Permanently hiding icons in taskbar
Hello! I have installed some programs on the computer of my kids and I dont want them to fiddle with their icons which ...
No "Copy" or "Paste" buttons/icons
I have always put the "Copy" and "Paste" buttons on my toolbar for quick access. Now, in Vista, I ...
vista icons
Somehow I made changes to my Vista desktop. I did it so long ago I dont know what I did. But it wasn't that big of a d...
Files (icons) shown in Desktop
Hi, I have in the desktop folder of my computer several files and shortcuts. One of them is called 'Internet Explorer'....
LNKs to MSDOS programs have generic icons
Vista 32 HP here. All my desktop shortcuts to my MSDOS apps show generic white "document" icons. The proper...
Monitor icons
My monitor icons and toolbars are upside down how can I fix this...
desktop icons and applications
Hello,I want to have two desktop icons that open a web page when clicked. However I want one of the icons to be opened w...
keyboard icons
How do we get rid of those keyboard icons in the systray that indicate caps lock, num lock, and scroll lock?Thx. -- Bi...
explorer stops working when trying to delete desktop icons
so cant delete them.Hi,ok, when a program puts a shortcut on the desktop, if I go to delete it by right clicking or eve...
Quick Launch icons
How do I make the Quick Launch icons larger?...
Icons in Pictures folders
Recently, all pictures in my Pictures folders appear as Extra Large icons. They used to be Large icons.&nb...
No Network Icons
I am attempting to configure my Vista Toshiba Tecra laptop with a static IP. When I go to Network Connections there are...
Missing icons in taskbar
I have the same problems as a lot of people, also with my network and sound my internet security icon also disapeares. ...
Quick Launch icons moving around...
I think I already know the answer to this one, but I thought I'd ask just in case I'm wrong.I've always used Quick Laun...
help icons disappeared
In addition to needing help, it's the 'help & support icons' that disappeared. I have no idea how to restore them. T...
Unwanted icons on DeskTop -- not "shortcuts"
When I download (like Adobe) from net, my OS asks not if I want to "run," but only if I want to "copy.&q...
Stop selecting hovered-over icons etc
How do I stop Vista (Home Premium) from automatically selecting icons, links, etc when the mouse hovers over them for a...
Windows Folder Icons
The Picture folder renamed itself Recycle Bin and changed the icon to match. But it operates as Picture folder. How d...
Show icons, not thumbnail EXCEPT for pictures!
Hi all,As the title says, I would like to know if it is possible to deactivate the thumbnail option only for a selected ...
Meaning of icons in the "To" field in Inbox
Where is there a list with the meaning of the various possible icons displayed in Windows Mail. For instance, there is...
Prevent loading icons from .exe files on network
Vista (and XP) tries to read the icon of every .exe file it sees in the explorer. When the network is slow (i.e. VPN) th...
Setting Desktop Folder Icons Titled Position?
Under the category of "This Should Be Easy..." I'm trying to position the title of folders on the desktop: nor...
Windows "Security Shield" on desktop icons - how to remove!?
Hello everyone, I am new here & also to Vista & I need a bit of help please!!I have bought 2 new PCs & an NA...
start menu adn desktop icons will not load
i have a problem,when i switch my pc on if i go to start menu after that i can not load desktop icons,then if i load des...
Desktop Icons / Games Exploerer
When installing games is their a way to tell the installation software too create a shortcut in the desktop / start men...
Desktop Shortcut Icons are not actually Shortcut Icons
I want to clean up my desktop by deleting some shortcut icons. Each of the icons contains the directional arrow in the...
HELP ICONS
In the Help Box that I opened up, there are no icons but little X. Is there a way to bring them back?Paul Koukos...
Aero Icons Missing From Quick Launch
My video card died, and I had to use an old card with very limited memory. The emergency card did not support Aero.I in...
Icons changing
I have a problem with my icons changing at will. Does anyone have a fix for this.TIABrenda...
Missing Icons New Contact and New Contact Group
Windows Mail: I would like to add a New Contact Group, but the icon is missing, as well as the New Contact icon. I've tr...
