folder icons problems

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I installed a desktop theme, big mistake, it changed the folder icons to a
picture related to the desktop theme. The desktop theme has been removed,
set the desktop theme to default and it still shows a picture as the icon for
the file
folders. Is there a way to reset or change the file folder icons back to the
standard one? I have cats all over the place and it's driving me insane!!

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Angel,

Do you have the third-party .Theme file in the hard disk? If so, post the
contents here.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I installed a desktop theme, big mistake, it changed the folder icons to a
> picture related to the desktop theme. The desktop theme has been removed,
> set the desktop theme to default and it still shows a picture as the icon
> for
> the file
> folders. Is there a way to reset or change the file folder icons back to
> the
> standard one? I have cats all over the place and it's driving me insane!!
>

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Angel,

One of the areas where the folder icon is set is in this part of the
registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Icons

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to that key. Backup the key to a REG file.

Then, delete all the values you find in the right-pane. Restart Windows.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42585B27-3654-4C7E-AE89-DB3E93167BB6@microsoft.com...
> no I delete it after I found out what the theme did, I thought it would
> clear
> things up
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> Angel,
>>
>> Do you have the third-party .Theme file in the hard disk? If so, post the
>> contents here.
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news9822A71-750D-4906-8F05-49EA5789C0E4@microsoft.com...
>> >I installed a desktop theme, big mistake, it changed the folder icons to
>> >a
>> > picture related to the desktop theme. The desktop theme has been
>> > removed,
>> > set the desktop theme to default and it still shows a picture as the
>> > icon
>> > for
>> > the file
>> > folders. Is there a way to reset or change the file folder icons back
>> > to
>> > the
>> > standard one? I have cats all over the place and it's driving me
>> > insane!!
>> >
>>
>>

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Well, then it looks like the Theme has been uninstalled clean already, but
the iconcache needed a cleanup. Thanks for posting back!

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6D0734C0-69FC-4EFF-B0B6-1C41CA11B138@microsoft.com...
> thanks for your reply, I did something similar finally, I deleted the
> iconcache and reboot, it went back to normal.
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> Angel,
>>
>> One of the areas where the folder icon is set is in this part of the
>> registry:
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
>> Icons
>>
>> Open Regedit.exe and navigate to that key. Backup the key to a REG file.
>>
>> Then, delete all the values you find in the right-pane. Restart Windows.
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:42585B27-3654-4C7E-AE89-DB3E93167BB6@microsoft.com...
>> > no I delete it after I found out what the theme did, I thought it would
>> > clear
>> > things up
>> >
>> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Angel,
>> >>
>> >> Do you have the third-party .Theme file in the hard disk? If so, post
>> >> the
>> >> contents here.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> >> Windows XP Shell/User
>> >> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "angel" <angel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news9822A71-750D-4906-8F05-49EA5789C0E4@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I installed a desktop theme, big mistake, it changed the folder icons
>> >> >to
>> >> >a
>> >> > picture related to the desktop theme. The desktop theme has been
>> >> > removed,
>> >> > set the desktop theme to default and it still shows a picture as the
>> >> > icon
>> >> > for
>> >> > the file
>> >> > folders. Is there a way to reset or change the file folder icons
>> >> > back
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > standard one? I have cats all over the place and it's driving me
>> >> > insane!!
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>