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Guest lesiofamily
Posted

I have win xp pro with 3 HD

1- C and D - IDE

2- E and F - IDE

3- I SATA

 

I can access all of my HD

but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a typical HD

icon

what happened and how can I fix it?

thanks

Guest Ronaldo
Posted

Re: hard drive icon

 

How it happened?.. maybe some application caused the problem as it was in my

case, I had installed an app that changed the drive icon and when I removed

the application it left the unknown file icon in place. Y solved it by

removing the "DriveIcon" key from the following registry path.

 

Go to Start\Run\type; regedit and hit Enter, and browse to the Explorer key

and delete the "DriveIcon" key if it exists, (it should not be there by

default).

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons

 

If that doesn't fix it, you can create a substitute key to mask the "unknown

file" icon with this registry edition:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\C\DefaultIcon]

@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,9"

 

You can use this data to create a registry fix ".reg" file,... or if you

prefer to edit the registry manually; browse to the Explorer key, and in the

right pane right click and select New, Key and name it "DriveIcon"...

higlight the new key and in it's right pane, create another subkey named "E"

and create another named "I".. next create a new key under each E and I keys

and name those subkeys as "DefaultIcon" and edit the data in contained

(default value) on each "DefaultIcon" key, with

@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,9" which is the default hard drive

icon on Windows XP.

 

 

------------------------------

"lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

news:uDmy6TyNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>I have win xp pro with 3 HD

> 1- C and D - IDE

> 2- E and F - IDE

> 3- I SATA

>

> I can access all of my HD

> but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a typical

> HD icon

> what happened and how can I fix it?

> thanks

>

Guest lesiofamily
Posted

Re: hard drive icon

 

I have reinstalled my win xp - no changes in hardware

before I had xp home and now have pro - that is the only change

 

 

"Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:e5GuCc6NJHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> How it happened?.. maybe some application caused the problem as it was in

> my

> case, I had installed an app that changed the drive icon and when I

> removed

> the application it left the unknown file icon in place. Y solved it by

> removing the "DriveIcon" key from the following registry path.

>

> Go to Start\Run\type; regedit and hit Enter, and browse to the Explorer

> key

> and delete the "DriveIcon" key if it exists, (it should not be there by

> default).

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons

>

> If that doesn't fix it, you can create a substitute key to mask the

> "unknown

> file" icon with this registry edition:

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\C\DefaultIcon]

> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,9"

>

> You can use this data to create a registry fix ".reg" file,... or if you

> prefer to edit the registry manually; browse to the Explorer key, and in

> the

> right pane right click and select New, Key and name it "DriveIcon"...

> higlight the new key and in it's right pane, create another subkey named

> "E"

> and create another named "I".. next create a new key under each E and I

> keys

> and name those subkeys as "DefaultIcon" and edit the data in contained

> (default value) on each "DefaultIcon" key, with

> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,9" which is the default hard drive

> icon on Windows XP.

>

>

> ------------------------------

> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

> news:uDmy6TyNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>I have win xp pro with 3 HD

>> 1- C and D - IDE

>> 2- E and F - IDE

>> 3- I SATA

>>

>> I can access all of my HD

>> but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a typical

>> HD icon

>> what happened and how can I fix it?

>> thanks

>>

>

>

>

Guest Ronaldo
Posted

Re: hard drive icon

 

Maybe something, file or registry edition did not install in the upgrade.

Have you tried the registry edition y mentioned before?... I've improved and

simplified it in case you found it complicated. To easily edit your registry

and restore the drive icons, copy the text between the double lines, and

paste it on a text file... save that file as "DefaultIcons.reg", and next

right click on the file, and select "Merge" it will replace the generic icon

with the default typical HD Icon on your E and I drives.

 

I'd recommend you check in the registry before anything else, check that the

"DriveIcons" key (folder) does not already exist, if it does, back it up

with right click\Export and next delete it, that should restore the default

Icon. And if the "DefaultIcon" key does not exist, proceede and apply the

following registry edition as indicated above.

 

====================

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\E\DefaultIcon]

@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,8"

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\I\DefaultIcon]

@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,8"

===================

 

 

----------------------------------------

"lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

news:uYt9l29NJHA.1896@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I have reinstalled my win xp - no changes in hardware

> before I had xp home and now have pro - that is the only change

>

>

> "Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:e5GuCc6NJHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> How it happened?.. maybe some application caused the problem as it was in

>> my

>> case, I had installed an app that changed the drive icon and when I

>> removed

>> the application it left the unknown file icon in place. Y solved it by

>> removing the "DriveIcon" key from the following registry path.

>>

>> Go to Start\Run\type; regedit and hit Enter, and browse to the Explorer

>> key

>> and delete the "DriveIcon" key if it exists, (it should not be there by

>> default).

