My icons are not displayed properly in my DVD-RW optical drive

[Guest Martin Healy]

I have noticed recently that my files and folders are displayed incorrectly

in my optical DVD/CD drive. My files and folders are now displayed as web

icons or internet explorer icons eventhough I have no web pages on this

storage device. This is very annoying. I have tried viewing the files under

various formats and thumbnails is the closest it gets to displaying the icons

properly. When I remove the CD/DVD disc and view the contents of the disc on

another computer, the files are displayed correctly. Please note my icons

are displayed correctly on all other drives on my windows xp computer except

for my CD/DVD D: optical drive. This is so bizarre.

 

Should I look for the IconCache.db file and delete it? But then again, my

icons are displayed correctly in all other drives of my computer. I have

even checked the properties of DVD-RW optical drive and on the recording tab

"the enable cd recording checkbox is ticked along with "the automatically

check the CD box". Is there anything else I need to adjust here in the

properties?

 

I would welcome any suggestions on why my files and folders are being

displayed as web icons in DVD-RW optical D: drive.

 

Thanks

[Guest ju.c]

Re: My icons are not displayed properly in my DVD-RW optical drive

 

This is a bug in Windows that will never be fixed, however there is a workaround.

 

This behaviour happens when 'use large icons' is checked under 'Display Properties' >

'Effects...'.

 

To fix it:

 

1. Right-click on the Desktop and select Properties.

2. Click the 'Appearance' tab, then the 'Advanced' button.

3. Click the down arrow and scroll down to 'Icon'.

4. Change the size to 47 ("use large icons" sets this value to 48)

5. OK, Apply, OK.

6. Log off (or restart), insert a disc and enjoy!

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"Martin Healy" <MartinHealy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:E1661236-2BB3-4EA5-8185-EDFDF4141F38@microsoft.com...

> I have noticed recently that my files and folders are displayed incorrectly

> in my optical DVD/CD drive. My files and folders are now displayed as web

> icons or internet explorer icons eventhough I have no web pages on this

> storage device. This is very annoying. I have tried viewing the files under

> various formats and thumbnails is the closest it gets to displaying the icons

> properly. When I remove the CD/DVD disc and view the contents of the disc on

> another computer, the files are displayed correctly. Please note my icons

> are displayed correctly on all other drives on my windows xp computer except

> for my CD/DVD D: optical drive. This is so bizarre.

>

> Should I look for the IconCache.db file and delete it? But then again, my

> icons are displayed correctly in all other drives of my computer. I have

> even checked the properties of DVD-RW optical drive and on the recording tab

> "the enable cd recording checkbox is ticked along with "the automatically

> check the CD box". Is there anything else I need to adjust here in the

> properties?

>

> I would welcome any suggestions on why my files and folders are being

> displayed as web icons in DVD-RW optical D: drive.

>

> Thanks

>