http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Vista - Documents icon is gone ? en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:19:58 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-documents-icon-is-gone-#post-45119 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:59:46 +0000 Aleeve 45119@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>ok</p> <p>Glad it worked, but you didn't need to manually change it!<br /> If you'd followed the instructions to the letter it would do it itself :P (you still have to log off)</p> <p>:)</p> <p>And you hadn't moved your documents folder, so that was ok too ! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-documents-icon-is-gone-#post-45113 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:58:07 +0000 bcolin 45113@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>ok it worked , but by a very strange way ! this is what i did :</p> <p>1) hit windows + R<br /> 2) type this "notepad %USERPROFILE%\documents\desktop.ini" (first problem was here ! Documents needs to be written with an capital letter ! )<br /> 3) replace the desktop.ini<br /> 4) log off and on (2nd problem : i just rebooted explorer.exe , didnt work , i really had to log off)<br /> 5) go to your documents<br /> 6) right click and go to 'costumize'<br /> 7) suddenly the folder icons was there !<br /> <img src='http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/3874/docucr0.jpg' /><br /> 8) choose the right Dll file , icon and hit apply<br /> 9) log off and on<br /> 10) and it is back !<br /> <img src='http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9947/docuqi6.jpg' /> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-documents-icon-is-gone-#post-45110 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:39:24 +0000 bcolin 45110@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>1) i tried the desktop.ini but nothing changed</p> <p>2) i dont think i changed them from place how can i check it ? (see pic i think)</p> <p>i think it happend when i was working with "Microsoft expression web"</p> <p>Would system restore work ? </p> <p><img src='http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3047/docuwn8.jpg' />(thx for snipping tool tip :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-documents-icon-is-gone-#post-45025 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:19:26 +0000 Aleeve 45025@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p><a href='http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fix-for-special-folders-reverting-to-default-folder-icon-in-windows-vista/'>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fix-for-special-folders-reverting-to-default-folder-icon-in-windows-vista/</a></p> <p>This one should work<br /> It works for me!</p> <p>@Sinclair - yes it does work!</p> <p>@bcolin, 2 things<br /> 1) have you moved your documents to a different partition? Or are they still in the same place that they were when new? (That is quite important!)</p> <p>2) With snipping tool, there is an option to not have the red outline if you so wish :) on the actual window, click options and uncheck the box saying 'show selection ink after selections' </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-documents-icon-is-gone-#post-45017 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:04:32 +0000 bcolin 45017@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>nope , didn't work ... :( </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-documents-icon-is-gone-#post-45015 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:55:54 +0000 Sinclair 45015@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Just forget.Unfortunately it cannot be done because the option to change the icon is not available. </p> <p>Have you tried restoring previous versions? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-documents-icon-is-gone-#post-45014 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:54:42 +0000 jd2066 45014@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>For restoring the icon see <a href='http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fix-for-special-folders-reverting-to-default-folder-icon-in-windows-vista/'>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fix-for-special-folders-reverting-to-default-folder-icon-in-windows-vista/</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-documents-icon-is-gone-#post-45009 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:42:05 +0000 bcolin 45009@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p><img src='http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9884/docuov8.jpg' /></p> <p>i Cant :( </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-documents-icon-is-gone-#post-45006 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:32:22 +0000 Sinclair 45006@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>It should also work with built-in folders. Just give it a try.</p> <p><a href='http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/make-new-folders-in-your-vista-user-directory-use-matching-greenish-icons/'>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/make-new-folders-in-your-vista-user-directory-use-matching-greenish-icons/</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-documents-icon-is-gone-#post-45004 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:14:44 +0000 bcolin 45004@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>if you watch the following image you will get my point of frustration<br /> <img src='http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/557/doculentszk2.jpg' /><br /> suddenly my "nice" documents icon changed into an ugly yellow map.<br /> What did i do wrong , and how can i get the "nice" document map icon back ? </p> <p>thx<br /> Bcolin </p>