black icons

[Guest Urge]

When I am online and have 2 or more windows open from the same site

occasionally/eventually the icon on the button in the system tray will turn

completely black and shortly after that windows will inform me that it has

to close. What's up with this behavior and how can I fix it?

 

Urge

[Guest glee]

Re: black icons

 

What "icon on the button in the system tray" are you referring to?

 

Exactly how does Windows inform you that it has to close? What message do you

receive, in its entirety? Does it say you are low on resources or some other error?

 

Do any other icons turn black at this time? If you are having a problem with icons

turning black in general, or the wrong icon displaying, try this:

 

Delete the shelliconcache file from Safe Mode, per the instructions here:

 

Icons Displayed Incorrectly in Control Panel:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=133733

 

OR,

Click Start>Settings> Control Panel> Display> Appearance tab:

Click the "Item:" drop-down list and select "Icon"

Note the current icon size in the "Size:" box next to that.

Change the size, click Apply.

Change the size back to what it was, click OK.

And,

Find the file named shelliconcache (it has no file extension), in the Windows

folder, and delete it or rename it to shelliconcache.bak, then re-boot.

 

OR,

If you have TweakUI installed, click Start> Settings> Control Panel> TweakUI>

"Repair" tab, select "Rebuild Icons" and click Repair Now.

 

Download and install TweakUI1.33:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/winme/Install/1.0/WinMe/EN-US/Tweakui.exe

 

 

Following that, set the Max Icon Cache setting in the Registry to 2048:

http://www.aumha.org/regfiles.htm

Scroll to 'IconCache Fix', download, unzip, then right-click the enclosed .reg file,

click Merge on the menu that appears, and OK to the confirmation message.

 

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

http://dts-l.org/

http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

 

"Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message news:r99Li.969$1d2.226@trndny05...

> When I am online and have 2 or more windows open from the same site

> occasionally/eventually the icon on the button in the system tray will turn

> completely black and shortly after that windows will inform me that it has

> to close. What's up with this behavior and how can I fix it?

>

> Urge

>

>

[Guest Urge]

Re: black icons

 

 

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message > What "icon on the

button in the system tray" are you referring to?

the ie logo to the left of the site name on the button in the sys tray.

> Exactly how does Windows inform you that it has to close? What message do

you

> receive, in its entirety?

"this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down."

"explore caused an invalid page fault in module flash9d.ocx"

"an error has occured in I.E. I.E. will now close."

 

Does it say you are low on resources or some other error?

No

>

> Do any other icons turn black at this time?

It starts with the site that has multiple windows open but eventually all

the icons turn black.

If you are having a problem with icons

> turning black in general, or the wrong icon displaying, try this:

I tried a few of the options below but it didn't help.(Tweakui and

MaxIconCache to 2048)

>

> Delete the shelliconcache file from Safe Mode, per the instructions here:

>

> Icons Displayed Incorrectly in Control Panel:

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=133733

>

> OR,

> Click Start>Settings> Control Panel> Display> Appearance tab:

> Click the "Item:" drop-down list and select "Icon"

> Note the current icon size in the "Size:" box next to that.

> Change the size, click Apply.

> Change the size back to what it was, click OK.

> And,

> Find the file named shelliconcache (it has no file extension), in the

Windows

> folder, and delete it or rename it to shelliconcache.bak, then re-boot.

>

> OR,

> If you have TweakUI installed, click Start> Settings> Control Panel>

TweakUI>

> "Repair" tab, select "Rebuild Icons" and click Repair Now.

>

> Download and install TweakUI1.33:

>

http://download.microsoft.com/download/winme/Install/1.0/WinMe/EN-US/Tweakui.exe

>

>

> Following that, set the Max Icon Cache setting in the Registry to 2048:

> http://www.aumha.org/regfiles.htm

> Scroll to 'IconCache Fix', download, unzip, then right-click the enclosed

..reg file,

> click Merge on the menu that appears, and OK to the confirmation message.

>

> --

> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

> http://dts-l.org/

> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>

>

> "Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

news:r99Li.969$1d2.226@trndny05...

> > When I am online and have 2 or more windows open from the same site

> > occasionally/eventually the icon on the button in the system tray will

turn

> > completely black and shortly after that windows will inform me that it

has

> > to close. What's up with this behavior and how can I fix it?

