Missing shortcut icons can anybody confirm ?

Hi

I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs

In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.*
and then I browse to this path:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories

In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc.

But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default
program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc..
If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there.

Anybody know anything about this ?

Maybe even what to do about it ?


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On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted:
> Hi

> I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs

> In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.*
> and then I browse to this path:
> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories

> In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc.

> But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default
> program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc..
> If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there.

> Anybody know anything about this ?

> Maybe even what to do about it ?

Use another editor?

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Hi Gene

Gene E. Bloch wrote:

> On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted:
> > Hi
>
> > I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs
>
> > In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.*
> > and then I browse to this path:
> > C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories
>
> > In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc.
>
> > But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default
> > program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc..
> > If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there.
>
> > Anybody know anything about this ?
>
> > Maybe even what to do about it ?
>
> Use another editor?

This is not about the editor, it is the same in all my file open dialogs
no matter what program I try.

I just gave the WordPad recipe so that anybody willing to try and confirm
could do so without to much trouble.

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On 06/04/2012 19:39, Asger Joergensen wrote:
> Hi Gene
>
> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>
>> On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted:
>>> Hi
>>
>>> I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs
>>
>>> In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.*
>>> and then I browse to this path:
>>> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories
>>
>>> In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc.
>>
>>> But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default
>>> program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc..
>>> If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there.
>>
>>> Anybody know anything about this ?
>>
>>> Maybe even what to do about it ?
>>
>> Use another editor?
>
> This is not about the editor, it is the same in all my file open dialogs
> no matter what program I try.
>
> I just gave the WordPad recipe so that anybody willing to try and confirm
> could do so without to much trouble.

Does this help?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-rebuild.html

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On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted:
> Hi Gene

> Gene E. Bloch wrote:

>> On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted:
>>> Hi
>>
>>> I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs
>>> In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.*
>>> and then I browse to this path:
>>> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories
>>> In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc.
>>> But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default
>>> program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc..
>>> If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there.
>>> Anybody know anything about this ?
>>
>>> Maybe even what to do about it ?
>>
>> Use another editor?

> This is not about the editor, it is the same in all my file open dialogs
> no matter what program I try.

> I just gave the WordPad recipe so that anybody willing to try and confirm
> could do so without to much trouble.

OK, I'm sorry I misunderstood. I thought you meant every time you use
WordPad's Open dialog :-)

I was about to suggest finding a tool to clear the icon cache, but
after a moment's thought, I believe that relates only to desktop icons.

I also just realized that you refer to the "Shell". That would imply to
me the Command Window (by analogy to its meaning in Unix), and there
are no icons there. Do you mean Windows Explorer?

Anyway, I just looked here (also Win 7 64-bit), and my icons are the
same in Windows Explorer as in WordPad's Open dialog. That verifies
that something is different about your system, but I have no idea what
would cause that. I wish I could help.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 4/06/2012, Gene E. Bloch posted:
> On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted:
>> Hi Gene

>> Gene E. Bloch wrote:

>>> On 4/06/2012, Asger Joergensen posted:
>>>> Hi
>>>
>>>> I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs In
>>>> Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.*
>>>> and then I browse to this path:
>>>> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories In that
>>>> folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc. But on my Window 7 64 sp1.
>>>> five of those shortcuts are showing the default
>>>> program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc..
>>>> If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are
>>>> there. Anybody know anything about this ?
>>>
>>>> Maybe even what to do about it ?
>>>
>>> Use another editor?

>> This is not about the editor, it is the same in all my file open dialogs
>> no matter what program I try.

>> I just gave the WordPad recipe so that anybody willing to try and confirm
>> could do so without to much trouble.

> OK, I'm sorry I misunderstood. I thought you meant every time you use
> WordPad's Open dialog :-)

> I was about to suggest finding a tool to clear the icon cache, but after a
> moment's thought, I believe that relates only to desktop icons.

> I also just realized that you refer to the "Shell". That would imply to me
> the Command Window (by analogy to its meaning in Unix), and there are no
> icons there. Do you mean Windows Explorer?

> Anyway, I just looked here (also Win 7 64-bit), and my icons are the same in
> Windows Explorer as in WordPad's Open dialog. That verifies that something is
> different about your system, but I have no idea what would cause that. I wish
> I could help.

After pressing Send, I noticed Jeff Layman's post.

He points to a method to rebuild the icon cache, which also seems to
imply that my remark about Desktop icons is wrong. I hope the ideas in
that link (which I'm about to bookmark!) work.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Hi Gene

Gene E. Bloch wrote:

> After pressing Send, I noticed Jeff Layman's post.
>
> He points to a method to rebuild the icon cache, which also seems to imply that
> my remark about Desktop icons is wrong. I hope the ideas in that link (which I'm
> about to bookmark!) work.

Unfortunately that didn't fix my problem, but again there is nothing
wrong in the explorer, it is only in the file open dialogs.

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Hi Jeff

Jeff Layman wrote:

>
> Does this help?
> http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-rebuild.html

No, unfortunately not.
And the bat file which i tried doesn't restart my win 7, not a problem
though, Ctrl+Alt+Del still works.

Thanks for trying though.

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Asger-P
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"Asger Joergensen" <> wrote in message news:...
> Hi
>
> I have a problem with some missing icons in all my file open dialogs
>
> In Wordpad's open dialog I select to see all files *.*
> and then I browse to this path:
> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories
>
> In that folder there is: MsPaint, SoundRecorder etc.
>
> But on my Window 7 64 sp1. five of those shortcuts are showing the default
> program icon eg: SoundRecorder, Sticky Notes etc..
> If I browse to the same path in the Shell all the correct icons are there.
>
> Anybody know anything about this ?
>
> Maybe even what to do about it ?

When you are in Wordpad and you browse to the Accessories folder, if you right-click the icon
for the Sound Recorder and select 'Properties' and select the Shortcut tab you should see this
path in the Target:

%SystemRoot%\system32\SoundRecorder.exe

If you click on the 'Change Icon...' button you should see the same path
in the 'Look for icons in this file' box.
Below that should be the mic icon.
MsPaint has this path: %windir%\system32\mspaint.exe
Snipping Tool has this path: %windir%\system32\SnippingTool.exe
Is that what you see?

Hi Dave

Dave-UK wrote:

> When you are in Wordpad and you browse to the Accessories folder, if you
> right-click the icon
> for the Sound Recorder and select 'Properties' and select the Shortcut tab you
> should see this path in the Target:
>
> %SystemRoot%\system32\SoundRecorder.exe

Yes.

> If you click on the 'Change Icon...' button you should see the same path
> in the: 'Look for icons in this file' box.

I don't get the chance, because when I click "Change Icon" the system tells me
that it could not open C:\Windows\System32\SoundRecorder.exe.
Which of course, is not true, it should have said:
"Could not find any icons in C:\Windows\System32\SoundRecorder.exe".
Which is the case the programs that don't show icons, don't have their icons
in the exe file and I don't know in which file I can find those icons.

> Below that should be the mic icon.

No, not if the system can't find it.

MsPaint has this path: %windir%\system32\mspaint.exe

MsPaint is fine, it have icons in it's exe file.

> Snipping Tool has this path: %windir%\system32\SnippingTool.exe
> Is that what you see?

Yes and No. I see the path but I don't see the icon.
Snipping Tool looks the same as SoundRecorder.

Thanks for trying

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Asger-P
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