StealthG Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 For some reaosn one of my harddrive icons has become corrupted. Is there any way I can fix this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 have you tried logging out and back in again(or reboot)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StealthG Posted June 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Yes I have. I remember there was some run command that you could execute with the windows CD inserted that would install original window files. Does anyone know what im talking about here? just that i cant remember that run command. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Repair install? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
medab1 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 (edited) Yes I have. I remember there was some run command that you could execute with the windows CD inserted that would install original window files. Does anyone know what im talking about here? just that i cant remember that run command.sfc /scannowthere is a space between the c & the /.You only need to insert the CD if prompted to do so. Edited June 20, 2006 by medab1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 ?Number 237 on left side Change Hard Drive Icon in Explorer.Have you tried removing the drive in Device Manager and rebooted to see if the drive gets re-detected correctly? If it doesn't get detected automatically try mounting the drive in Computer Management > Disc Management. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
medab1 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 (edited) TweakUI has a rebuild icons feature.On another note---The default icon you are looking for is in C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll.There is a program you can use to access it & set it for the drive.It isn't freeware.About $80. Edited June 20, 2006 by medab1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 I found the solution for this.Incorrect or generic Windows icon displayed for a Drive in My ComputerWhen you open My Computer window, one or more of the disk drives may be assigned an incorrect or a generic Windows icon (unknown file type icon) rather than disk drive symbol.This happens due to any of the following reasons:Presence of the file named Autorun.inf in the Drive's root folder (say C:\ )Uninstallation of a third-party theme or an icon library has failed to remove the drive icon settings in the registryRESOLUTIONEnable Windows to Show all files and then locate the file Autorun.inf and delete it from the root folder. Restart Windows.If that does not help, try this:Open Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and navigate to the following location:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows\CurrentVersion \Explorer \DriveIcons \<drive>Example:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \DriveIcons \CBackup the key by exporting it as a REG file. See here for more information.After backing up the key, delete the <drive> key from the registry.Navigate to the following key, backup and delete the <drive> key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \Applications \explorer.exe \ Drives\<drive>Close Registry Editor and restart Windows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StealthG Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Ahh thanx TheTerrorist_75 that seemed to fix it, thanx everybody for the input. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Ahh thanx TheTerrorist_75 that seemed to fix it, thanx everybody for the input.Good to hear. I have so many of these tip sites in my XP folder that it takes awhile to find what I'm looking for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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