Shortcuts not displaying proper icons
Some of our desktop shortcuts occasionally do not display the proper icon. For example, we have a desktop shortcut link...
Cannot Remove Icons From Desktop
I have been all over the internet looking for help - needless to say, haven't found it yet. My computer is 3mo olds. ...
How can I control the size of icons in Control Panel?
The size of icons in Control Panel suddenly became very large. I don't see any way (as I had in XP and even in other p...
Ghost icons on desktop
I had some problems with a program, fiddled about with Vista, and ended up losing all my early restore points. Also, th...
Desktop Icons Not Visible
Hi, i have been experiencing this weird problem in Windows Vista Ultimate recently which is - as the title suggests - no...
dead icons
A Vista SP1 Home Premium problem - 9 live icons covering 9 dead icons:Several days ago I had a desktop with 9 live, work...
Fav Icons
I updated a website and now all of my favorite lists icons are wrong. Is there a way to restore the correct ones? I tri...
System icons (Vista Home Premium, SP2) grayed out
I've been using Vista Home Premium for three years and today there was no Network icon to be seen in my System Tray. T...
Quicklaunch icons
hello,The Quicklaunch icons (in the lower LH corner of the taskbar) have suddenly started apearing in a different order...
Favorites list icons
The icons for my Favorites List are all messed up. Fav Org used to correct that with XP but is there anything for Vista...
User folder icons behaving oddly
These are not the folder icons inside the User folders, but in the folder called 'Users' itself.A picture is a thousand ...
Deleting 'install update file' icons from desktop
Forgive me for being so naive but....I recently updated 2 programs via internet and saved the files to my desktop (per ...
Locking desktop icons
Is it possible to Lock desktop icon locations in Vista?...
desktop icons messing up
when i click on the time in the right-hand corner, my desktop icons start moving around and disappearing, as do my mini...
Change the size of individual icons?
Is it possible to change the size of individual icons such as the 'My Computer' icon? I would like to have some icons a ...
Rundll32 to hide and display desktop icons
Hello,Is there a way to hide and show desktop icons throught rundll32.Thanks in advance.Kaushal Shah...
Please Help! Multiple Desktop folder icons, cannot rid of!
Hello everyone, New member here with an issue that is driving me nuts! My desktop is creating multiple desktop folders, ...
Application icons
By default all icons are lined up vertically on left side of screen. I would like to line them up horizontally and sort...
Start menu Icons hosed up
Suddenly, about half of my Start Menu icons have changed from the ones appropriate for the pertinent programs to the ge...
Network & volume icons missing
Vista Home Premium SP1 32 bit Network and volume icons disappear from notification area. I did right click on Start but...
Deleted Icons re-appear on Desktop
Hi I'm a newbie her, so apologies if someone has already asked. I'm Vista Ultimate on a Core 2 Duo PC, 2GB RAM , 350GB ...
I can't sort desktop icons the way I want.
I have placed or software has created some desktop icons that I just can not sort/arrange the way I want.I wish them to...
icons,smiley faces etc.
where can I find the icons that u can use to email someone like Ilove you only use a heart etc.?...
Icons replacement
I've replaced the recycle bin "full" icon and would like to replace the "empty" icon. How can I do ...
icons disappear and reappear on right-click or delete
As hard as I try, I can't figure out the solution to this one:In Windows Vista Home Premium, every time I either right-c...
Icons Disappeared
Some of my icons ie battery level indicator and livebox indicator have disappeared from the bar on bottom right of the d...
change default icons
Hi guys,I have downloaded a icon package for vista with very smooth icons.I know how to change a program or folder icon...
Best way to remove shortcut arrows on Vista 64 icons?
I cannot stand those annoying shortcut arrows that are on the icons on my desktop. I am using Vista 64 Home Pre. and was...
Vista system tray icons
Have you noticed that system tray icons are sometimes set for "Hide When Inactive" but appear anyway?Once I pu...
Desktop icons sort into two groups
My desktop icons sort into two groups. When I have them sorted on name, the result is that half of the icons is sorted f...
Account Unknown in all Public Desktop icons
When viewing the Group or User Names in the Security tab of Properties in any icon stored in the Public Desktop folder,...
