Icons Became generic

[Guest PT]

Somehow, I did something which has caused a few desktop shortcut icons to

change from specific icons to a generic blank picture. The icons include

two DVD drives E: and F:, a utility program Acronis, and a self created icon

for a frequently used folder. I was able to restore the self-created icon

without difficulty. But...

 

I next tried fixing the DVD drive icons. But if I right click the Icon +

Properties + Change Icon and select the appropriate icon, I get a message

that (for example) "the name E: specified in the drive box is not valid."

 

So what's the trick?

 

--

 

PT

[Guest rob^_^]

Re: Icons Became generic

 

Hi,

 

Sounds like the network drives have not reconnected after the reboot

required on the install of IE8 Beta 2. Have a look at their status in File

Manager.

 

Regards.

 

"PT" <xyz@xyz.com> wrote in message

news:OfWYtSLCJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Somehow, I did something which has caused a few desktop shortcut icons to

> change from specific icons to a generic blank picture. The icons include

> two DVD drives E: and F:, a utility program Acronis, and a self created

> icon for a frequently used folder. I was able to restore the self-created

> icon without difficulty. But...

>

> I next tried fixing the DVD drive icons. But if I right click the Icon +

> Properties + Change Icon and select the appropriate icon, I get a message

> that (for example) "the name E: specified in the drive box is not valid."

>

> So what's the trick?

>

> --

>

> PT

>

[Guest Rey Santos]

RE: Icons Became generic

 

Is there a disk in the drive when you tried to change the icon? Try that

before going to the Properties.

 

--

Rey

 

 

"PT" wrote:

> Somehow, I did something which has caused a few desktop shortcut icons to

> change from specific icons to a generic blank picture. The icons include

> two DVD drives E: and F:, a utility program Acronis, and a self created icon

> for a frequently used folder. I was able to restore the self-created icon

> without difficulty. But...

>

> I next tried fixing the DVD drive icons. But if I right click the Icon +

> Properties + Change Icon and select the appropriate icon, I get a message

> that (for example) "the name E: specified in the drive box is not valid."

>

> So what's the trick?

>

> --

>

> PT

>

>

>

[Guest TRCSr]

Re: Icons Became generic

 

I have the same problem with the icon for one program that is on the task

bar. It occurred at about the same time I installed sp3. This is the icon

for the program RoboForm. I do not have a desktop icon for that program,

just the task bar. Any ideas as to what happened and how I can correct it?

 

Thanks,

 

TRCSr

 

"Rey Santos" <ReySantos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:88DEE61B-9C38-432E-A7D5-7E647E6FD1CF@microsoft.com...

> Is there a disk in the drive when you tried to change the icon? Try that

> before going to the Properties.

>

> --

> Rey

>

>

> "PT" wrote:

>

>> Somehow, I did something which has caused a few desktop shortcut icons to

>> change from specific icons to a generic blank picture. The icons include

>> two DVD drives E: and F:, a utility program Acronis, and a self created

>> icon

>> for a frequently used folder. I was able to restore the self-created

>> icon

>> without difficulty. But...

>>

>> I next tried fixing the DVD drive icons. But if I right click the Icon +

>> Properties + Change Icon and select the appropriate icon, I get a message

>> that (for example) "the name E: specified in the drive box is not valid."

>>

>> So what's the trick?

>>

>> --

>>

>> PT

>>

>>

>>