What cause icons on the desktop to change by themselves?

P4, 1.8ghz, running win2k wakes up and runs fine. But, after a day or so the
icons change to a generic flying windows icon. Applications still work fine,
but the only way to get the icons to return to normal is to change the
resolution of the desktop or to reboot.

I had the same problem with win98se and just wrote it off to the OS, but
isn't win2k suppose to be superior?

Eric
Wayne, PA

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On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:50:03 -0500, "Eric Halpern"
<ehalpern1@comcast.net> wrote:

>What cause icons on the desktop to change by themselves?
>
>P4, 1.8ghz, running win2k wakes up and runs fine. But, after a day or so the
>icons change to a generic flying windows icon. Applications still work fine,
>but the only way to get the icons to return to normal is to change the
>resolution of the desktop or to reboot.
>
>I had the same problem with win98se and just wrote it off to the OS, but
>isn't win2k suppose to be superior?
>
>Eric
>Wayne, PA
>
Just guessing here but I would suspect the video card if you have one
because you mentioned changing the resolution. Another posibility
might be the registry being corrupted somehow. I suppose it could
possibly be a corrupted driver but I would ask myself why does it take
a day or so for this to happen. Is it just the desktop Icons or have
you noticed any other changes in the applications button images? Does
this happen RIGHT AFTER you turn the machine on or does it happen
after the machine has been running awhile?

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Button images within programs are fine.

Icons are fine after boot. It takes between 4 and 30 hours for them to
change to the generic flying window.

I hadn't thought about it being the graphics card....hmmmmm.

Any more ideas?




"jack bell" <ultraflt@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:50:03 -0500, "Eric Halpern"
> <ehalpern1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >What cause icons on the desktop to change by themselves?
> >
> >P4, 1.8ghz, running win2k wakes up and runs fine. But, after a day or so
the
> >icons change to a generic flying windows icon. Applications still work
fine,

> >but the only way to get the icons to return to normal is to change the
> >resolution of the desktop or to reboot.
> >
> >I had the same problem with win98se and just wrote it off to the OS, but
> >isn't win2k suppose to be superior?
> >
> >Eric
> >Wayne, PA
> >
> Just guessing here but I would suspect the video card if you have one
> because you mentioned changing the resolution. Another posibility
> might be the registry being corrupted somehow. I suppose it could
> possibly be a corrupted driver but I would ask myself why does it take
> a day or so for this to happen. Is it just the desktop Icons or have
> you noticed any other changes in the applications button images? Does
> this happen RIGHT AFTER you turn the machine on or does it happen
> after the machine has been running awhile?

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Check this. If the url doesn't work, go to microsoft.com and
search on shelliconcache.

Mike Flinn

132668 - Icons Randomly Change to Different Icons

http:// support.microsoft.com /
default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B132668

Summary: Some icons in My Computer, Windows Explorer, on the
desktop, or in the Quick Launch toolbar may randomly change.

Category = Support & the Knowledge Base: SUPPORT -
default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B132668



"Eric Halpern" <ehalpern1@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Button images within programs are fine.
>
> Icons are fine after boot. It takes between 4 and 30 hours for
them to
> change to the generic flying window.
>
> I hadn't thought about it being the graphics card....hmmmmm.
>
> Any more ideas?
>
>
>
>
> "jack bell" <ultraflt@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mdav7voj00gtcbbebbdvp9u2c
s8vbnrl3t@4ax.com...
> > On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:50:03 -0500, "Eric Halpern"
> > <ehalpern1@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > >What cause icons on the desktop to change by themselves?
> > >
> > >P4, 1.8ghz, running win2k wakes up and runs fine. But, after
a day or so
> the
> > >icons change to a generic flying windows icon. Applications
still work
> fine,
> > >but the only way to get the icons to return to normal is to
change the[c
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> > >resolution of the desktop or to reboot.
> > >
> > >I had the same problem with win98se and just wrote it off to[/color]
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> > >isn't win2k suppose to be superior?
> > >
> > >Eric
> > >Wayne, PA
> > >
> > Just guessing here but I would suspect the video card if you[/color]
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> > because you mentioned changing the resolution. Another
posibility
> > might be the registry being corrupted somehow. I suppose it
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> > possibly be a corrupted driver but I would ask myself why does
it take
> > a day or so for this to happen. Is it just the desktop Icons
or have
> > you noticed any other changes in the applications button
images? Does
> > this happen RIGHT AFTER you turn the machine on or does it
happen
> > after the machine has been running awhile?
>
>

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