Unused icons in "My Network Places."
I use computers with either XP/3 or Vista/1 shared on a wireless network. When I open "My Network Places" or ...
Desktop Icons keep resizing themselves
After running certain applications, all my desktop icons resize themselves smaller- maybe 10% or so.A right click | Ref...
Desktop icons & Notification area issues
I have a laundry list of problems. All revolving around saving system settings / registry recording non recording issue....
Tab icons are not the same as Favorites.
Greetings,I have noticed again something happing with the icons on the Tabs for Internet Explorer 7.0.6... Using Vista...
Gadgets icons disappear soon after opening the 'add gadgets'
When I open the box to add/remove gadgets, the gadgets appears then quickly disappear, leaving me with a blank gadgets ...
File icons suddenly changed
Up until today, different files all appeared in Explorer with the Icon for the associated program (Adobe Acrobat Icon f...
Weird icons on my classic start menu !!!
Hi All I am A new member of this great forumi got today this error on my windows vista home premium 32 bitthe icons of m...
Grouping Desktop Icons
Before I had to re-install Windows Vista, I had a function that grouped desktop icons into a vertical 'column' on the le...
Desktop save: physical location of ICONS ... possible?
After repeadily arranging the dsktop icons; only to have them (alphabetically) re-sorted, (on setting Resolution) ... g...
Generic Icons
My computer rebooted throughout the night and then prompted me for a password in the morning.When I had successfully l...
File Icons Missing and Un-Openable
Hey, its Mack.Something I downloaded must have caused this but I dont know what the download was. For some reason my fil...
Subcription Services Icons
This maybe a dumb question but I have yet to find the answer. I purchased a new HP Compaq CQ50 Lap Top. In the Welcome w...
Need first frame thumbnails of AVI movies as folder icons
Need first frame thumbnails of AVI movies as folder iconsWhat can I do to get the *first* frame of AVI movies displayed ...
Can't get past user icons
Vista has run fine for about a year on my machine. But over past few months, sometimes when I boot up, it takes me to ...
Changing folder icons and thumbnails?
EveningOk, ive changed my default folder icon to the blue folder icon as can be seen in the attachment. My problem is th...
Multi-user - removing EA Games Icons
I have a multi user installation on one Vista machine. When installing Sims 2, icons for games and expansion packs wher...
Desktop "URL" Icons
Hi all...usually I can figure out how to fix my PC but I'm at witts end..It seems that my desktop shortcut icons that ar...
desktop icons won't stay put
Vista home premium with service pack 2icons on the desktop keep moving back to the left when re-boot. I un-checked ever...
Security icon added to some game icons?
I noticed that on a couple of games Vista adds a security icon to the bottom right corner of the shortcut icon. What's ...
iTunes opening windows as 'Small Icons' but want 'List' - ho
I can see loads of advice on the forum :geek: but not sure which to follow to get the fix I need.Using iTunes 7.7 if I '...
Icons on Desktop change after installing latest Acrobat upda
I installed the latest update to Adobe Acrobat 8.1.3 this afternoon and I noticed that many of the desktop icons now ha...
Tweak for Desktop Icons
I'm new to Vista HP. I've used TweakUI for XP, but I understand that it will not work or should not be used with Vista....
Lost icons in application switcher
I not longer get the icons in application switcher (Alt+Tab) - all I get is the name of the application at the top and ...
My Shortcut Icons are Actually Program Icons
I want to clean up my desktop by deleting some shortcut icons. Each of the icons contains the directional arrow in the l...
Icons gone blank and non-functional
Vista SP1As I was working tonight, some of my icons turned into blank "pages" (icon of a blank page) and stopp...
Taskbar Works, Desktop+Desktop Icons are Gone
Hello, I've been having a little trouble fixing my problem. So I thought you guys can help me :oI have rebooted my Lapt...
W7 - Homegroup & Libraries Desktop Icons
Hi EveryoneI've used Vista Home Premium for a year or so now and I've installed Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade and so f...
UAC Icons
I have disabled the UAC on my computer because I have to many programs that do "Automatic" updates and scans....
