XP Question from yet another newbie
Thursday, June 20, 2002 by cyberwhat | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Ok so why does my c:\ drive icon in the Windows Explorer appear as a default icon instead of a drive icon? It has always been that way since installing XP Pro. I've tried using Icon Packager to replace all the icons and it still shows a default icon instead of a drive icon. Any ideas? Thanks for your comments.
DavidK
Reply #2 Friday, June 21, 2002 1:23 AM
Reply #2 Friday, June 21, 2002 1:23 AM
yep... on XP it should also be a drive icon. Is your C drive removable?
cyberwhat
Reply #3 Friday, June 21, 2002 8:57 PM
Reply #3 Friday, June 21, 2002 8:57 PM
Nope not a removable drive. Every other drive has the appropriate icon, whether is be floppy, CDROM, DVD, or Zip. It's just the hard drive shows the default icon instead of a drive icon. And by default icon I mean the little page with a turned down upper right ear that shows a "window" in the middle with three colored dots. It looks as if an icon has been set then deleted and it just defaults to this icon.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Splash0453
Reply #4 Saturday, June 22, 2002 4:48 AM
Reply #4 Saturday, June 22, 2002 4:48 AM
Strange! I would try installing Microangelo or something and using that to change the icon to a drive icon (contained within the shell32.dll file in C:\Windows\System32 in a standard WinXP installation). If this doesn't work, there's something wrong. Also, try flushing the icon cache.
Has the icon always been like that or can you trace it back to when you installed or uninstlalled something or made some adjustment?
Has the icon always been like that or can you trace it back to when you installed or uninstlalled something or made some adjustment?
da_zman20
Reply #5 Wednesday, June 26, 2002 3:54 AM
Reply #5 Wednesday, June 26, 2002 3:54 AM
I have an idea... look for a file in your root directory of c:\ it should be called AUTOPLAY.INF if you have that file there, it could be your problem... if you've ever copied files from a cd or anything you may have dragged it... and it would cause that... just thinking..
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Reply #1 Friday, June 21, 2002 1:18 AM