> >

> > Urge

> >

> >

>

[Guest Jeff Richards]

Re: black icons

 

This is the advice that has been posted elsewhere. It involves removing the

latest version of the Adobe Flash player, and installing an older version.

 

FWIW, I do not allow any version of Flash layer to be installed on any of my

machines. I'm told I am missing some animations in certain web sites, but I

can live with that.

 

Quote

To install Flash Player 8, follow the instructions on these pages:

 

Uninstalling:

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157

Installation of Flash Player 8:

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14266

 

Read the readme.txt in the latter to find the right version for your browser

and OS.

Endquote

--

Jeff Richards

MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

"Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

news:XItNi.278$ai2.154@trndny05...

>

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message > What "icon on the

> button in the system tray" are you referring to?

> the ie logo to the left of the site name on the button in the sys tray.

>> Exactly how does Windows inform you that it has to close? What message

>> do

> you

>> receive, in its entirety?

> "this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down."

> "explore caused an invalid page fault in module flash9d.ocx"

> "an error has occured in I.E. I.E. will now close."

>

[Guest Urge]

Re: black icons

 

"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message

news:u4oO1%235BIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> This is the advice that has been posted elsewhere.

Where was this posted? The Flash Player site says that FP#9 supports my

system. Do the FP folks not understand their own software?

System requirements

Hardware

Adobe has tested Adobe® Flash® Player 9 extensively on the following minimum

hardware configurations:

Windows

Intel® Pentium® II 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent)

128MB of RAM

Operating systems and browsers

Flash Player 9 is supported on the following minimum operating systems and

browsers:

Windows Platform Browser

Windows 98 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

 

I uninstalled ver.9 and installed ver.8.something. It seems to be working

so far under very limited testing.

 

It involves removing

the

> latest version of the Adobe Flash player, and installing an older version.

>

> FWIW, I do not allow any version of Flash layer to be installed on any of

my

> machines.

What do you have against Flash Player? I follow sports and the score

updates FP provides arehelpful.

I'm told I am missing some animations in certain web sites, but

I

> can live with that.

>

> Quote

> To install Flash Player 8, follow the instructions on these pages:

>

> Uninstalling:

> http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157

> Installation of Flash Player 8:

> http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14266

>

> Read the readme.txt in the latter to find the right version for your

browser

> and OS.

You actually have to download the Flash Player package to find out this

info. Not an insignificant download or downloads to find the appropriate

one, especially if you have dialup(I don't).

 

Bill in Mass.

> Endquote

> --

> Jeff Richards

> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

> "Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

> news:XItNi.278$ai2.154@trndny05...

> >

> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message > What "icon on the

> > button in the system tray" are you referring to?

> > the ie logo to the left of the site name on the button in the sys tray.

> >> Exactly how does Windows inform you that it has to close? What message

> >> do

> > you

> >> receive, in its entirety?

> > "this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down."

> > "explore caused an invalid page fault in module flash9d.ocx"

> > "an error has occured in I.E. I.E. will now close."

> >

>

>

[Guest Jeff Richards]

Re: black icons

 

It's one thing for the manufacturer to state that the new release is

supported in your version of the OS - it's another for it to actually work

correctly. Often, testing with older versions of the operating system is

very brief.

 

Hope that was the solution.

--

Jeff Richards

MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

"Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

news:OYpOi.3128$ai2.1594@trndny05...

> "Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message

> news:u4oO1%235BIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> This is the advice that has been posted elsewhere.

> Where was this posted? The Flash Player site says that FP#9 supports my

> system. Do the FP folks not understand their own software?

> System requirements

> Hardware

> Adobe has tested Adobe® Flash® Player 9 extensively on the following

> minimum

> hardware configurations:

> Windows

> Intel® Pentium® II 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent)

> 128MB of RAM

> Operating systems and browsers

> Flash Player 9 is supported on the following minimum operating systems and

> browsers:

> Windows Platform Browser

> Windows 98 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

>

> I uninstalled ver.9 and installed ver.8.something. It seems to be working

> so far under very limited testing.

>

> It involves removing

> the

>> latest version of the Adobe Flash player, and installing an older

>> version.

