Blinking Or Resetting Icons

[Guest ColTom2]

Hi:

 

Does anyone have an answer as to how to stop desktop icons from blinking

or resetting? Sometimes when I open or close a screen some of my icons will

revert back to a generic icon and then after a few seconds or so reset back

to the correct icon.

 

It more of an annoyance than anything to have to wait for a varying number

of them to reset.

 

I have tried changing my monitor screen refresh rate, but that has not

prevented the above problem.

 

Thanks,

 

ColTom2

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: Blinking Or Resetting Icons

 

That effect could indicate a driver issue. What video hardware does the

computer have ? ( Chipset based or an AGP/PCIexpress card ). Unless

the system is heavily loaded the screen refresh should not be perceptible

to the user.

One commonly overlooked item is the default monitor driver. Most PCs

get by with a generic "Plug-&-Play" driver. It helps to override that with

a vendor/model specific driver that more closely describes the monitor's

capabilities.

 

"ColTom2" <noemailaddress@nomail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi:

>

> Does anyone have an answer as to how to stop desktop icons from blinking

> or resetting? Sometimes when I open or close a screen some of my icons

> will

> revert back to a generic icon and then after a few seconds or so reset

> back

> to the correct icon.

>

> It more of an annoyance than anything to have to wait for a varying

> number

> of them to reset.

>

> I have tried changing my monitor screen refresh rate, but that has not

> prevented the above problem.

>

> Thanks,

>

> ColTom2

>

>

[Guest JS]

Re: Blinking Or Resetting Icons

 

See Kelly's Korner (line 121): http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Increasing the size of your Icon cache

 

Also TechRepublic for more detail:

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035_11-5164407.html

 

This value is set to 8096 on my PC.

 

JS

http://www.pagestart.com

 

 

"ColTom2" <noemailaddress@nomail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi:

>

> Does anyone have an answer as to how to stop desktop icons from blinking

> or resetting? Sometimes when I open or close a screen some of my icons

> will

> revert back to a generic icon and then after a few seconds or so reset

> back

> to the correct icon.

>

> It more of an annoyance than anything to have to wait for a varying

> number

> of them to reset.

>

> I have tried changing my monitor screen refresh rate, but that has not

> prevented the above problem.

>

> Thanks,

>

> ColTom2

>

>

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Blinking Or Resetting Icons

 

ColTom2 wrote:

> Hi:

>

> Does anyone have an answer as to how to stop desktop icons from blinking

> or resetting? Sometimes when I open or close a screen some of my icons will

> revert back to a generic icon and then after a few seconds or so reset back

> to the correct icon.

>

> It more of an annoyance than anything to have to wait for a varying number

> of them to reset.

>

> I have tried changing my monitor screen refresh rate, but that has not

> prevented the above problem.

>

> Thanks,

>

> ColTom2

 

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

Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable

 

--

Joe =o)

[Guest ColTom2]

Re: Blinking Or Resetting Icons

 

Hi:

 

Thanks for all the replies!

 

JS I have ran Kelly's Korner Line 121 and set my value at 2000. If this

doesn't work, which by the way seems to be working, then I'll give Elmo's

response a try.

 

Thanks again....

 

ColTom2

 

 

"Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message

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ColTom2 wrote:

> Hi:

>

> Does anyone have an answer as to how to stop desktop icons from blinking

> or resetting? Sometimes when I open or close a screen some of my icons

> will

> revert back to a generic icon and then after a few seconds or so reset

> back

> to the correct icon.

>

> It more of an annoyance than anything to have to wait for a varying

> number

> of them to reset.

>

> I have tried changing my monitor screen refresh rate, but that has not

> prevented the above problem.

>

> Thanks,

>

> ColTom2

 

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

Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable

 

--

Joe =o)

[Guest JS]

Re: Blinking Or Resetting Icons

 

You're welcome.

The more icons that are on your desktop the large the

value need to be. My desktop looks like an icon mine

field which is why I use 8096 on my PC.

 

JS

 

"ColTom2" <noemailaddress@nomail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi:

>

> Thanks for all the replies!

>

> JS I have ran Kelly's Korner Line 121 and set my value at 2000. If this

> doesn't work, which by the way seems to be working, then I'll give Elmo's

> response a try.

>

> Thanks again....

>

> ColTom2

>

>

> "Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message

> news:ur5FmXuEJHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> ColTom2 wrote:

>> Hi:

>>

>> Does anyone have an answer as to how to stop desktop icons from

>> blinking

>> or resetting? Sometimes when I open or close a screen some of my icons

>> will

>> revert back to a generic icon and then after a few seconds or so reset

>> back

>> to the correct icon.

>>

>> It more of an annoyance than anything to have to wait for a varying

>> number

>> of them to reset.

>>

>> I have tried changing my monitor screen refresh rate, but that has not

>> prevented the above problem.

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> ColTom2

>

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

> Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable

>

> --

> Joe =o)

>

>