I lost my icons!!! help please
Friday, November 18, 2005 by Andromedita | Discussion: Icons
(sorry for my english...)
Reply #2 Friday, November 18, 2005 10:49 PM
Andromedita,
I may have been assuming too much.
Here is the text from the FAQ section at Aston shell web site, which sounds like it pertains to your issue:
"Q: I've removed Aston from my computer and now on each boot I get an empty Dekstop without any icons. Please, help me to fix this."
Reply #3 Friday, November 18, 2005 10:56 PM
Hmm,
Lost the answer part - here goes again:
Q: I've removed Aston from my computer and now on each boot I get an empty Desktop without any icons. Please, help me to fix this.
Answer = "You must not uninstall Aston by removing its folder manually. Instead, use Shell Swapper from the Start Menu, set Explorer as a shell, logoff and use Add/Remove Programs Control Panel component to uninstall Aston. In your case we recommend that you install Aston and then properly uninstall it."
If you did not use the shell swapper method described in the answer, I would suggest trying it before using either System File Checker or System Restore functions. 
Reply #4 Wednesday, November 23, 2005 10:09 PM
Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:
- Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums and downloading skins.
- Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
- Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
- It's simple, and FREE!
Reply #1 Friday, November 18, 2005 9:38 PM
Are you referring to the default Windows icons?
If you are running Windows XP, you can try to do one of the following:
1 - Restore Windows to the default theme, and then "Click Start > Run > type: cmd > hit Enter > type: sfc /scannow > hit Enter.
This command will tell Windows to run System File Checker, which will look for any corrupt or missing files, and will attempt to replace or repair bad files from a sub-directory containing copies of the default protected files that are used by Windows. Note - I have never run this to repair any corrupted or missing icons, but it may work - and it certainly will not hurt your system.
2 - Run "System Restore" and return Windows to a point in time previous to installing Astonshell program.
If this is not your issue, please post again with some details on what is missing.