Guest greggsy Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My Computer the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so that I am unable to see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have been into Device Manager and the DVD drives (2) are correctly identified. I have checked as suggested by some in the registry for Drive Icons but this does not exist. I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but I do not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem -- greggsy
Guest nass Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 RE: Wrong Icons for DVD drives "greggsy" wrote: > Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My Computer > the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so that I am unable to > see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have been into Device Manager and > the DVD drives (2) are correctly identified. I have checked as suggested by > some in the registry for Drive Icons but this does not exist. > I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but I do > not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem > -- > greggsy Try this fix from kelly-korner. Line 121- Increase Icon Cache: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Line 4 - Correct/Repair the Icon View: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm HTH, nass --- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
Guest greggsy Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 RE: Wrong Icons for DVD drives Hi Nass.Thanks for your reply I tried that but without success. I think this is going to be a stinker. -- greggsy "nass" wrote: > > > "greggsy" wrote: > > > Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My Computer > > the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so that I am unable to > > see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have been into Device Manager and > > the DVD drives (2) are correctly identified. I have checked as suggested by > > some in the registry for Drive Icons but this does not exist. > > I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but I do > > not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem > > -- > > greggsy > > > Try this fix from kelly-korner. > Line 121- Increase Icon Cache: > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Line 4 - Correct/Repair the Icon View: > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > HTH, > nass > --- > http://www.nasstec.co.uk > >
Guest Ronaldo Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: Wrong Icons for DVD drives There is a way to restore the drive Incons which I found how to time ago but failed to make notes and forgot how to, but you can achieve the same results by replacing the icons. check the links. How to change Drive icons and labels (Windows XP,2000) http://www.astahost.com/info.php/how-change-drive-icons-labels_t7859.html Change a Hard Drive's Icon http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1847172,00.asp ------------------------------------ "greggsy" <fred@brianwaylett.plus.com> escribió en el mensaje news:DEF1EA44-B30D-4605-94DB-68173C9DEF58@microsoft.com... > Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My Computer > the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so that I am unable > to > see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have been into Device Manager > and > the DVD drives (2) are correctly identified. I have checked as suggested > by > some in the registry for Drive Icons but this does not exist. > I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but I do > not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem > -- > greggsy
Guest HeyBub Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: Wrong Icons for DVD drives greggsy wrote: > Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My > Computer the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so > that I am unable to see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have > been into Device Manager and the DVD drives (2) are correctly > identified. I have checked as suggested by some in the registry for > Drive Icons but this does not exist. > I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but > I do not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem I used a Magic Marker to write the drive letter on the face of the drive.
Guest Ronaldo Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: Wrong Icons for DVD drives Also check this link... it seems that you can "restore" the default drive Icon. By default no "DriveIcons" key is supposed to be under Explorer, so delete it if you find it... that should restore de default CD-Rom icon in My Computer/Explorer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ explorer http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/ ------------------------------------ "Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> escribió en el mensaje news:%236JnoX2IJHA.4996@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > There is a way to restore the drive Incons which I found how to time ago > but > failed to make notes and forgot how to, but you can achieve the same > results > by replacing the icons. check the links. > > How to change Drive icons and labels (Windows XP,2000) > http://www.astahost.com/info.php/how-change-drive-icons-labels_t7859.html > > Change a Hard Drive's Icon > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1847172,00.asp > > > > ------------------------------------ > "greggsy" <fred@brianwaylett.plus.com> escribió en el mensaje > news:DEF1EA44-B30D-4605-94DB-68173C9DEF58@microsoft.com... >> Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My >> Computer >> the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so that I am unable >> to >> see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have been into Device Manager >> and >> the DVD drives (2) are correctly identified. I have checked as suggested >> by >> some in the registry for Drive Icons but this does not exist. >> I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but I >> do >> not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem >> -- >> greggsy > > > >
Guest greggsy Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: Wrong Icons for DVD drives Hi Ronaldo. Thank you for your reply. I tried the first suggestion but there is no Driveicons in the registry, the second suggestion looks promising but I will wait until my son comes in before I tackle adding keys to the registry. Whilst I am 80% on the electronics/mechanical side i am only about 40% on the software side. One of the suggestions by nass has resulted in one of the two DVD icons having returned although some times it reverts to generic icon. In one of the documents it refers to this problem after a malaware or virus attack. This recenlty happened to me but was sorted out by the technical people at Kaspersky. I will let you know the result of the registry alteration when my son has done the alteration. -- greggsy "Ronaldo" wrote: > Also check this link... it seems that you can "restore" the default drive > Icon. By default no "DriveIcons" key is supposed to be under Explorer, so > delete it if you find it... that should restore de default CD-Rom icon in My > Computer/Explorer > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ explorer > > http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/ > > > ------------------------------------ > "Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> escribió en el mensaje > news:%236JnoX2IJHA.4996@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > There is a way to restore the drive Incons which I found how to time ago > > but > > failed to make notes and forgot how to, but you can achieve the same > > results > > by replacing the icons. check the links. > > > > How to change Drive icons and labels (Windows XP,2000) > > http://www.astahost.com/info.php/how-change-drive-icons-labels_t7859.html > > > > Change a Hard Drive's Icon > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1847172,00.asp > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > "greggsy" <fred@brianwaylett.plus.com> escribió en el mensaje > > news:DEF1EA44-B30D-4605-94DB-68173C9DEF58@microsoft.com... > >> Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My > >> Computer > >> the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so that I am unable > >> to > >> see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have been into Device Manager > >> and > >> the DVD drives (2) are correctly identified. I have checked as suggested > >> by > >> some in the registry for Drive Icons but this does not exist. > >> I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but I > >> do > >> not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem > >> -- > >> greggsy > > > > > > > > > > > >
Guest Stephen O'Connell Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: Wrong Icons for DVD drives HeyBub wrote: > greggsy wrote: >> Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My >> Computer the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so >> that I am unable to see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have >> been into Device Manager and the DVD drives (2) are correctly >> identified. I have checked as suggested by some in the registry for >> Drive Icons but this does not exist. >> I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but >> I do not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem > > I used a Magic Marker to write the drive letter on the face of the > drive. LOL! Still, if it works for you...