Volume and Network Icons Dissappear
Virtually every time I start up my new laptop (Vista Home Premium SP2) I have to screw around booting and rebooting unt...
Remove icons in system tray
I have 3 icons in my systray that I would like to remove completely. I have programmed them to "hide" -- but...
Desktop Icons > Fonts > Shadows
I changed my theme to Windows Classic and lost the shadows on my icon text. How do I toggle this feature?-- John Dilli...
Presonal icons - WHERE is folder in Vista?
Where in Vista do I install my personal favorite ico's? I don't understand why MS went and changed names of things. It...
unused desktop icons
I just want to know how to delete unused icons on my desktop without removing the program itself. I know if you right c...
Shortcut icons are Windows defualt icon
All shortcuts in Explorer are the Windows default icon. The Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts are fine. Also, some folder...
All of my desktop icons can't be clicked
HI, to all My computer at desktop can't be opened plus the others icons, what is the verdict?. Does anyone know how to...
Mikssing icons from contact toolbar
In my Vista Windows Mail I've noticed that when I select CONTACTS on the toolbar it brings up the contact window with al...
Users sharing desktop icons
My computer is the family one, with two different user accounts. I use programs that the other user never touches, and ...
Add new file type icons displayed in Windows Explorer?
We get nice icons as visual feedback for a type of file such as a word document or an xml file for example but not for ...
It is possible to have multiple mail icons on the desktop
I have 4 email accounts and I hate how I have to switch through them in vista. I would like 4 different accounts like I ...
Desktop is dead, can't click on icons or even shut down! Hel
I don't know where to post this, so here goes.... I am helping my mom with her laptop. She was having many misc. problem...
No Desktop Icons/ Startup Selection
Every time I install a game now I can't get a desktop icon. I try to make one through the start menu but can't find the...
Folder icons change when moved to another computer
I've changed the folder icon of several folders. When I move them onto a data CD they remain as I changed them. But when...
Icons Disappeared From Desktop
I've had my notebook for a couple days now and yesterday when I booted up all of a sudden I have no icons on my desktop...
Lost Volume, Network, Power icons from notification area
Vista 64 Ultimate/HP HDX 16 laptop I can't get them back, right click start button, properties, notification area, syst...
Drive Icons in My computer
I have just noticed that, in "My computer", icons for drives that are shared have a liitle symbol showing two ...
Network icons.
We have three computers here. One is a laptop with XP/3 (Mobile). One is a laptop with Vista/1 (Jean-PC). One is a desk...
Showing generic icons instead of a preview
When I open a folder in Vista (such as my Pictures folder), Windows lists my pictures with some generic picture icon in...
Boot/Unlock/Sleep - icons lanks, system busy, can't logoff/s
Vista, SP1I have a problem...stared out occurring when I went to sleep mode for a while or locked the workstation. Now I...
Tray Icons missing
The icons in my systems tray seemingly load at random with each reboot. What is going to show up ie reminiscent of a sl...
Cannot click on desktop icons
I have Vista with SP1 and all current security updates. A couple days ago I found that I am unable to click on any des...
smaller system rray icons-how?
I am using a thin taskbar mod, so the big icons in the system tray look out of placecould someone direct me to a solutio...
making the icons in the task bar larger
I just installed Vista and I was wondering how to make the icons in the task bar larger. Thanks for any help....
vista desktop icons
all the icons are stretched and picture and yahoo page. everything is stretched? how do I put things back to normal?...
Icons appear as black boxes!
I installed an icon maker, because I wanted to have a crack at it. As it turned out, I wasn't very good, so I uninstall...
Messed Up Icons!!
:mad: I am having problems trying find the icons for my Recycle Bin and Windows Media Player 11. Back around Christmas ...
Looking for Vista Icons
I'm looking for a good supply of icons that will work with Vista....
Desktop icons - Vista Home Premium 32 bit
Another question from me. I have set up my desktop icons numerous times in the position I want them but unlike XP there ...
Removing shadow from text under icons
My question is related to Windows 7. I post here as I don't see any more specific newsgroup... I configured the desktop ...
How to make all the folders into medium sized icons
Hi, How to make all the folders into medium sized icons. i mean i don't want windows to remember folder settings separa...