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons

>>

>> If that doesn't fix it, you can create a substitute key to mask the

>> "unknown

>> file" icon with this registry edition:

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\C\DefaultIcon]

>> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,9"

>>

>> You can use this data to create a registry fix ".reg" file,... or if you

>> prefer to edit the registry manually; browse to the Explorer key, and in

>> the

>> right pane right click and select New, Key and name it "DriveIcon"...

>> higlight the new key and in it's right pane, create another subkey named

>> "E"

>> and create another named "I".. next create a new key under each E and I

>> keys

>> and name those subkeys as "DefaultIcon" and edit the data in contained

>> (default value) on each "DefaultIcon" key, with

>> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,9" which is the default hard drive

>> icon on Windows XP.

>>

>>

>> ------------------------------

>> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

>> news:uDmy6TyNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>I have win xp pro with 3 HD

>>> 1- C and D - IDE

>>> 2- E and F - IDE

>>> 3- I SATA

>>>

>>> I can access all of my HD

>>> but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a typical

>>> HD icon

>>> what happened and how can I fix it?

>>> thanks

>>>

>>

>>

>>

>

>

Posted

Re: hard drive icon

 

See 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

 

"lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> wrote in message

news:uDmy6TyNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>I have win xp pro with 3 HD

> 1- C and D - IDE

> 2- E and F - IDE

> 3- I SATA

>

> I can access all of my HD

> but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a typical

> HD icon

> what happened and how can I fix it?

> thanks

>

Guest lesiofamily
Posted

Re: hard drive icon

 

driveicon key does not exist

I tried to fix it manually - did not work

also when I created .reg file and merged it icons remained the same

maybe when I restart PC?

 

lb

 

"Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:eUPoMWBOJHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Maybe something, file or registry edition did not install in the upgrade.

> Have you tried the registry edition y mentioned before?... I've improved

> and

> simplified it in case you found it complicated. To easily edit your

> registry

> and restore the drive icons, copy the text between the double lines, and

> paste it on a text file... save that file as "DefaultIcons.reg", and next

> right click on the file, and select "Merge" it will replace the generic

> icon

> with the default typical HD Icon on your E and I drives.

>

> I'd recommend you check in the registry before anything else, check that

> the

> "DriveIcons" key (folder) does not already exist, if it does, back it up

> with right click\Export and next delete it, that should restore the

> default

> Icon. And if the "DefaultIcon" key does not exist, proceede and apply the

> following registry edition as indicated above.

>

> ====================

> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\E\DefaultIcon]

> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,8"

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\I\DefaultIcon]

> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,8"

> ===================

>

>

> ----------------------------------------

> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

> news:uYt9l29NJHA.1896@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>I have reinstalled my win xp - no changes in hardware

>> before I had xp home and now have pro - that is the only change

>>

>>

>> "Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:e5GuCc6NJHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> How it happened?.. maybe some application caused the problem as it was

>>> in

>>> my

>>> case, I had installed an app that changed the drive icon and when I

>>> removed

>>> the application it left the unknown file icon in place. Y solved it by

>>> removing the "DriveIcon" key from the following registry path.

>>>

>>> Go to Start\Run\type; regedit and hit Enter, and browse to the Explorer

>>> key

>>> and delete the "DriveIcon" key if it exists, (it should not be there by

>>> default).

>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons

>>>

>>> If that doesn't fix it, you can create a substitute key to mask the

>>> "unknown

>>> file" icon with this registry edition:

>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\C\DefaultIcon]

>>> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,9"

>>>

>>> You can use this data to create a registry fix ".reg" file,... or if you

>>> prefer to edit the registry manually; browse to the Explorer key, and in

>>> the

>>> right pane right click and select New, Key and name it "DriveIcon"...

>>> higlight the new key and in it's right pane, create another subkey named

>>> "E"

>>> and create another named "I".. next create a new key under each E and I

>>> keys

>>> and name those subkeys as "DefaultIcon" and edit the data in contained

>>> (default value) on each "DefaultIcon" key, with

>>> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,9" which is the default hard

>>> drive

>>> icon on Windows XP.

>>>

>>>

>>> ------------------------------

>>> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

>>> news:uDmy6TyNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>I have win xp pro with 3 HD

>>>> 1- C and D - IDE

>>>> 2- E and F - IDE

>>>> 3- I SATA

>>>>

>>>> I can access all of my HD

>>>> but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a

>>>> typical

>>>> HD icon

>>>> what happened and how can I fix it?

>>>> thanks

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

>

Guest Ronaldo
Posted

Re: hard drive icon

 

Yes you need to restart the computer... but here are more options that may

work better (in case a restart doesn't work); dowload the script Kelly

sugested to restore the default drive Icon... also another option is the

application "ActivIcons"... it's very simple to use and can restore the

default icon with a single click. If you have created the "DriveIcon" key,

you will have to delete it before you use the application.

