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Robert,
What you're saying is correct, but in either case the favicon is stored in
the Temporary Internet Files. You may try deleting the TIF entirely, and
re-create the shortcuts again. In any case, the third-party tools that i
posted earlier will help, preserving the favicons in a safe location.
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Robert" <Robert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:579D70A3-621D-4642-BAAA-E40BFE50D2EB@microsoft.com...
> Hi Ramesh,
>
> I understand what you are saying, but I think I have a different issue
> than
> than the one you described.
>
> For example, even if the favicons are dumped when I clear temp internet
> files, sholdn't I be able then to go to MSN's website, and click
> File/save/shortcut to desktop, and then the MSN butterfly or whoevers icon
> should show up again on my desktop, right?/wrong? That's how I've handled
> this issue in the old Windows 98. At anytime I wanted to place a website
> favicon on my desktop, I've always been able to go to the particular
> website,
> and save the websites short cut (their individual icon) to my desktop,
> with
> "their" icon, not the generic explorer letter "e" icon. But now, I don't
> even see the websites icon in the address bar like I used to. The
> websites
> icon used to also show up in the internet explorer address bar, now it's
> the
> same old letter "e" in the address bar and on my desktop.
>
> It looks real lousy on my new 19 inch flat screen monitor. It looks like
> I've copied bucnh of old Windows 95 files to my desktop. I thought XP was
> supposed to be better than this?
>
> What am I missing here Ramesh? Thanks for your support.
>
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> Hi Robert
>>
>> The favicons are actually stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder,
>> and
>> so they are cleared when you empty the TIF. To preserve the favicons, you
>> need to save the .ico file to a safe location, and then change the icon
>> for
>> the URL files. There are utilities to automate this process, en-masse.
>> Follow this post of Alan Edwards, MVP
>>
>> <quote>
>>
>> Favicons are only temporary until cleared from your cache.
>> To make them permanent:
>> FavOrg-PCMag:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1558477,00.asp
>>
>> or
>>
>> The Code Project - FavIconizer:
>>
http://www.codeproject.com/tools/faviconizer.asp
>>
>> </quote>
>>
>> Preserve the favicons using AM-Deadlink:
>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/favicon.htm
>>
>> To implement this manually:
>>
>> Visit that site and create a shortcut of it to the Desktop. Right-click
>> the
>> URL shortcut, and Send To > Notepad. Look at the line reading IconFile.
>> Example: IconFile=http://www.google.co.in/favicon.ico
>>
>> Now, type
http://www.google.co.in/favicon.ico in the browser window and
>> save
>> the .ico file locally. Change the URL icon using the "Change Icon" in
>> it's
>> Properties sheet. Note that, Internet Explorer > View > Source can also
>> be
>> used to view the favicon location.
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "Robert" <Robert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:61E4B8FA-680B-4589-9AB8-93184BA5A1F9@microsoft.com...
>> > Please Help,
>> >
>> > I'm new to XP and I've been setting up a new computer with XP Home, and
>> > I
>> > had saved many website icons to my desktop as shortcuts. Then, after
>> > running
>> > the XP
>> > "program compatibility wizard" to configure an older HP printer for my
>> > new
>> > XP
>> > computer, all my shortcut icons have now changed to a generic looking
>> > Internet Explorer icon letter "e". Now my desktop looks terrible, looks
>> > like
>> > I've stored a bunch of files on my desktop.
>> >
>> > For example, if you go to the MSN website, and then in Internet
>> > Explorer
>> > go
>> > to File/send/shortcut to desktop, you are supposed to get the MSN
>> > butterfly
>> > icon on your desktop that you can use as a link to the MSN website,
>> > right?
>> >
>> > But now, no matter what I do, no matter what website I go to, I can
>> > only
>> > get
>> > the letter "e" icon saved to my desktop. It looks terrible, and you can
>> > only
>> > identify the website icon by the text printed below it......Help
>> >
>> > How do I get the icons I'm suppoesed to get instead of the generic
>> > internet
>> > explorer letter "e" icon? ? ?
>> >
>> > Thank you for any support with this.
>> >
>> > Robert
>> > 06/02/05
>>
>>
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