Help! Internet Shortcut icons remaining as default windows icons

Published on September 7, 2006 By cavalierex In IconPackager

Greetings everyone.

Anybody else having trouble with IconPackager not properly changing the icon for internet shortcuts? They still display the default Explorer document's 'e' icon. Very frustrating.

Local .htm and .html files are properly substituted, but the internet shortcuts are not. Doesn't matter if they are created by Firefox or by Internet Explorer or by creating a new shortcut on the desktop via the right-click menu -- They are all the sucky Explorer 'e' icon!

Rebuilding the cache, etc., does nothing. I'm using the latest version of Icon Packager; Windows XP SP2.

I'd appreciate any help. Thanks!

Comments (Page 1)

GopherTee

on Sep 09, 2006

I am also having the same problem with my link icons. I am still going to try a few things, I will let you know if I can resolve the issue.

KiloKrash

on Sep 10, 2006

I too have the same error. Though I never knew becuase I never creat a shorcut using that before. Nice find. I would definitely contact support@stardock.com to make sure they know of the problem.

cavalierex

on Sep 10, 2006

It's good to hear that a few other people are having the same problem. Well... not good that the problem exists, but reassuring that my problem is not unique. Misery loves company, as they say.

I'll take your suggestion and e-mail this to support@stardock.

If anyone else reading this has a suggestion/solution, please post!!

Bichur

on Sep 10, 2006

or by creating a new shortcut on the desktop via the right-click menu -- They are all the sucky Explorer 'e' icon!

So I right clicked in my desktop folder, new shortcut, pointed to this post and got:

milksama

on Sep 13, 2006

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for reporting this issue. I've reported it to the lead developer and will keep you all posted.

(Down with the boring Boring e )

-Mike
[Stardock Support]

cavalierex

on Sep 13, 2006

Thanks, Mike. Look forward to the solution!

milksama

on Sep 18, 2006

It appears that this issue is unfortunately a limitation of Windows. However, if you reapply the Icon Package, the icon should be redrawn with the correct image.

-Mike
[Stardock Support]

garsgolfer

on Oct 04, 2006

Mine was working fine for a long time on my old xp pro system. But, with my new laptop, windows xp pro 2nd ed doesn't change OUTLOOK's icon. I've attempted multiple icon repairs, even multiple shortcuts, and still Icon Packager won't change OUTLOOK. All other desktop icons change fine.

I am aware of changing it manually via properties, and done so. But, it's annoying every time I change icons, forcing me to manually change the OUTLOOK icon.

Any solution???

milksama

on Oct 04, 2006

TitanI9: Does the icon package you're applying include an Outlook Express icon? Which Icon Package are you applying? Does this show up with the correct customized icon in the Start Menu?

-Mike
[Stardock Support]

JGSaxon

on Oct 09, 2006

Mike, I have tried and tried to re-apply the package and it doesn't work. I am having a problem with not only internet shortcuts, but .txt, .dat, .log also only showing the default windows icon, not the one that comes with Windows but the icon labeled default icon in the package I am using. I use the Apogee icon suite, and didn't have problems in the past but they are there now. I just recently formated my computer and started from scratch so unfortunately I can't go back to a previous version of Iconpackager.

jrp

on Oct 24, 2006

I recentlly uninstalled IE7 (by accident) and the icons returned. So I'm guessing it's a IE7 issue.

nazcalito

on Oct 25, 2006

Yes, it's that IE7, I'll bet. This is the second time I've been convinced to install the IE upgrade, only to have to roll it back when it screwed things up

millerdw

on Oct 30, 2006

Agreed that rolling back IE6 fixes the problem, but some setting in IE or Windows Registry must be determining what icon gets displayed. Anyone have a clue?

xgman

on Feb 22, 2007

This issue is unresolved as of the latest release, at least in Vista. my icons won't chnage using IP no matter what I do or how many times I do it. Any ideas?

maikeru72

on Sep 01, 2008

It isn't just an IE problem. I recently applied a package and the icons updated (as expected) But when I removed the package and reset it to "Windows Default" I got blank page icons for my internet and email on the start menu. When I click them, it says "Can't find blah blah... would you like to remove this link?" I use Firefox and Thunderbird, and I went into the properties and changed it to IE and Live Mail, and those icons appeared properly. I uninstalled IconPackager, and no luck.

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