 

To restore the default Icon; open the application and; Select Drives \ Hard

Drive \ and click on "Restore Default", exit and click on Yes.

 

To replace any icon, a drive Icon for example: Select Drives \ Hard Drive \

and browse to C:\WINDOWS\system32\Shell32.dll and select the Icon you want

to use and click open. Exit and click on Yes.

 

http://activicons.cursorarts-company.qarchive.org/

 

 

 

-----------------------------------------

"lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

news:ORrhdPKOJHA.3732@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> driveicon key does not exist

> I tried to fix it manually - did not work

> also when I created .reg file and merged it icons remained the same

> maybe when I restart PC?

>

> lb

>

> "Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:eUPoMWBOJHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Maybe something, file or registry edition did not install in the upgrade.

>> Have you tried the registry edition y mentioned before?... I've improved

>> and

>> simplified it in case you found it complicated. To easily edit your

>> registry

>> and restore the drive icons, copy the text between the double lines, and

>> paste it on a text file... save that file as "DefaultIcons.reg", and next

>> right click on the file, and select "Merge" it will replace the generic

>> icon

>> with the default typical HD Icon on your E and I drives.

>>

>> I'd recommend you check in the registry before anything else, check that

>> the

>> "DriveIcons" key (folder) does not already exist, if it does, back it up

>> with right click\Export and next delete it, that should restore the

>> default

>> Icon. And if the "DefaultIcon" key does not exist, proceede and apply the

>> following registry edition as indicated above.

>>

>> ====================

>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\E\DefaultIcon]

>> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,8"

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\I\DefaultIcon]

>> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,8"

>> ===================

>>

>>

>> ----------------------------------------

>> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

>> news:uYt9l29NJHA.1896@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>I have reinstalled my win xp - no changes in hardware

>>> before I had xp home and now have pro - that is the only change

>>>

>>>

>>> "Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:e5GuCc6NJHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> How it happened?.. maybe some application caused the problem as it was

>>>> in

>>>> my

>>>> case, I had installed an app that changed the drive icon and when I

>>>> removed

>>>> the application it left the unknown file icon in place. Y solved it by

>>>> removing the "DriveIcon" key from the following registry path.

>>>>

>>>> Go to Start\Run\type; regedit and hit Enter, and browse to the Explorer

>>>> key

>>>> and delete the "DriveIcon" key if it exists, (it should not be there by

>>>> default).

>>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons

>>>>

>>>> If that doesn't fix it, you can create a substitute key to mask the

>>>> "unknown

>>>> file" icon with this registry edition:

>>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\C\DefaultIcon]

>>>> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,9"

>>>>

>>>> You can use this data to create a registry fix ".reg" file,... or if

>>>> you

>>>> prefer to edit the registry manually; browse to the Explorer key, and

>>>> in

>>>> the

>>>> right pane right click and select New, Key and name it "DriveIcon"...

>>>> higlight the new key and in it's right pane, create another subkey

>>>> named

>>>> "E"

>>>> and create another named "I".. next create a new key under each E and I

>>>> keys

>>>> and name those subkeys as "DefaultIcon" and edit the data in contained

>>>> (default value) on each "DefaultIcon" key, with

>>>> @="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,9" which is the default hard

>>>> drive

>>>> icon on Windows XP.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> ------------------------------

>>>> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

>>>> news:uDmy6TyNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>>I have win xp pro with 3 HD

>>>>> 1- C and D - IDE

>>>>> 2- E and F - IDE

>>>>> 3- I SATA

>>>>>

>>>>> I can access all of my HD

>>>>> but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a

>>>>> typical

>>>>> HD icon

>>>>> what happened and how can I fix it?

>>>>> thanks

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>>

>

>

Guest lesiofamily
Posted

Re: hard drive icon

 

I have tried all of the above tricks with registry manually and by creating

reg file and merging it - nothing

I tried to use your .vbs program - nothing happens

what exactly do I have to write in the box? maybe I write wrong thing

 

 

 

"Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in message

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> See 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

>

> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> wrote in message

> news:uDmy6TyNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>I have win xp pro with 3 HD

>> 1- C and D - IDE

>> 2- E and F - IDE

>> 3- I SATA

>>

>> I can access all of my HD

>> but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a typical

>> HD icon

>> what happened and how can I fix it?

>> thanks

>>

>

Guest Ronaldo
Posted

Re: hard drive icon

 

What have you written in the script? you need to write the address of the

Icon database dll, followed by the Icon number which is 8 for the default

drive icon. So write "C:\WINDOWS\System32\Shell32.Dll,8" (no quotes). You

also need to restart the computer for the chante to take effect.

 

 

This registry edition file should do the same.

