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how to restore windows xp desktop default icons?

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hareshkhandal Original post #1
Oct 8, 2005 at 9:37 AM
Hello,

I've Windows XP Professional installed. after few days i've installed lots of theme to change it's look n feel.

now problem comes up with my desktop and start menu icons which became defaulted as in some theme.

if i change the current theme. the desktop icons and start menu icon doesn't get change

can anyone help me out for this?

regards,

-Haresh
Vishal Gupta
Oct 8, 2005 at 12:30 PM
U can use s/w, that hv an option to Reset Icon Cache.
It should solve the problem.

PS: X-teq also hv that option...
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Oct 8, 2005 at 2:27 PM
Tweak UI has option to Rebuild Icons. It is available as a free download from Microsoft website.

PS: Browsing through Xteq merely to reset icons will be overkill...

Arun