Losing Icon Images

What is happening:

I change the image to what I want. However, another image appears when I
accept it.
I change to another and different image and it accepts the image
When I click on the Icon, open the URL and then close it, it reverts back to
the Internet E image with a White background?

Re-booting does not change it back, when I have the Internet E image??

any help

thx

"Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in
news:8D2810F6-B211-42EA-91CD-F8E9E850E1CA@microsoft.com:

> What is happening:
>
> I change the image to what I want. However, another image appears
> when I accept it.
> I change to another and different image and it accepts the image
> When I click on the Icon, open the URL and then close it, it
> reverts back to the Internet E image with a White background?
>
> Re-booting does not change it back, when I have the Internet E
> image??
>
> any help
>
> thx

The Icon Cache could be contaminated.
Try rebuilding the Icon Cache.
To do this:

o Right-Click Desktop -> Properties -> Appearance Tab -> Advanced
o In the "Item" window, select "Icon" and then change the Size to one
bigger and click "OK". Then click "Apply". Your Icon cache will then
be refreshed.
o Repeat the last step, changing the Icon Size back to the original
size then "OK" your way out of the windows.

HTH,
John

thx
"John Wunderlich" <jwunderlich@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9B0182EEE7655wunderpsdrscray@138.126.254.2 10...
> "Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in
> news:8D2810F6-B211-42EA-91CD-F8E9E850E1CA@microsoft.com:
>
>> What is happening:
>>
>> I change the image to what I want. However, another image appears
>> when I accept it.
>> I change to another and different image and it accepts the image
>> When I click on the Icon, open the URL and then close it, it
>> reverts back to the Internet E image with a White background?
>>
>> Re-booting does not change it back, when I have the Internet E
>> image??
>>
>> any help
>>
>> thx
>
> The Icon Cache could be contaminated.
> Try rebuilding the Icon Cache.
> To do this:
>
> o Right-Click Desktop -> Properties -> Appearance Tab -> Advanced
> o In the "Item" window, select "Icon" and then change the Size to one
> bigger and click "OK". Then click "Apply". Your Icon cache will then
> be refreshed.
> o Repeat the last step, changing the Icon Size back to the original
> size then "OK" your way out of the windows.
>
> HTH,
> John

I tried this and it did not do anything.

Any other thoughts?

thx

"John Wunderlich" <jwunderlich@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9B0182EEE7655wunderpsdrscray@138.126.254.2 10...
> "Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in
> news:8D2810F6-B211-42EA-91CD-F8E9E850E1CA@microsoft.com:
>
>> What is happening:
>>
>> I change the image to what I want. However, another image appears
>> when I accept it.
>> I change to another and different image and it accepts the image
>> When I click on the Icon, open the URL and then close it, it
>> reverts back to the Internet E image with a White background?
>>
>> Re-booting does not change it back, when I have the Internet E
>> image??
>>
>> any help
>>
>> thx
>
> The Icon Cache could be contaminated.
> Try rebuilding the Icon Cache.
> To do this:
>
> o Right-Click Desktop -> Properties -> Appearance Tab -> Advanced
> o In the "Item" window, select "Icon" and then change the Size to one
> bigger and click "OK". Then click "Apply". Your Icon cache will then
> be refreshed.
> o Repeat the last step, changing the Icon Size back to the original
> size then "OK" your way out of the windows.
>
> HTH,
> John

"Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in news:BCB6B45B-924B-
4D9F-9673-231F1BD65FE9@microsoft.com:

> I tried this and it did not do anything.
>
> Any other thoughts?
>

Sorry, out of ideas.
-- John

I don't understand what you are doing.

Are you talking about IE Favorites?

Is the favorite on your Desktop and you're right-clicking, Properties, Change Icon?


ju.c


"Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in message
news:8D2810F6-B211-42EA-91CD-F8E9E850E1CA@microsoft.com...
> What is happening:
>
> I change the image to what I want. However, another image appears when I
> accept it.
> I change to another and different image and it accepts the image
> When I click on the Icon, open the URL and then close it, it reverts back to
> the Internet E image with a White background?
>
> Re-booting does not change it back, when I have the Internet E image??
>
> any help
>
> thx
>

Yes - that is what I am doing - right-clicking, Properties, Change Icon?
..

I sent the Icon to my desktop, from Favorites.
That was a good image of the downloaded URL.
Then all of a sudden , the Icon changed automatically to the Internet blue
letter "E" Icon - like IE 7.0.

