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You did it! Thanks very much.
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An XP Novice!
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> Try the .ICO association fix from here:
>
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>
> --
> Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>
>
> "NOIC" <dskaff@buckeye-express.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
> news:6691E206-2229-461B-92DA-A1FCF4462925@microsoft.com...
> > Thank You, Thank You! That fixex that problem. I still have one more. I
> > have
> > a folder in which I have downloaded icons for use with XP. The have an
> > ".ico"
> > extension. When I view them in Thumbnails or Tiles I can see the icon, but
> > if
> > I view them in Icons, List or Details, I do not see the icon. Any
> > suggestion
> > for that?
> > --
> > An XP Novice!
> >
> >
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
> >> Navigate to this location:
> >>
> >> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.CUR
> >> (note that there is DOT in front of the extension)
> >> In the right-pane, double-click (default) and set it's value to
> >> "curfile".
> >>
> >> Then, go to this location:
> >> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\curfile\DefaultIcon
> >> In the right-pane, double-click (default) and type-in "%1" without
> >> Quotes.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
> >>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
> >>
> >>
> >> "NOIC" <dskaff@buckeye-express.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
> >> news:87CAE404-0A7B-43A6-807C-CFA952127C85@microsoft.com...
> >> >I really appreciate your help, but I have scanned your help site and
> >> >tried
> >> > the regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll with no luck. I have, however, found a
> >> > better
> >> > way
> >> > to explain what my Windows XP is doing. If, for example, you want to
> >> > change
> >> > the pointer for your mouse (or other pointing device) you go to
> >> > Start/Control
> >> > Panel/Mouse/Pointers. Then if you click Browse, you get a list of
> >> > pointers
> >> > in
> >> > the Windows/Cursors folder. The files ending in ".cur" DO NOT show. The
> >> > files
> >> > ending in ".ani" DO show.
> >> > --
> >> > An XP Novice!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
> >> >>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "NOIC" <dskaff@buckeye-express.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
> >> >> news:9F642611-5F30-46EF-9617-8ECC9EEE8EBC@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Ok .jpg or .ico do not show. Actually the icon that shows is a
> >> >> > square
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > blue and green graphic in it. It is too small and distorted to see
> >> >> > what
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > graphic is, but it is the same on all of them. Now...if I change
> >> >> > views
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > either Filmstrip or Tiles then I can see the picture of the icon.
> >> >> > Too
> >> >> > better
> >> >> > explain this, it happens when viewing files that are Icons, but I
> >> >> > used
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > be
> >> >> > able to see the picture of the icon in any view. Now I can't. Most
> >> >> > importantly when in the Icon view is where Icons used to show up and
> >> >> > now
> >> >> > they
> >> >> > don't.
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > An XP Novice!
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> When you say "some of them show, but not most", all of them are of
> >> >> >> same
> >> >> >> file
> >> >> >> type (example... .jpg) ? Anyway, try this command from Start-Run,
> >> >> >> under
> >> >> >> Administrator (or equiv) logon:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
> >> >> >>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "NOIC" <dskaff@buckeye-express.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:F8519BC6-73F5-4B52-AD90-2479B65D8042@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > I'm running XP Home on a Dell 2.6ghz Dimension 8300 with Norton
> >> >> >> > Systemworks 2005. A couple months ago I noticed that when in
> >> >> >> > Windows
> >> >> >> > Explorer viewing files, the icons that used to be pictures are
> >> >> >> > now a
> >> >> >> > generic icon. If I change view to Filmstrip or tiles, some of
> >> >> >> > them
> >> >> >> > show, but not most. In Icon, List, or Details none of them show.
> >> >> >> > Does
> >> >> >> > anyone
> >> >> >> > have a suggestion?
> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> > An XP Novice!
> >> >> >>
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