Prologue: Yes! I was once again on my annual holiday, hence the whole Nov has a result of '0'! So here's me trying to to squeeze in a few more posts before the 2009 year ends! : O
So it was last day before I left work for holiday, not sure what I did that caused it (promised I didn't install any viruses and I never go on dodgy websites!!!). In fact I think it was after remote desktop-ing to my own computer from one of my work mate's computer. When I went back to my computer and logged in, suddenly all the 'folder' icons when I open up Windows Explorer has turned BLACK!!! Seriously!!! The folder icon went BLACK....no cream yellow coloured folder at all..just purely BLACK with the shape of a folder! @.@ I seriously thought I got a virus attack or something. Ran a virus scan nothing showed up and computer is running at the same speed as before and no creepy stuffs popping out!
So it was after I was back from holiday....I got too 'annoyed' by the black looking folders. Not only is it ugly but 'freaky' looking (imagining opening up your system root folder and all you see are a list of BLACK folders!!!)
I did a Google search and SUPER THANKS to this post I was able to fix the problem and all the normal 'creamy yellow' looking folder icons came back alive! : D What happened (I believe) was that Windows actually cache your Windows icons. So somehow after I log back into my machine the cache file must've gone corrupted / munted such that all my folder icons went 'burnt'! The resolution is just to delete the 'IconCache.db' from your "Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data" directory and your icons will be revived! : D
Man thank you so much, i was crapping my pants, thinking about linking another icons to the folders, but your trick made my day sir
ReplyDeleteNo worries! :) Glad it helped and solved your problem!
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