Guest Not4U2Know Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Lately, I've noticed two weird things regarding my Quick Launch toolbar. I'm using XP Pro SP3. 1. Sometimes the icons are visible but clicking on them produces no action. I have to go to the Start>Programs menu and launch the program from there. Rebooting solves that problem. 2. Most annoying problem now: icons completely disappear from Quick Launch. Hovering over the Quick Launch bar, however, shows the shadow of an icon and a tooltip stating what it's for but clicking on it does nothing. This is quite annoying. Again, a restart of my computer fixes this too. Are these known issues, and if so, how can I fix them, please?
Guest Kelly Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Re: Quick Launch icons disappearing Hi, Suggestions: Go to: Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Show Hidden File and Uncheck Hide Protected Operating System Files. Delete Icon Cache. It is located here: IconCache.db C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data To clear and reset icon cache: Right click the Desktop/Properties/Appearance/Advanced. Use the item drop box and choose Icon. Change the pixel number by one. Ok your way out. Increase Icon Cache (Line 121) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Correct/Repair the Icon View (Line 4) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh (Line 157) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Tip: Add Icon Cache Size to Folder Options/View (Line 166) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Other options would be: Note: Do not reboot or logoff. Right click the Notification Area/Task Manager/Processes. Highlight Explorer.exe, End Process. Leave the Task Manager open. Once the process has ended, choose File/New Task and type in: Explorer.exe. Restore Taskbar and Desktop to Default Functionality (Line 164) 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 "Not4U2Know" <Not4U2Know@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F2248B4B-F73F-478F-88C9-8FC52B97286E@microsoft.com... > Lately, I've noticed two weird things regarding my Quick Launch toolbar. > I'm > using XP Pro SP3. > > 1. Sometimes the icons are visible but clicking on them produces no > action. > I have to go to the Start>Programs menu and launch the program from there. > Rebooting solves that problem. > > 2. Most annoying problem now: icons completely disappear from Quick > Launch. > Hovering over the Quick Launch bar, however, shows the shadow of an icon > and > a tooltip stating what it's for but clicking on it does nothing. This is > quite annoying. Again, a restart of my computer fixes this too. > > Are these known issues, and if so, how can I fix them, please?
Guest Not4U2Know Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Re: Quick Launch icons disappearing "Kelly" wrote: > Hi, > > Suggestions: Go to: Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Show Hidden > File and Uncheck Hide Protected Operating System Files. > > Delete Icon Cache. It is located here: > > IconCache.db > C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data > > To clear and reset icon cache: > > Right click the Desktop/Properties/Appearance/Advanced. Use the item > drop box and choose Icon. Change the pixel number by one. Ok your way > out. > > Increase Icon Cache (Line 121) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Correct/Repair the Icon View (Line 4) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh (Line 157) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Tip: > > Add Icon Cache Size to Folder Options/View (Line 166) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Other options would be: Note: Do not reboot or logoff. Right click the > Notification Area/Task Manager/Processes. Highlight Explorer.exe, End > Process. > > Leave the Task Manager open. Once the process has ended, choose File/New > Task and type in: Explorer.exe. > > Restore Taskbar and Desktop to Default Functionality (Line 164) > 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 > > "Not4U2Know" <Not4U2Know@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F2248B4B-F73F-478F-88C9-8FC52B97286E@microsoft.com... > > Lately, I've noticed two weird things regarding my Quick Launch toolbar. > > I'm > > using XP Pro SP3. > > > > 1. Sometimes the icons are visible but clicking on them produces no > > action. > > I have to go to the Start>Programs menu and launch the program from there. > > Rebooting solves that problem. > > > > 2. Most annoying problem now: icons completely disappear from Quick > > Launch. > > Hovering over the Quick Launch bar, however, shows the shadow of an icon > > and > > a tooltip stating what it's for but clicking on it does nothing. This is > > quite annoying. Again, a restart of my computer fixes this too. > > > > Are these known issues, and if so, how can I fix them, please? > > Thanks, Kelly, that's an awesome reply. However, there's no iconcache.db file at that location, I've checked and double-checked, all files/system folders are unhidden, and I did a search as well, using all subfolders, system files, hidden files, no results. Is there a mistake in the path, perhaps, or a different name? If the file doesn't exist, could that be part of the problem? Increasing the pixel size (from 32 to 33, in my case) did not resolve anything either. So I'll check out kellys-korner-xp.com and try those over the long (Canadian) weekend and will let you know. As I mentioned earlier, restarting my system always resolves the issue, but obviously that is not a good solution. Many thanks. Film at 11. :)
Guest Not4U2Know Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Re: Quick Launch icons disappearing Further update, Kelly: After attempting those changes, I got a fatal error in Explorer, which effectly shut down my entire taskbar (including Start button, Quick Launch, and System Tray), removed my wallpaper, reorganized my desktop icons all to the left hand side, and crashed my computer. :(
Guest Not4U2Know Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Re: Quick Launch icons disappearing Additional new problem: I had to reboot, and after rebooting, it appears that the wallpaper .jpg that I was using has now been corrupted, and can no longer be used, even though it appears as one of the files available in Properties>Desktop>Background. In addition, the files in that drop-down are coming not from C:\WINDOWS where they should be (the .bmp files), but from another directory on my computer that has other pictures in it. How can I remedy this, now?
Guest Elmo Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Quick Launch icons disappearing Not4U2Know wrote: > Lately, I've noticed two weird things regarding my Quick Launch toolbar. I'm > using XP Pro SP3. > > 1. Sometimes the icons are visible but clicking on them produces no action. > I have to go to the Start>Programs menu and launch the program from there. > Rebooting solves that problem. > > 2. Most annoying problem now: icons completely disappear from Quick Launch. > Hovering over the Quick Launch bar, however, shows the shadow of an icon and > a tooltip stating what it's for but clicking on it does nothing. This is > quite annoying. Again, a restart of my computer fixes this too. > > Are these known issues, and if so, how can I fix them, please? That reads like a problem with the QL toolbar (folder), not with the icons. Also try these: -1- Try the LNK Association fix here: Fix File Associations. http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm -2- Line164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm -3- Try some of the fixes in this program: Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm -- Joe =o)
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