Desktop Icons won't stay on desktop even when I right-click
My desktop icons disappear any time my laptop recovers from sleep mode or when it starts up from a complete shut down. ...
taskbar icons
Summary: I need to know how to customize the taskbar icons in Vista business.Situation: We use an emulator here at my...
Black screen no icons
I have Vista Home Basic (don't flame i got it for free =P) I go to log on a couple days ago and I get nothing but a blac...
Sudden appearance of huge icons and text
I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium. Last night, when I switched on my machine, all the icons on the home screen and...
system icons keep disappearing
I am using Vista Home Premium and for the past few months the system icons keep disappearing from the taskbar. At first...
Some Icons dragged/copied to Vista desktop from another HDD
Hello I am just getting to grips with Vista but I also have XP on another HDD. Whilst copying over some files (to the d...
All icons blank after failed Installation of Project
I work with Windows Vista Ultimate on a Dell Precision M6300. Until today, everything was O.K. Then I tried to install ...
Hide Taskbar Icons
OK, let me see how to best phrase this...I use Vista HP.In my 'Taskbar' properties, I have "Hide Inactive icons&quo...
Can't click desktop icons
For some reason, since yesterday, I haven't been able to click on any of my desktop icons. I also can't right click on ...
How to get rid of Media Devices' icons
In the right pane for Network on Windows Explorer there shows Media Devices. How can I get rid of these icons?...
cant set wallpaper and problem with icons
I got a virus awhile ago I also think it might be something to do with Nero, my wallpaper is gone and all i can set is c...
Removal of icons from search results
I have a Windows Vista in my Dell laptop.A curious thing happened when I was looking for a movie file, for example, *.m...
Colored icons on task bar
I am running Vista Home Premium.I used to get the coloured icon from the internet site I visitedNow, since I have format...
Changing Icons in Vista..
I notice that when I try and change an icon to something better than just the Windows version of what it thinks an icon...
Desktop icons keep changing sizes...
Hi Folks I have a bit of a problem.I have windows vista ultimate with sp1 on my computer and when i fir...
Vista Explorer won't remove Drive Icons when Drives Dismount
My Vista Explorer won't remove drive icons once a drive has been dismounted. Even if I physically remove a drive from th...
solution to windows service pack update making icons small
Hi, I could not find my original post to add this fix so i have started it here,If the new service pack update reduces t...
Icons in Vista
All the cool icons I find on the internet seem to be in the .png form and supposedly work with/on MS systems. But when...
List of icons used in Winmail
The "Help" section in Outlook Express enabled you to find a list of all the icons used to tag messages appear...
Icons & Cntrl+Alt+Del
Is there anyway I can have it where when I turn on the computer it automatically goes to the icons, but if I press Cntrl...
Need folder icons to preview contents in XP style.
Hello, thanks for checking out my first post! Maybe some of you can help me out!How can I get Vista to display folders i...
Vista Icons for Default Application on File Types
Hello,This is something that has kind of annoyed me for a while now and can't figure out how to fix.When I manually cha...
How do I change text icons
Vista Home Edition New user [ unfamiliar with this OS ]All text files open with a program called Metapad. This is how I ...
Tray Icons
I can't remember how I get to the tray programs in the register, can anyone give me the path. I am using Vista-64.-- ...
Restore Default Icons in Vista
Is there any way to restore the original desktop icons in Vista? Mine were somehow changed and I just want to get them...
Using non classic start menu kills icons
Hello AllIf I use the non-classic start menu in Vista SP1, some desktop icons disappear, including My Computer, Interne...
Enlarged Icons and Task Bar, Status Bar etc
HI If you can help that would be great! Started up the computer this morning and everything is enlarged - have tried to ...
Missing Icons
When I call or go to HELP the icons do now show up anymore. All I see is like a little square with an X in it.Is there...
Restoring Icons and Removing Front icon on Shortcuts...?
HiI have win vista ultimate sp1.Almost all of my icons have been replaced by old icon; How can I restore my icons to ...
Icons moving on desktop when monitor is turned on
I set the icons where I want them and when I turn the monitor on again, they are all over the place. I am new to Vista,...
