Black Squares 2

[RAK]

I have a workstation NT 4.0.&nbsp;&nbsp;When you go to start-programs-to the left of all applications loaded except microsoft you see black squares.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any ideas how to get the icons back.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have tried reinstalling SP5, Video Drivers,???<br><br><br>

 

[MasterRacker]

The rest of your icons are okay?&nbsp;&nbsp;Most system icons come from C:\WINNT\system32\SHELL32.dll.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sounds like that file is corrupt. <p> Jeff<br><a href=mailto: masterracker@hotmail.com> masterracker@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br> Of all the things I've lost in life, I miss my mind the most ...

 

[cadman2]

Might be as simple as locating the ShellIconCache in WINNT<br>folder...deleting it...and rebooting.<br>The reboot will make it rewrite itself<br><br>cadman2<br><br><A HREF="mailto:cadman2_2000@yahoo.com">cadman2_2000@yahoo.com</A>

 

[voland]

Try TweakUI option Rebuild Icons under REPAIR tab. It's a free Microsoft utility that you can download through this link: <A HREF="

http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000LV3"

TARGET="_new">

http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000LV3</A><br><br>(don't

be scared off by Windows 95 designation ;-))

 

[cadman2]

IMHO...TweakUI is THE thing I'm scared of: tried running it ('cause I love &quot;dinking&quot and found NUMEROUS times that all my desktop icons had cloned themselves to something they seemed to agree upon (without my direction or prior knowledge) so I sent it to DA DUMP.

 

[RAK]

Tried the shellicon cache and did not do anything. Anymore suggestions in this matter?&nbsp;&nbsp;I also have another machine which is doing the same thing.&nbsp;&nbsp;

 

[cadman2]

Did you try slamming the aformentioned shell32.dll into the system32 folder?<br>If your partition isn't NTFS...you can boot do DOS...change attributes and delete the file then copy the new one to its place.<br><br>I'm taking for granted you've run virus detect.<br><br>I'd also<br>1) scour the registry and see what icons it calls for...and where it looks to find them.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>2) Compare registry data from a machine that's running ok with those you're getting ditziness from.<br><br>Dontcha' just love a challenge?<br><br> <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>