>>

>> FWIW, I do not allow any version of Flash layer to be installed on any of

> my

>> machines.

> What do you have against Flash Player? I follow sports and the score

> updates FP provides arehelpful.

> I'm told I am missing some animations in certain web sites, but

> I

>> can live with that.

>>

>> Quote

>> To install Flash Player 8, follow the instructions on these pages:

>>

>> Uninstalling:

>> http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157

>> Installation of Flash Player 8:

>> http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14266

>>

>> Read the readme.txt in the latter to find the right version for your

> browser

>> and OS.

> You actually have to download the Flash Player package to find out this

> info. Not an insignificant download or downloads to find the appropriate

> one, especially if you have dialup(I don't).

>

> Bill in Mass.

>> Endquote

>> --

>> Jeff Richards

>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

>> "Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

>> news:XItNi.278$ai2.154@trndny05...

>> >

>> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message > What "icon on the

>> > button in the system tray" are you referring to?

>> > the ie logo to the left of the site name on the button in the sys tray.

>> >> Exactly how does Windows inform you that it has to close? What

>> >> message

>> >> do

>> > you

>> >> receive, in its entirety?

>> > "this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut

>> > down."

>> > "explore caused an invalid page fault in module flash9d.ocx"

>> > "an error has occured in I.E. I.E. will now close."

>> >

>>

>>

>

>

>

[Guest Urge]

Re: black icons

 

Thanks for your help

 

Bill in Mass.

 

"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message

news:u0LUK3eCIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> It's one thing for the manufacturer to state that the new release is

> supported in your version of the OS - it's another for it to actually work

> correctly. Often, testing with older versions of the operating system is

> very brief.

>

> Hope that was the solution.

> --

> Jeff Richards

> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

> "Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

> news:OYpOi.3128$ai2.1594@trndny05...

> > "Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message

> > news:u4oO1%235BIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> >> This is the advice that has been posted elsewhere.

> > Where was this posted? The Flash Player site says that FP#9 supports my

> > system. Do the FP folks not understand their own software?

> > System requirements

> > Hardware

> > Adobe has tested Adobe® Flash® Player 9 extensively on the following

> > minimum

> > hardware configurations:

> > Windows

> > Intel® Pentium® II 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent)

> > 128MB of RAM

> > Operating systems and browsers

> > Flash Player 9 is supported on the following minimum operating systems

and

> > browsers:

> > Windows Platform Browser

> > Windows 98 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

> >

> > I uninstalled ver.9 and installed ver.8.something. It seems to be

working

> > so far under very limited testing.

> >

> > It involves removing

> > the

> >> latest version of the Adobe Flash player, and installing an older

> >> version.

> >>

> >> FWIW, I do not allow any version of Flash layer to be installed on any

of

> > my

> >> machines.

> > What do you have against Flash Player? I follow sports and the score

> > updates FP provides arehelpful.

> > I'm told I am missing some animations in certain web sites, but

> > I

> >> can live with that.

> >>

> >> Quote

> >> To install Flash Player 8, follow the instructions on these pages:

> >>

> >> Uninstalling:

> >> http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157

> >> Installation of Flash Player 8:

> >> http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14266

> >>

> >> Read the readme.txt in the latter to find the right version for your

> > browser

> >> and OS.

> > You actually have to download the Flash Player package to find out this

> > info. Not an insignificant download or downloads to find the

appropriate

> > one, especially if you have dialup(I don't).

> >

> > Bill in Mass.

> >> Endquote

> >> --

> >> Jeff Richards

> >> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

> >> "Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

> >> news:XItNi.278$ai2.154@trndny05...

> >> >

> >> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message > What "icon on the

> >> > button in the system tray" are you referring to?

> >> > the ie logo to the left of the site name on the button in the sys

tray.

> >> >> Exactly how does Windows inform you that it has to close? What

> >> >> message

> >> >> do

> >> > you

> >> >> receive, in its entirety?

> >> > "this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut

> >> > down."

> >> > "explore caused an invalid page fault in module flash9d.ocx"

> >> > "an error has occured in I.E. I.E. will now close."

> >> >

> >>

> >>

> >

> >

> >

>

>