Icons dont refreash
My vista desktop icons dont refreash like thay should.Ive searched the net and microsoft and found a hotfix no the micr...
Start Menu Icons
Greetings,I just noticed that the Start Menu icons for Music and Favorites on my computer are just generic folders, but...
medium icons unstable
Vista SP1: I have chosen "medium icons" on my desktop. Every so often these icons shrink andI have to choose ...
Size of Windows Mail icons on taskbar/toolbar
Hello - I'm trying to increase the size of the icons on the windows mail taskbar/toolbar (not sure what the appropriate...
Help and support page displays no icons
Dell Inspron 518 with Vista home prem. My Help and support pages are missing some icons but not all of them. The pages d...
Removing Shortcut Arrow On Desktop Icons
I just upgraded to Vista Ultimate, and I was wondering if there was a way to get rid of the "shortcut arrows"...
Icons changed or Missing!
Hi. I've been using Windows Vista Premium for over a year now. So far I've no problems with it yet. However, just recent...
Disappearing Icons on start menu
Hi,Can anyone offer a solution as to how to get my application icons back so that I can see them in the "All Progr...
Hide Inactive Icons Not Working
I had a problem this AM when I took my Vista 64 Home Premium notebook out of sleep -- the network icon was missing from...
How to stop shortcut icons changing
Hi,I'm getting quite frustrated with my internet explorer shortcuts: I have a custom toolbar with shortcuts to frequent...
Hidden Desktop Icons !!
I have a problemi think the pic. is expressing my problem[image: http://www.picmool.com/images/572_untitled.jpg]you can ...
no desktop icons yes taskbar yes rightclick
ok i have problem nothing shows up on desktop its there but it isent in explorer it says its all there . the only thing ...
Desktop Icons scambled using Remote Desktop
Hi, When I use Vista on one of my networked PC's to remote into another one of my Vista PC's using Remote Desktop the...
Open program icons on Taskbar
The icons that show my open programs have moved to tabs above my taskbar, so now I have to minimize all programs to find...
Large desktop icons
Hi all,I'm trying to create an icon file that will scale up to the large-icon display mode on the Vista desktop but I'm...
how to change the image shown on my folder icons?
you know the images that show up on the folder icon itself. i had a picture showing up on my desktop folder icon, that ...
Why are my desktop icons constantly being resized?
Hi guys,This seems to be happening when I open a folder using Windows Explorer. My default folder "view" is &...
Reply or forwarded mail icons not appearing in Windows Mail
I receive a lot of mail and most of it needs to be replied to or forwarded. When I do, I'm finding that the icon (the ar...
Appearance of icons has changed
All the icons for saved documents, pictures etc and two desktop icons have changed to now include a blue box in the bott...
icons on desktop keep moving
Vista home premium with all the updayesicons on the desktop keep moving back to the left. I un-check everything under p...
Can't Delete Two Icons From Desktop, Any Suggestions!
Ok, I have two blank icons that belonged to two files in my desktop. I deleted these files days ago, but the blank icon...
Volume and Network Icons gone & grayed
Hi everyone,I found LOTS of hits for this when Googling, but no clear-cut solutions that applied to me. At random poin...
cannot click certain icons
Hi AllMy problem seems to have started after i upgraded a few drivers, using drivermax. After the download i had no so...
Desktop Icons Automatically Get Enlarged!
I built a new Vista Ultimate 32 machine 2 days ago. I set icon size = 24, horizontal spacing = 44, vertical spacing = 25...
new icons
I've tried using Paint to make some new icons in Vista Home Premium. But Paint won't let me save the finished product a...
Systray icons
Hope this is easy. FWIW, I have my Start tray(?) vertical along the left of the monitor. Systray shows at the bottom lef...
Folder icons lost on taskbar
Hi guys,New kid on the block here (and by saying this I have really shown that I am not a kid any longer).Anyway.I am ha...
Locking User's Desktop Icons
I have very recently bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium installed. I have two desktops (users) in operation. After ...
Directory Will Not Display File Names When Displaying Icons
1st I hate Vista but Home whatever came with it. Now I have one directory where when I display icons no filenames show....