I am trying to change it back to the original or even another Icon and it
still stays on the Internet blue letter "E" Icon - like IE 7.0. - no luck?

"ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote in message
news:ejmVSfEBJHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I don't understand what you are doing.
>
> Are you talking about IE Favorites?
>
> Is the favorite on your Desktop and you're right-clicking, Properties,
> Change Icon?
>
>
> ju.c
>
>
> "Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in message
> news:8D2810F6-B211-42EA-91CD-F8E9E850E1CA@microsoft.com...
>> What is happening:
>>
>> I change the image to what I want. However, another image appears when I
>> accept it.
>> I change to another and different image and it accepts the image
>> When I click on the Icon, open the URL and then close it, it reverts back
>> to
>> the Internet E image with a White background?
>>
>> Re-booting does not change it back, when I have the Internet E image??
>>
>> any help
>>
>> thx
>>

Sage - John Leonard wrote:
> Yes - that is what I am doing - right-clicking, Properties, Change Icon?
> .
>
> I sent the Icon to my desktop, from Favorites.
> That was a good image of the downloaded URL.
> Then all of a sudden , the Icon changed automatically to the Internet
> blue letter "E" Icon - like IE 7.0.
>
> I am trying to change it back to the original or even another Icon and
> it still stays on the Internet blue letter "E" Icon - like IE 7.0. - no
> luck?
>
> "ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote in message
> news:ejmVSfEBJHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> I don't understand what you are doing.
>>
>> Are you talking about IE Favorites?
>>
>> Is the favorite on your Desktop and you're right-clicking, Properties,
>> Change Icon?
>>
>>
>> ju.c
>>
>>
>> "Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in message
>> news:8D2810F6-B211-42EA-91CD-F8E9E850E1CA@microsoft.com...
>>> What is happening:
>>>
>>> I change the image to what I want. However, another image appears when I
>>> accept it.
>>> I change to another and different image and it accepts the image
>>> When I click on the Icon, open the URL and then close it, it reverts
>>> back to
>>> the Internet E image with a White background?
>>>
>>> Re-booting does not change it back, when I have the Internet E image??
>>>
>>> any help

I don't think you can do that; the icon is to the program associated
with loading url and htm documents, which is IE on your system. You can
do it this way:

Create a few shortcuts to your browser on your Desktop, or Quick Launch
bar, then edit the shortcuts:

1. Change the "Target:" to:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" http://lpga.com

(as an example site. Actually, you'd enter your URL here.)

2. Open the Properties of the shortcut and change the icon.

Hope this helps,

--
Joe =o)

A Favicon is stored in the Favorite's alternate data stream. You cannot see it, but in IE.

Just follow these instructions.

To show the icon for an IE shortcut:

1. Download and install AM-DeadLink.
2. Open AM-DeadLink, choose a link and download its Favicon.
3. Close AM-DeadLink.
2. Right-click the shortcut on your Desktop, select Properties
and click the "Change Icon..." button. Browse to:
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\FavIcons
or wherever AM-DeadLink saved the Favicons to, select the Favicon.


AM-DeadLink 3.3 1.3 MB
Info: http://www.aignes.com/deadlink.htm
Download: http://www.aignes.com/download/dlsetup.exe
Mirror: http://www.aignes.com/download2/dlsetup.exe

quote/
AM-DeadLink detects dead links and duplicates in
browser bookmarks and text files. If a bookmark has
become unavailable you can verify and delete it
permanently.
Additionally you can download FavIcons for all your
Favorites and Bookmarks.
AM-DeadLink is Freeware!
AM-DeadLink can check the following resources:
Internet Explorer Favorites
Firefox bookmarks
Opera bookmarks
URLs from tab delimited text files
URLs from comma separated text files
AM-DeadLink can download FavIcons for:
Internet Explorer Favorites
Firefox bookmarks
Opera bookmarks
/quote


