DesktopX Replaces Standard Program Icons
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by MichaelG | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I have noticed that on some of the programs I have on my desktop are being replaced by the standard system icon or the default Windows Icon when I run DesktopX. Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening? Thanks for any and everyones answers... 
brazil
Reply #3 Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:47 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:47 PM
IconX iz whacked.Confirmed by three posts in the DX NG.
MichaelG
Reply #4 Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:55 AM
As far as I know it is enabled. I am using the latest beta version of DesktopX and the icons that it is replacing are the icons used by Jasc PaintShopPro v.8 and Jasc PhotoAlbum v.4. DesktopX is replacing them with generic 'batch file' icons.
Reply #4 Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:55 AM
| You do have IconX enabled...right? |
As far as I know it is enabled. I am using the latest beta version of DesktopX and the icons that it is replacing are the icons used by Jasc PaintShopPro v.8 and Jasc PhotoAlbum v.4. DesktopX is replacing them with generic 'batch file' icons.
Stockholm Syndrome
Reply #5 Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:25 PM
How is it whacked? Seems to actually be fixed for me now, crashed DesktopX every time I tried to access it in the last DesktopX build...
Reply #5 Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:25 PM
| IconX iz whacked.Confirmed by three posts in the DX NG. |
How is it whacked? Seems to actually be fixed for me now, crashed DesktopX every time I tried to access it in the last DesktopX build...
brazil
Reply #6 Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:22 PM
Reply #6 Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:22 PM
Official Stardock response in the DTX NG iz,,,IconX iz whacked.I'm gonna sit tight till the smoke clears.
GhoS
Reply #7 Thursday, September 25, 2003 2:44 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, September 25, 2003 2:44 PM
I haven't had any problems with Icons on my desktop using IconX, of course I only have 2. I abhor having them where they aren't accessible.
MichaelG
Reply #8 Friday, September 26, 2003 3:43 PM
Reply #8 Friday, September 26, 2003 3:43 PM
TO all who wrote on my original question. I have resolved the issue. IT seems if you let certain programs install a shortcut when they install, they install a 'ghost' shortcut. The actual icon isn't an icon at all but just an image that doesn't register with DesktopX. By removing these 'pseudo' shortcuts and replacing them with real shortcuts from the actual executable, the issue of the generic icons disappears. Thanks again for everyone's input.... 
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Reply #1 Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:24 PM