Computer loses desktop icons & programs when I execute insta
I've developed a major problem with my H.P. Pavilion Vista 64bit SP1 computer. (4MG RAM) When I attempt to install a p...
my taskbar and desktop icons disappear!
I don't know what happened, but for some reason, when I log onto my account on my computer, my deskptop will load with ...
Disappearing icons?
I have a problem that I am sure you experts have heard tons of times. I would however, appreciate a step by step instr...
Webpage Shortcuts & Custom Icons for "All Programs" in Vista
I'm using Vista 64-bit Home Edition.I've been unable to figure out how to do the following...I'm trying to customize Sta...
Lock desktop icons
Windows vista - is there any way to lock the desktop icons?...
missing icons notification area
Has anyone solved the missing icons in the notification area, system restore works until the next start up....
Desktop icons & accounts
I've installed several programs over time through one account as administrator but there are duplicate shortcuts in ano...
Making large icons
I have been fiddling with creating large Vista icons in GIMP, but I find that whenever I zoom any icons I make larger t...
Always view Extra Large Icons in MS Office Picture Mgr folde
1. How do I set a default view for Extra Large icons in MS Office Picture Manager? When I open a folder I always have ...
System Tray icons for active applications disappear after st
The system tray icons for active applications disappear after startup and some undetermined period of otherwise normal ...
Icons missing in Vista 64 bit
Ok, guys, this can be a tough issue or an easy one, which ever you look at it. I had to reinstall Vista 64 bit Home Prem...
Double clicking required on more icons than should be
HI, I have a new HP with Vista Home Premium preinstalled.I am having to double click on some icons when i should not ha...
Icons disappear from Vista desktop shortcuts
I have a large number of shortcuts on my desktop and I have assigned customized icons. For no apparent reason they will...
Desktop icons
Is it possible to lock the location of desktop icons in Vista?...
MS Office icons on desktop
On the desktop of my XT pc at home, the icons for all the components of Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, Powerpoint,...
Lost PDF icons in Explorer
This is more of an annoyance than a problem, but suddenly all the Explorer icons for PDF files have changed from the Ac...
User Signon Icons - where stored?
Where are the icons used for the pictures displayed on the signon screen / switch-user screen stored?...
Icons Changing Sizes
My icons keep changing sizes when I open a file. I change em back but next time it's the same thing. Help!Brenda...
medium icons
Every so often icons on my desktop change from medium to ... something else. I have to set icons to classic and then ba...
Make Taskbar Icons Bigger
Hi,Is there any way to make Vista taskbar icons bigger (not quick launch)?I have removed text so now only icons are bein...
lock icons in desktop
How do I lock icons in desktop -- foxvirginia8 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com...
Internet Icons quit working
I'm running Vista Home Premium. I have 2 internet icons on my desktop that has worked up to today. Nothing I've tried...
Save desktop icons without restart?
Is there a way to "update" (have the OS remember) the desktop icons that I have just placed on the desktop wi...
Icons on Vista
Hello! I need some help. I can't figure out how to put all of my icons in a bar at the bottom of my screen? -- Forza Po...
removing unneeded taskbar icons
my taskbar is pretty crowded and I do not need. 'Safely remove hardware' 'no backups scheduled' 'Envision Camera connect...
No icons in control panel
I am using Windows Vista Basic. All icons have disappeared from the control panel. I cannot print or download update...
Desktop Icons Disappear
keep losing all of them and the windows key stops working on the keyboard.can see wallpaper but no icons if I minimise p...
Taskbar icons & font
Hello,Is there a way to change the icon size in the notification area of the task bar and also on the task bar buttons....
Duplication user icons on Vista login (Welcome) screen
First of all I did a general search on this and all the results spoke about finger prints readers and vista updates. Ho...
Shortcut icons on desktop changed...
I have a problem with the shortcut icons on the desktop, as they suddenly changed to this icon that indicates that windo...
Taskbar/desktop icons appear & disappear
I believe I may have a virus on my computer that is interfering with normal functions. My taskbar and desktop icons app...