ju.c


"Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in message
news:685E7066-0296-4911-A1B1-C26A33B9935C@microsoft.com...
> Yes - that is what I am doing - right-clicking, Properties, Change Icon?
> .
>
> I sent the Icon to my desktop, from Favorites.
> That was a good image of the downloaded URL.
> Then all of a sudden , the Icon changed automatically to the Internet blue letter "E" Icon - like
> IE 7.0.
>
> I am trying to change it back to the original or even another Icon and it still stays on the
> Internet blue letter "E" Icon - like IE 7.0. - no luck?
>
> "ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote in message
> news:ejmVSfEBJHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I don't understand what you are doing.
>>
>> Are you talking about IE Favorites?
>>
>> Is the favorite on your Desktop and you're right-clicking, Properties, Change Icon?
>>
>>
>> ju.c
>>
>>
>> "Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in message
>> news:8D2810F6-B211-42EA-91CD-F8E9E850E1CA@microsoft.com...
>>> What is happening:
>>>
>>> I change the image to what I want. However, another image appears when I
>>> accept it.
>>> I change to another and different image and it accepts the image
>>> When I click on the Icon, open the URL and then close it, it reverts back to
>>> the Internet E image with a White background?
>>>
>>> Re-booting does not change it back, when I have the Internet E image??
>>>
>>> any help
>>>
>>> thx
>>>
>

You mat need to convert the FavIcon (16x16) to a normal Windows icon (32x32 or 48x48) so here are
two of the best tools for icons:


IcoFX 1.6.3 1.46 MB Freeware
Info: http://icofx.ro/
Download: http://icofx.ro/files/icofxsetup.exe


IrfanView 4.20 1.25 MB Freeware
Info: http://www.irfanview.com/
Download page:
http://www.download.com/IrfanView/30...=dl&tag=button

This should be included with IrfanView by default:

IrfanView ShellExtension 1.02 126 KB Freeware
Info (Very bottom of page): http://www.baxbex.com/products.html
Download: http://www.baxbex.com/files/irfanex.exe


ju.c


"ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote in message
news:#oCjq#OBJHA.3828@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> A Favicon is stored in the Favorite's alternate data stream. You cannot see it, but in IE.
>
> Just follow these instructions.
>
> To show the icon for an IE shortcut:
>
> 1. Download and install AM-DeadLink.
> 2. Open AM-DeadLink, choose a link and download its Favicon.
> 3. Close AM-DeadLink.
> 2. Right-click the shortcut on your Desktop, select Properties
> and click the "Change Icon..." button. Browse to:
> C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\FavIcons
> or wherever AM-DeadLink saved the Favicons to, select the Favicon.
>
>
> AM-DeadLink 3.3 1.3 MB
> Info: http://www.aignes.com/deadlink.htm
> Download: http://www.aignes.com/download/dlsetup.exe
> Mirror: http://www.aignes.com/download2/dlsetup.exe
>
> quote/
> AM-DeadLink detects dead links and duplicates in
> browser bookmarks and text files. If a bookmark has
> become unavailable you can verify and delete it
> permanently.
> Additionally you can download FavIcons for all your
> Favorites and Bookmarks.
> AM-DeadLink is Freeware!
> AM-DeadLink can check the following resources:
> Internet Explorer Favorites
> Firefox bookmarks
> Opera bookmarks
> URLs from tab delimited text files
> URLs from comma separated text files
> AM-DeadLink can download FavIcons for:
> Internet Explorer Favorites
> Firefox bookmarks
> Opera bookmarks
> /quote
>
>
> ju.c
>
>
> "Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in message
> news:685E7066-0296-4911-A1B1-C26A33B9935C@microsoft.com...
>> Yes - that is what I am doing - right-clicking, Properties, Change Icon?
>> .
>>
>> I sent the Icon to my desktop, from Favorites.
>> That was a good image of the downloaded URL.
>> Then all of a sudden , the Icon changed automatically to the Internet blue letter "E" Icon - like
>> IE 7.0.
>>
>> I am trying to change it back to the original or even another Icon and it still stays on the
>> Internet blue letter "E" Icon - like IE 7.0. - no luck?
>>
>> "ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote in message
>> news:ejmVSfEBJHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I don't understand what you are doing.
>>>
>>> Are you talking about IE Favorites?
>>>
>>> Is the favorite on your Desktop and you're right-clicking, Properties, Change Icon?
>>>
>>>
>>> ju.c
>>>
>>>
>>> "Sage - John Leonard" <sagegrp@live.com> wrote in message
>>> news:8D2810F6-B211-42EA-91CD-F8E9E850E1CA@microsoft.com...
>>>> What is happening:
>>>>
>>>> I change the image to what I want. However, another image appears when I
>>>> accept it.
>>>> I change to another and different image and it accepts the image
>>>> When I click on the Icon, open the URL and then close it, it reverts back to
>>>> the Internet E image with a White background?
>>>>
>>>> Re-booting does not change it back, when I have the Internet E image??
>>>>
>>>> any help
>>>>
>>>> thx
>>>>
>>