Microsoft KB Archive/142276

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PRB: Icon Handlers in Start Menu Do Not Match Those in Explorer

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Q142276

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), used with:
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
Icons shown on items in the start menu may not match those shown in Windows Explorer for the same items if an icon handler is being used to generate the icons and the GIL_DONTCACHE flag is present.

RESOLUTION
There is a problem in the Start menu code handling the GIL_DONTCACHE flag. If that flag is removed from the code, the start menu will work correctly. If the GIL_DONTCACHE is being used to ensure that the right icons are geting cached, you can solve that same problem by using SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_UPDATEDIR, SHCNF_PATH, ...) to notify the shell whenever the handler code makes a change to the icons.

STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: shell extension icon handler

Keywords : kbExtension kbIcon kbOSWin95 kbGrpDSShell

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSDKSearch kbWin32sSearch