http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Can't change my Hard Drive Icon back to default en Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:45:28 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/cant-change-my-hard-drive-icon-back-to-default#post-24378 Wed, 14 May 2008 22:15:23 +0000 infinitesnowboy 24378@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks a lot!! </p> <p>I just realized it had something to do with those files after I tried to do a backup and it started backing up onto my main hard drive... </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/cant-change-my-hard-drive-icon-back-to-default#post-24360 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:25:42 +0000 ScottW 24360@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Look for two files on your hard drives, autorun.inf and *.ico. These files are used on your external to give it a unique icon, but if they are on your C: and D: partitions as well, it will change them too. The autorun.inf file should have just 1 section with 1 line, icon="&lt;name&gt;.ico" or something. Delete these two files and your hard drive icons will turn back. You may need to logoff and back in to see the change.</p> <p>This article talks about using autorun.inf and .ico files among many other ways to customize icons:<br /> <a href='http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/customizing-your-icons-in-windows-xp/'>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/customizing-your-icons-in-windows-xp/</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/cant-change-my-hard-drive-icon-back-to-default#post-24359 Wed, 14 May 2008 19:55:57 +0000 infinitesnowboy 24359@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>In windows explorer my hard drive icon has changed itself to the icon of my external hard drive. I can't figure out how to change it back to normal. Any help would be appreciated.</p> <p>Here's a picture of what I mean. </p> <p><a href='http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7311/harddrivesdk7.jpg'>http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7311/harddrivesdk7.jpg</a> </p>