Personal folders show "Small Icons" view
I have Vista Home Personal.In Windows Explorer, I have configured all my "Personal" folders (the "green&...
Vista User Icons don't work
I have Vista installeed on an Acer laptop. It boots to the logon screen with my user icons. When I double-click, the f...
Icons
How can you remove the arrows from the desktop icons .?...
desktop icons on different user accounts
is there a way to make it so that other user accounts don't have the same desktop icons as the main admin account? if i...
taskbar and desktop icons disappearing!
For some reason, when I log onto my account on my computer, my taskbar and desktop icons disappear. I have restarted an...
Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared
When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option is checked. The "Volume", &q...
Virus? Taskbar/icons do not show up
I believe I may have a virus on my computer that is interfering with normal functions. My taskbar and desktop icons app...
Desktop icons back to normal
I am also having a problem with my desktop icons and have tried everything recommened to get them back to the way that ...
Notification Icons
All of a sudden the volume, network, and battery icons are not on my tray. When I go to properties to add them, the ch...
file names missing under icons in Explorer
A friend's desktop machine (running under Vista) has suddenly started omitting the file names under the icons in Window...
Flip 3D after resume from sleep/hibernation shows only icons
Hi, I've noticed that when I enter sleep/hibernation and resume and then use Flip 3D function (Windows key + Tab) it sh...
What action causes dir icons to change to shortcut icons?
I've been reading around on this topic & find most content relevant to IE or desktop icons in response to requests f...
Smaller icons please
Hi guys (erm, and girls) I'm new to vista (home - premium) and find that even with a screen res of 1280 x 800 my icons ...
Dropping URLs onto icons
I've set things up so that I can drop file icons onto a script's icon and have the script launch., using this:[HKEY_CLAS...
edb icons on desktop
All of a sudden I have seven edb icons on my desktop. When I delete the icons and open Windows Mail I recieve a message...
Unwanted Icons
I have no idea what I did but I have a folder on my desktop whose contents now appear to the left of the folder in a ki...
folder/file icons
Hi All,I'm really sorry if I'm in the wrong place but I'm hoping that someone will be able to help me.I have a laptop w...
Something wrong with search folder and folder icons
Thank you for any help in advancehow can I fix this ? http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/uploads/monthly_07_2008/post-220076...
Continuing problems with Network, Power & Volume icons
Vista Ultimate SP1 (32-bit) on Dell Precision M6300 laptop.These 3 icons are a continual source of problems on this mach...
removing desktop icons
When I install a program it will display its icon on each profile. Where do you go to edit or add icons that you want ...
Can't view icons on network drive
I am using vista 64 bit to open a network drive and it will bring up the icons and start to display the pictures but the...
Pixelated Icons... (Need help to reset)
I'm guessing it's from the registry cleaner I use or an update that installed. Either way I'm guessing the settings got ...
Desktop Icons are HUGE
Hello All,I have Windows Vista Business Edition. My Screen resolution is set to 1280 x 800 on a Laptop computer. Does a...
How to Edit Notification icons
Using Vista Business. Would like to manage or at least edit my notification icons. Have many "historical" o...
Vista classic control panel icons black
Many of the icons in the classic view of the Vista Control Panel are suddenly black. Don't know what caused it, nor how ...
Individualised internet shortcut icons have been replaced by
Vista 32 - IE 7For the past 6 months the internet shortcut icons which I have dragged from various webpages onto my desk...
FFS! Why do the icons keep chaning their view setting?
In the Games folder the icon views keep changing to different views. I have folder options set to remember the last vie...
ultimate: how to change file-icons...
hi,how do you change file icons in Vista??? under XP it used to be in same place where you set default programs for o...
Live mail toolbox icons
The toolbars do not have icons? Only words. Is this program really this boring? Or, is there a setting I need to turn on...
resolution and desktop icons
I am using windows Vista SP1. I often play a game with lower resolution than the desktop. There is a problem that whe...
ICONS rebuilding for no reason???
Has anyone ever had it that when your desktop icons come up fine after log in, then a few minutes later the icons go al...
missing icons in help and support
i am using a HP notebook.. and i made an update through the HP Update.. one of which was the HP help and support. after ...