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    <title><![CDATA[Questions & Answers: Vista Icons resetting to Default white box icon ]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rebuild the Icon Cache in Windows Vista and Windows 7]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/questions/101-309784/vista-icons-resetting-to-default-white-box-icon?#msg-3081356]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[The icon cache can be cleared by deleting the hidden file named IconCache.db in the following location:%userprofile%\AppData\LocalNote: %userprofile% represents the path to user profile folder.Rebuilding the Icon Cache Database1. Close all folder windows that are currently open.2. Launch Task Manager using the CTRL+SHIFT+ESC key sequence, or by running taskmgr.exe.3. In the Process tab, right-click on the Explorer.exe process and select End Process.4. Click the End process button when asked for confirmation.5. From the File menu of Task Manager, select New Task (Run?)6. Type CMD.EXE, and click OK7. In the Command Prompt window, type the commands one by one and press ENTER after each command:    CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local    DEL IconCache.db /a    EXIT8. In Task Manager, click File, select New Task (Run?)9. Type EXPLORER.EXE, and click OK.How to Change the Icon for a File Type in Windows 7 and Vista:http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/change-file-type-icon-windows-7-and-vista/Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.If this information is useful, please mark as helpful. Thanks. ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Peconet Tietokoneet]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 03:34:49 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Here's another listed solution ...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/questions/101-309784/vista-icons-resetting-to-default-white-box-icon?#msg-3081324]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[&quot;Control Panel &gt; Default Programs &gt; Set Your Default Programs. Then select your current web browser from the list on the left and click ?Set this program as default?.Sounds redundant, but I believe this forces the recreation of the shell icon cache, as does this solution, but in a simpler manner.&quot;Excerpt from:http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/how-to-rebuild-the-icon-cache-in-windows-vista/]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[OldER Mycroft]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 23:40:15 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[May have solved]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/questions/101-309784/vista-icons-resetting-to-default-white-box-icon?#msg-3081322]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[the problem in the new build. ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacky Howe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 23:25:40 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Here - have a look for yourself ...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/questions/101-309784/vista-icons-resetting-to-default-white-box-icon?#msg-3081321]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z14/OldMycroft/MissingIconcache.jpgI ran the search from one level up, just in case but nothing there.  Maybe the newer build has altered something. ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[OldER Mycroft]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 23:22:59 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Interesting]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/questions/101-309784/vista-icons-resetting-to-default-white-box-icon?#msg-3081320]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I moved it to C: drive and did a restart. It wasn't back in the original folder. I then renamed it and restarted and there it was recreated in the original folder.I just realised that you are on the new build. I'm still using  Microsoft Windows Version (6.1.7000)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacky Howe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 23:11:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA['View Hidden'   'Show System'   'Disable Explorer' ...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[All done but STILL no sign of IconCache.db !!??]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[OldER Mycroft]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 22:54:25 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I can vouch for that]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[as I had to replace 50 new drives in a 6 month period awhile back.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacky Howe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 22:42:30 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Just for the record....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[NEW has nothing to do with BAD.  New drives can go bad just as easily as old drives.  New installs on a bad drive don't make the install any good either.Even though you've found a 'fix' for your current problem doesn't mean you've found the 'cause' of the problem in the first place.Ask yourself, what made the icon cache go bad (corrupt) in the first place?  Ask yourself, what made CHKDSK find a bad spot and 'recover' the files from that spot with at least one still being corrupt?  Ask yourself, what other problems do you have that are related to the bad spot which you haven't discovered yet?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ThumbsUp2]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 22:38:30 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Have you enabled the viewing of hidden]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/questions/101-309784/vista-icons-resetting-to-default-white-box-icon?#msg-3081315]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[system files. IconCache.db Size: 1.18 MB (1,245,834 bytes)Size on disk: 1.19 MB (1,249,280 bytes)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacky Howe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 22:37:49 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not in MY Windows 7 mate ...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7100]Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.C:\Users\Brian&gt;cd appdata\localC:\Users\Brian\AppData\Local&gt;attrib -h iconcache.dbFile not found - iconcache.dbC:\Users\Brian\AppData\Local&gt;]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[OldER Mycroft]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 22:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It's under the username]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[C:\Users\Rob\AppData\Local]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacky Howe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 22:25:58 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mmm - Windows 7 doesn't HAVE that file ...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Here was me assuming it was the same as Vista.Obviously not.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[OldER Mycroft]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 22:08:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I FOUND THE PROBLEM!!! write this down somewhere...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/questions/101-309784/vista-icons-resetting-to-default-white-box-icon?#msg-3081264]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Launch an elevated CMD window, ie Right click, Run as Administrator...Shutdown Explorer Process from the Task ManagerIn the CMD window go to C:\Users\\AppData\LocalDo the following command: attrib -H IconCache.dbDo the following command: del IconCache.dbDo the following command: start exploreri did some more research and found that on a forum.http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/700390.htm]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[chatch@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 20:05:07 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Um... this drive is 2 days old]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I just reinstalled vista yesterday. I bought this drive two days ago &amp; installed yesterday.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[chatch@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 20:01:05 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[If you're getting corrupt files and CHKDSK  sees them and .....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[.... SFC can't repair them, it's only a matter of time before that drive goes.  If it were me, I would get my stuff backed up in preparation of replacing it soon.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ThumbsUp2]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 19:06:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Vista Icons resetting to Default white box icon]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some of my icons on my desktop are showing up as the &quot;no icon&quot; icon--like the default icon that shows up if now icon is found. Also the &quot;personalization&quot; menu said &quot;page cannot be loaded&quot; or something. i ran chkdsk at startup and it fixed the problem with personalization, but not the icon problem. both these problems started after using iobit smart defrag on fast optimize. I just ran sfc /SCANNOW and it returned:&quot;C:\Users\Chris Hatcher&gt;sfc /SCANNOWBeginning system scan.  This process will take some time.Beginning verification phase of system scan.Verification 100% complete.Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them.Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For exampleC:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.logThe system file repair changes will take effect after the next reboot.&quot;the log file is moaning about some imageres.dll that is corrupt. i'll reboot and see if it fixed it. anyone had this probelm before?screenshot:http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2761/iconfail.jpg]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[chatch@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 18:07:03 -0700</pubDate>
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