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"a nonymous" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Sandman" <peterf41@bellsouth.net> wrote
>
> XP Pro running StyleXP customized GUI for the last few years with no
> such problem; suddenly System icons for My Computer and My Documents on
> Desktop change, reverting to default Microsoft icons, sometime after I
> access Outlook Express or any other Microsoft program. It is a real
> annoyance to have to go back to re-assign my custom icons for several
> of these items several times during any session. This is new behavior
> and i have found no answer; XP always saved all these customized items
> before, so i was at a loss.
>
> I am posting my simple solution to this annoyance in case anyone else
> has this problem. I created a shortcut to my Documents and placed that
> on the desktop and did the same with the Recycle Bin even though i
> cannot utilize the 'full' or "mt' options r.e.Recyle Bin doing it this
> way, as they change to system default again.
>
> Such a simple gui problem that an otherwise great OS can't leave alone.
> can't imagine what happened to cause this as it always worked o.k.
> without this. Unbelievably, there is nothing on the 'net that solves
> this very simple problem and I have tried many.... Save settings etc,
> registry changes do not work..
You might want to try IconPackager. It lets you assign icons system wide and
it should solve the problem you're running into. there's a free download
version of it here: http://www.iconzone.com.
hope this helps.
>
>
> "a nonymous" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>
> Had you updated your video driver prior to this happening?
> Perhaps it would help if you did a driver rollback.
>
>
> "Sandman" <peterf41@bellsouth.net> wrote
>
> Now that interests me because I think you may be on to something that i
> never thought of. I did buy a newer video card with DVI input for my new
> Dell LCD. I can't imagine why it would affect this but I think you know
> more than I do. Will rolling back the driver change the DVI support within
> XP? And thanks for this great tip, no one else has had a clue.
>
> "Sandman" <peterf41@bellsouth.net> also wrote
>
> To Anonymous, Please
> Since installing the basic (only) drivers for the new
> card, I wound-up with the nvidia driver helper in 'Services" an add-on
> that
> a tech, named BlackViper sez is totally unecessary for the card to work
> under most circumstances. This shows up when i cahnged from the WDm
> drivers
> to theNvidia of course. I usually don't automatically install stuff from
> a
> 'hardware install cd' but i may have overlooked this and installed it
> causing this problem(?). Appreciate your advice and insight.
>
>
> Hi Sandman,
>
> Double whammy! (nVidia + Dell)
>
> Many months ago, Dell shipped a batch of high-end portables which had been
> sysprepped from a bad image CD - and there was a batch of calls for help
> in
> this newsgroup. Contact Dell about this.
>
> As for nVidia video drivers: There was at least one version of driver
> which
> affected icons and the ability to display an item while it was being
> dragged
> across the desktop.
>
>
> | Will rolling back the driver change the DVI support within XP?
>
> It might. If the driver came bundled with that video card, contact the
> manufacturer of that video card (they might tell you to contact nVidia).
> Read the fine print in the warranty for the card, and also check your
> local
> laws regarding "merchantibility" or "fitness for intended use" or related
> legal jargon.
>
>
> | And thanks for this great tip, no one else has had a clue.
>
> Actually, it was other people who diagnosed these problems.
>
>
> | nvidia driver helper in 'Services"
>
> Disable any service whose title contains the word "nvidia". I did that.
> You can easily re-enable the service, if needed.
>
>
> | I usually don't automatically install stuff from a 'hardware install cd'
> | but i may have overlooked this and installed it
>
> You certainly did not automatically install it, but condescending nvidia
> did it for you. How thoughtful of them - NOT.
>
>
> Recently I did a manual Windows Update from Microsoft and I was horrified
> to see an update for a nvidia driver. Needless to say, "No way, Jose!"
> Not only is it a nvidia driver, but also third-party drivers at the
> Microsoft Windows Update are usually not the latest version - it would be
> better to obtain drivers directly from the third-party site - except for
> that particular version of nvidia driver (Catch 22?)
>
> Unfortunately, if you have enabled "Automatic Windows Updates" then you
> probably would not even be aware that you have a new driver, and that you
> have been "hijacked" by nVidia.
>
>
> | Appreciate your advice and insight.
>
> Anything I post is just my opinion.
> I have no in-depth knowledge relating to the issues that you mentioned.
>
>