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W2000 Fault Icons

My W2000 networked system at work has all of the desktop icons covered (not replaced) with another icon. The overlaid icon shows a hammer and screwdriver on a directory symbol. What does this mean? This happened when a coworker tried to play a cd on my system through our network. the performance of the system has not changed. Our IT person does not know anything about it. My web searches come up blank and Microsoft oriented message boards have not given any good answers. I made the problem go away by reinstalling the OS. I still would like to find out what these icons represented.

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jguzman40

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Try this:

control panel>display>effects>check the use large icon box>apply>ok.Go to desktop then go right back and uncheck the box. This resets ShellIconCache,

if it doesn't work try this:

Go to my computer>tools on the top >folder options>view tab>check the circle beside show hidden files>apply>ok. Then go start>search>for files and folders>type ShellIconCache(capitalize S,I and C on ShellIconCache)>when it displays in the right pane>right click on it and when the properties box appears click delete>restart the computer. Windows will rebuild the ShellIconCache file.

Or download tweakui (microsofts tweaking software) and select "repair icons":

Tweakui for Windows 2000 can be found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp

hope this helps!

Posted 2 years ago ( permalink )

In reply to Raybun's question