------------------------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell

Icons]

"8"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\Shell32.Dll,8"

------------------------------------------

 

 

 

"lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

news:eeLVHSvOJHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>I have tried all of the above tricks with registry manually and by creating

>reg file and merging it - nothing

> I tried to use your .vbs program - nothing happens

> what exactly do I have to write in the box? maybe I write wrong thing

>

>

>

> "Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in message

> news:%23YCZyPGOJHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> See 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

>>

>> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> wrote in message

>> news:uDmy6TyNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>I have win xp pro with 3 HD

>>> 1- C and D - IDE

>>> 2- E and F - IDE

>>> 3- I SATA

>>>

>>> I can access all of my HD

>>> but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a typical

>>> HD icon

>>> what happened and how can I fix it?

>>> thanks

>>>

>>

>

>

Guest lesiofamily
Posted

Re: hard drive icon

 

I cut and pasted your text without quotes into vbs program, restarted PC -

no changes

 

 

"Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:epEsUGwOJHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> What have you written in the script? you need to write the address of the

> Icon database dll, followed by the Icon number which is 8 for the default

> drive icon. So write "C:\WINDOWS\System32\Shell32.Dll,8" (no quotes).

> You

> also need to restart the computer for the chante to take effect.

>

>

> This registry edition file should do the same.

> ------------------------------------------

> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell

> Icons]

> "8"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\Shell32.Dll,8"

> ------------------------------------------

>

>

>

> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

> news:eeLVHSvOJHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>I have tried all of the above tricks with registry manually and by

>>creating

>>reg file and merging it - nothing

>> I tried to use your .vbs program - nothing happens

>> what exactly do I have to write in the box? maybe I write wrong thing

>>

>>

>>

>> "Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23YCZyPGOJHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> See 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

>>>

>>> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> wrote in message

>>> news:uDmy6TyNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>I have win xp pro with 3 HD

>>>> 1- C and D - IDE

>>>> 2- E and F - IDE

>>>> 3- I SATA

>>>>

>>>> I can access all of my HD

>>>> but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a

>>>> typical

>>>> HD icon

>>>> what happened and how can I fix it?

>>>> thanks

>>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

>

>

Guest Ronaldo
Posted

Re: hard drive icon

 

Well, I used the vbs script also to test it, and it worked, so there could

be smething that's interfered with everything you've done so far. The

following registry edition is what the VBS Script made on the registry,

apply from a ".reg" file or type it directly on the registry, and restart

the computer. If it still doesn't restore the default hardrive icon, try the

application I suggested before, and if still nothing, try a registry cleaner

and check the results for any icon related issues, before you delete the

results.

 

Copy & paste the text below (between lines) to a text file and save as

"DriveIcon.reg", next right click the file and select merge, restart.

 

----------------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell

Icons]

"8"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\Shell32.Dll,8"

---------------------------------

 

This application should change the Icon,.. if it doesn't, see if a registry

cleaner and after that a system optimizer. Also search the registry for keys

or values that may be interfering with the normal display of icons... search

for "Icon", "Icons", "DriveIcon", "ShellIcon".... to see if there is more

than one key that may be obstructing changes.

http://activicons.cursorarts-company.qarchive.org/

 

 

 

----------------------------

"lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

news:edn2o27OJHA.4264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>I cut and pasted your text without quotes into vbs program, restarted PC -

>no changes

>

>

> "Ronaldo" <private_email5@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:epEsUGwOJHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> What have you written in the script? you need to write the address of the

>> Icon database dll, followed by the Icon number which is 8 for the default

>> drive icon. So write "C:\WINDOWS\System32\Shell32.Dll,8" (no quotes).

>> You

>> also need to restart the computer for the chante to take effect.

>>

>>

>> This registry edition file should do the same.

>> ------------------------------------------

>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell

>> Icons]

>> "8"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\Shell32.Dll,8"

>> ------------------------------------------

>>

>>

>>

>> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> escribió en el mensaje

>> news:eeLVHSvOJHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>I have tried all of the above tricks with registry manually and by

>>>creating

>>>reg file and merging it - nothing

>>> I tried to use your .vbs program - nothing happens

>>> what exactly do I have to write in the box? maybe I write wrong thing

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> "Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in message

>>> news:%23YCZyPGOJHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>> See 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

>>>>

>>>> "lesiofamily" <blm333@rcn.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:uDmy6TyNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>>I have win xp pro with 3 HD

>>>>> 1- C and D - IDE

>>>>> 2- E and F - IDE

>>>>> 3- I SATA

>>>>>

>>>>> I can access all of my HD

>>>>> but my icons for E and I are kind of like "unknown file" - not a

>>>>> typical

>>>>> HD icon

>>>>> what happened and how can I fix it?

>>>>> thanks

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

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