Microsoft KB Archive/133733

= Icons Displayed Incorrectly in Control Panel =

Article ID: 133733

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q133733





SYMPTOMS
The icons in Control Panel or on the desktop may be displayed incorrectly. The icons may be black, or they may be the wrong icon.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if the ShellIconCache file in the Windows folder is damaged.



Windows 95 Only
To resolve this problem, follow these steps:


 * 1) Restart Windows 95 in Safe mode.
 * 2) Use Windows Explorer to remove the ShellIconCache file from the Windows folder.

NOTE: You need to be able to view hidden files to see the ShellIconCache file. To view hidden files, click Options on the View menu in Windows Explorer, click Show All Files, and then click OK.
 * 1) Restart Windows 95 normally.

Windows NT or Windows 95
To resolve this problem, follow these steps:


 * 1) In Control Panel, double-click Display.
 * 2) Click the Appearance tab.
 * 3) In the Item box, click Icon.
 * 4) Increase the icon size by one unit.
 * 5) Click Apply.
 * 6) Decrease the icon size by one unit, and then click OK.
 * 7) Restart your computer.

Windows 98
 Restart Windows in Safe mode. To do so, restart your computer, press and hold down the CTRL key after your computer completes the Power On Self Test (POST), and then choose Safe Mode from the Startup menu. For more information about Windows 98 startup, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 178548

TITLE : No "Starting Windows 98" Message at Startup

 Use Windows Explorer to remove the ShellIconCache file from the Windows folder.

NOTE: You need to be able to view hidden files to see the ShellIconCache file. To view hidden files in Windows 98, click Folder Options on the View menu in Windows Explorer, click the View tab, click Show All Files, and then click OK. Restart your computer



MORE INFORMATION
Windows caches icons in the ShellIconCache file for performance reasons. The file's Hidden attribute is normally set.

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