http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Messed Up Shortcut Icons en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:06:23 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons/page/2#post-39517 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:33:43 +0000 SarahJames 39517@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Path should be C:\Windows\System32\Shell32.dll,29<br /> Because the first icon in a dll of icl is numbered 0.</p> <p>But you can also use WinBubble - <a href='http://unlockforus.blogspot.com/2007/11/winbubbles-features-gap.html'>http://unlockforus.blogspot.com/2007/11/winbubbles-features-gap.html</a><br /> A nice little free app that allows you to easily change the glassbubbles screensaver ánd pick an overlay icon for shortcut icons (apart from a lot of other nifty settings it has). </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons/page/2#post-26788 Fri, 30 May 2008 11:03:09 +0000 Lighthouse 26788@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Well, I figured out what entry 29 means.<br /> You can use any number between 0 and 44.<br /> Each number depicts a different system ico.<br /> So, with these entrys, you can change 45 different system icons, for ones of your own choice.</p> <p>ps. It's using the icons in the shell32.dll file </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons/page/2#post-26746 Fri, 30 May 2008 00:58:21 +0000 jd2066 26746@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>It seems the Windows 95-XP shortcut arrow is in shell32.dll and the Windows Vista shortcut arrow is in imageres.dll.<br /> I would guess Windows Vista still has the Windows 95-XP shortcut arrow in shell32.dll for backwards compatibility.<br /> There is a registry key that can override using one of those and use a custom icon.<br /> It's possible the user has that registry key pointing to an invalid icon. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons/page/2#post-26563 Thu, 29 May 2008 11:31:35 +0000 Lighthouse 26563@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>It looks like they're using it from shell32.dll (30) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons/page/2#post-26557 Thu, 29 May 2008 10:37:00 +0000 ScottW 26557@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>So, where is the arrow image stored? It seems that the OP was able to run SFC clean, but that didn't resolve the problem. Maybe the arrow image is not stored in a protected system file? I'm all curious now. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons/page/2#post-26552 Thu, 29 May 2008 10:16:26 +0000 Lighthouse 26552@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks, but have just got it to work while you were writing your last post.<br /> Had to remake the the entry. Is good now :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons/page/2#post-26551 Thu, 29 May 2008 10:12:42 +0000 jd2066 26551@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I got the registry key from <a href='http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/vista/vista_registry_remove_shortcut.htm'>http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/vista/vista_registry_remove_shortcut.htm</a><br /> I also checked in a Virtual Machine and the key was set to the icon path that program set.<br /> It didn't have double slashes so I think that part of the page is wrong but I think the rest is right.<br /> You may need to append ",0" to the icon value to specifiy the icon index for it to work. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons/page/2#post-26550 Thu, 29 May 2008 10:04:22 +0000 Lighthouse 26550@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Well. I tried that, and it didn't work. Must be another entry somewhere? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons/page/2#post-26548 Thu, 29 May 2008 09:28:06 +0000 Lighthouse 26548@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Ta, I got one already :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26547 Thu, 29 May 2008 09:26:07 +0000 jd2066 26547@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@Lighthouse: Ok but you will want to copy the blank icon file first if you are using the disable part. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26545 Thu, 29 May 2008 09:15:32 +0000 Lighthouse 26545@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks again jd. Now I can take Vista Shortcut Manager off, and set it myself. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26544 Thu, 29 May 2008 08:52:48 +0000 jd2066 26544@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I just checked a few things in a Virtual Machine and found I was wrong above. That program doesn't change imageres.dll, is sets the registry value 29 under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Icons to the value of the icon file.<br /> Also the old style shortcut overlay is in shell32.dll. So far I don't know what it's use in Vista is. Probably backwards compatibility. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26543 Thu, 29 May 2008 08:12:16 +0000 LukeTurnbull 26543@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@jd yeah i know what you meant all i was sugeesting was for him was that he could remove it because it just looks untidy thats all i did understand . </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26542 Thu, 29 May 2008 07:59:15 +0000 Lighthouse 26542@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks jd, that would be the obvious place for it. I must have scrolled right past it when I was looking. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26541 Thu, 29 May 2008 07:26:31 +0000 jd2066 26541@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@LukeTurnBull: I think you miss understood what I meant. I was suggesting selecting the "Arrow" option in that program to hopyfully restore the "Arrow" shortcut style like it should be. The way that program works is by replacing the current icon with the one you select so in theory it could replace the currect messed up one with the default "Arrow" style for the original poster.</p> <p>@Lighthouse: Actully I think it's something like imageres.dll that the current shortcut arrow is stored. I think the one in mmcbase.dll is just a copy that only the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) uses.<br /> The program I linked to above just changes the one in imageres.dll.<br /> Edit: Actully it doesn't, I was wrong. The program changes a registry key. See below for more. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26540 Thu, 29 May 2008 07:26:05 +0000 Lighthouse 26540@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>The "shortcut arrow icon" is in mmcbase.dll<br /> Icon group 2005 </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26539 Thu, 29 May 2008 07:19:40 +0000 LukeTurnbull 26539@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>jd has made a valid point use that software to remove the shortcut arrow altogethor and even if the file for the arrow cannot be found it still wont show up any way.</p> <p>that is if you dont need to arrow to be kept on the the shortcuts.</p> <p>PS. there is obviously a file missing for the arrow icon i would strongly suggest just removing it. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26506 Thu, 29 May 2008 02:03:34 +0000 jd2066 26506@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>If the problem is with the shortcut overlay icon you could try using the program listed at <a href='http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-shortcut-icon-arrow-overlay-in-windows-vista/'>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-shortcut-icon-arrow-overlay-in-windows-vista/</a> to set the default icon again. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26504 Thu, 29 May 2008 01:45:04 +0000 milnerw 26504@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Well after reading the How To again, i realized that i scanned the wrong directory. I re-ran the SFC and this time it did not find any errors.<br /> Any other ideas? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/messed-up-shortcut-icons#post-26502 Thu, 29 May 2008 01:23:18 +0000 jd2066 26502@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>According to <a href='http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228'>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228</a> the log file is in %windir%\logs\cbs which would be C:\Windows\logs\cbs on most Windows installs. </p>