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by **noby** » Fri May 28, 2004 10:54 am

hi all,

yesterday when i opened my internet Explorer, i saw that the icons from my favoutrites were gone, they all have the € sign as icon now.
Does anybody know how to get the original icons back?

thanks

noby

by **Restek** » Fri May 28, 2004 2:44 pm

Is IE still associated with html/htm files, and is it still the default browser?

by **noby** » Fri May 28, 2004 4:52 pm

it is the only browser, and how do i check the association?

noby

by **Ranger Bob** » Fri May 28, 2004 7:17 pm

by **noby** » Sat May 29, 2004 7:48 am

Yes, it works all the way, only the original icons are gone. So, do you know a way to get them restored?

noby

by **brad** » Sat May 29, 2004 8:03 am

"Right Click" on the file and choose Properties / "Change Icon".
brad

by **noby** » Sat May 29, 2004 8:12 am

Dearest Brad,

i do have the option change icon in the properties, but it let's me restore to 4 default icons, not the original one.

if we keep getting closer, we'll end up finding it (i think)

noby

by **brad** » Sat May 29, 2004 8:22 am

Is the IE default icon there?
What was the "original" one? If you mean the custom icon that came with the shortcut when you saved it as a Favorite, they have disappeared before on mine. I believe it's a TIF deletion that causes that. Mine always default back to the IE icon.
brad

by **noby** » Sat May 29, 2004 8:28 am

Yes to all your questions. It is really not a big deal, but it helps for locating them fast. I guess we're stuck with the default icons then?

noby

by **brad** » Sat May 29, 2004 8:35 am

As far as I know. Someone else may have the answer.
brad

by **Ranger Bob** » Sat May 29, 2004 2:58 pm

The custom icons you will see in your Favorites come from favicons that are provided from websites you visit. This file is located in the Temporary Internet Files and as you either dump the TIF or go to other sites they will be replaced with the default IE shortcut.

Now I don't like the default IE shortcut.

PC Mag use to have a program called FavOrg that would check all your links in your Favorites and then make a copy of the favicon in a folder in the FavOrg folder in the Program Files so it does not get replaced. I am sure other programs are available to do this but I have used this program for years so it is the only one I know about. I don't think it is available anymore so I have placed a copy of the program on a server so you can download it if you like.

http://mpc-testing.com/rb/favorg.zip

If you are having problems in general with other icons then you may need to dump your ShellIconcache to correct the problem. If this is the case let me know and I will give a link for a program that will help you do this.

by **noby** » Sat May 29, 2004 5:12 pm

Thanks RB, it did just what i wanted !

noby

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