. The results when I close the

> applications is always the same. This problem does not seem to affect all of

> my custom icons, only some of them.

>

> Is there some way to 'lock' the icon so that my custom image remains? I have

> tried saving the desktop as a custom theme and this does not help fix the

> problem. I suspect that it might be something in the applications themselves

> that sets the icon image.

 

Have you tried this?

 

Line 121. Increase Icon Cache

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

Post the program/s that change the icons; perhaps someone will recognize

the cause.

 

--

Joe =o)

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Desktop Icons

 

What is the other image they are changing to?

 

Added info for FavIcons

 

Custom icons are lost when you clean your cache.

 

These are generally known as favicons.ico (Favorite Icons) and they normally

will only last until your Internet Explorer Temp files are cleared.

 

This program will allow you to save the favicons.ico (Favorite Icons)

permanently in a different folder and re-associate your favorites with the

stored icons.

 

FavOrg - Restore and Save Favorite Icons (Line 108)

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

Tip:

 

FavesToGo - Save Favorites Quickly (Line 108)

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

Workaround:

 

Navigate to the Temporary Internet Files, and drag the icons to the desktop

and rename them to whatever name you like.

 

Create a folder called Icon Selection. Move all of the renamed favicons to

this folder placed in the root directory of C. Right click on the Icon,

select Browse and navigate to your Icon Selection folder. Choose the

renamed favicon and click ok. These icons will be permanent.

 

When you right click on an icon, select browse and navigate to the Icon

Selection folder. Choose the renamed favicon you want and click ok. Your

customized icons will be permanent.

 

 

--

 

All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

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http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

 

"JonW52" <JonW52@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:BD270F14-B087-465E-B728-17729B76E0D3@microsoft.com...

>I have created a series of custom icons that I am using for shortcuts on my

> desktop. When I use several of them to open their corresponding

> application,

> the picture on the icon changes to some other image when I close the

> program.

> I have tried a number of different things to restore the image which seems

> to

> work only until I open the application again. The results when I close the

> applications is always the same. This problem does not seem to affect all

> of

> my custom icons, only some of them.

>

> Is there some way to 'lock' the icon so that my custom image remains? I

> have

> tried saving the desktop as a custom theme and this does not help fix the

> problem. I suspect that it might be something in the applications

> themselves

> that sets the icon image.

[Guest David Walker]

Re: Desktop Icons

 

"Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in

news:#KBl2Zj5IHA.4356@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:

> What is the other image they are changing to?

>

> Added info for FavIcons

>

> Custom icons are lost when you clean your cache.

>

> These are generally known as favicons.ico (Favorite Icons) and they

> normally will only last until your Internet Explorer Temp files are

> cleared.

>

> This program will allow you to save the favicons.ico (Favorite Icons)

> permanently in a different folder and re-associate your favorites with

> the stored icons.

>

> FavOrg - Restore and Save Favorite Icons (Line 108)

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

> Tip:

>

> FavesToGo - Save Favorites Quickly (Line 108)

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

> Workaround:

>

> Navigate to the Temporary Internet Files, and drag the icons to the

> desktop and rename them to whatever name you like.

>

> Create a folder called Icon Selection. Move all of the renamed

> favicons to this folder placed in the root directory of C. Right

> click on the Icon, select Browse and navigate to your Icon Selection

> folder. Choose the renamed favicon and click ok. These icons will be

> permanent.

>

> When you right click on an icon, select browse and navigate to the

> Icon Selection folder. Choose the renamed favicon you want and click

> ok. Your customized icons will be permanent.

>

>

His post was about program icons, not Web page icons.