Guest nass Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: Wrong Icons for DVD drives Try this command: sfc /scannow click [OK] you will need the XP CD installation media for this process. nass "greggsy" wrote: > Hi Ronaldo. > Thank you for your reply. I tried the first suggestion but there is no > Driveicons in the registry, the second suggestion looks promising but I will > wait until my son comes in before I tackle adding keys to the registry. > Whilst I am 80% on the electronics/mechanical side i am only about 40% on the > software side. One of the suggestions by nass has resulted in one of the two > DVD icons having returned although some times it reverts to generic icon. In > one of the documents it refers to this problem after a malaware or virus > attack. This recenlty happened to me but was sorted out by the technical > people at Kaspersky. I will let you know the result of the registry > alteration when my son has done the alteration. > -- > greggsy > > > "Ronaldo" wrote: > > > Also check this link... it seems that you can "restore" the default drive > > Icon. By default no "DriveIcons" key is supposed to be under Explorer, so > > delete it if you find it... that should restore de default CD-Rom icon in My > > Computer/Explorer > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ explorer > > > > http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/ > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > "Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> escribió en el mensaje > > news:%236JnoX2IJHA.4996@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > > There is a way to restore the drive Incons which I found how to time ago > > > but > > > failed to make notes and forgot how to, but you can achieve the same > > > results > > > by replacing the icons. check the links. > > > > > > How to change Drive icons and labels (Windows XP,2000) > > > http://www.astahost.com/info.php/how-change-drive-icons-labels_t7859.html > > > > > > Change a Hard Drive's Icon > > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1847172,00.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > "greggsy" <fred@brianwaylett.plus.com> escribió en el mensaje > > > news:DEF1EA44-B30D-4605-94DB-68173C9DEF58@microsoft.com... > > >> Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My > > >> Computer > > >> the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so that I am unable > > >> to > > >> see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have been into Device Manager > > >> and > > >> the DVD drives (2) are correctly identified. I have checked as suggested > > >> by > > >> some in the registry for Drive Icons but this does not exist. > > >> I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but I > > >> do > > >> not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem > > >> -- > > >> greggsy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Guest Kelly Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Re: Wrong Icons for DVD drives Hi, Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 /i shell32 If that doesn't correct the issue (and it should) use this automated edit on line 119: 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 "greggsy" <fred@brianwaylett.plus.com> wrote in message news:DEF1EA44-B30D-4605-94DB-68173C9DEF58@microsoft.com... > Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My Computer > the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so that I am unable > to > see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have been into Device Manager > and > the DVD drives (2) are correctly identified. I have checked as suggested > by > some in the registry for Drive Icons but this does not exist. > I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but I do > not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem > -- > greggsy
Guest Kelly Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Re: Wrong Icons for DVD drives Great idea and first for me. :o) -- 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 "HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote in message news:OrLAnZ2IJHA.4996@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > greggsy wrote: >> Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My >> Computer the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so >> that I am unable to see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have >> been into Device Manager and the DVD drives (2) are correctly >> identified. I have checked as suggested by some in the registry for >> Drive Icons but this does not exist. >> I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but >> I do not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem > > I used a Magic Marker to write the drive letter on the face of the drive. >
Guest greggsy Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Re: Wrong Icons for DVD drives Hi Kelly. Sorry for the delay in answering but I was rushed into hospital and have only now resumed normal life. Basically I tried all your suggestions but stll no joy!!. It's proving a tough one i am now thinking that a reinstall is the only answer. Brian -- greggsy "Kelly" wrote: > Hi, > > Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 /i shell32 > > If that doesn't correct the issue (and it should) use this automated edit on > line 119: > 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 > > "greggsy" <fred@brianwaylett.plus.com> wrote in message > news:DEF1EA44-B30D-4605-94DB-68173C9DEF58@microsoft.com... > > Can anyone shed any light on my problem please. When I go into My Computer > > the icon for the hard drives and DVDs are all generic so that I am unable > > to > > see at a glance which is the DVD drives. I have been into Device Manager > > and > > the DVD drives (2) are correctly identified. I have checked as suggested > > by > > some in the registry for Drive Icons but this does not exist. > > I am running XP Pro with all the updates. My video card is Nvidia but I do > > not thinkl that has any bearing on the problem > > -- > > greggsy > >
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