[Totalrod2]

I removed "BAK" from those 2 files in my registry and shut off the shortcut arrows using the TweakUI software like you suggested. I also deleted the iconcache.db file and rebooted (3 times!). Nothing's working. I guess I'll have to try running a repair install with my Windows disc and hope for the best. Ugh. I can't believe I have to do this. One last question; will the Windows XP SP2 "upgrade" disc perform a repair install?
Bryan

[Totalrod2]

Devil Himself,
it's the icons in my C:\WINDOWS folder (eg: explorer.exe), mostly exe files, but some others as well. Like icons that should appear in message windows such as this:

plus the Windows messenger icon, and every other icon that should appear automatically when I install a new program. But here's the real kicker.....I just reinstalled my Windows SP2 upgrade disc, hoping it might fix this problem. It hasn't!! All those icons are still replaced with the genric icon. I'm at my wit's end with this. There's got to be a way of repairing it. But if Tufenuf is out of ideas, I'm not sure where to go from here.
Bryan

[devil_himself]

Download "FileExtInfo" - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/fileextinfo.zip

Unzip it And Create Association Report For ".exe" .Post The Results Here !

[Totalrod2]

The results:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.EXE] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 5/10/2008 2:54:49 AM

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.EXE]
@="exefile"
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.EXE\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]
@=""
"EditFlags"=hex:38,07,00,00
"TileInfo"="prop:FileDescription;Company;FileVersion"
"InfoTip"="prop:FileDescription;Company;FileVersion;Create;Size"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]
@="%1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\DropHandler]
@="{86C86720-42A0-1069-A2E8-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\IconHandler]
@="{3A267D0F-1C81-4032-8DBB-C2D45C48FFA2}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\PifProps]
@="{86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\ShimLayer Property Page]
@="{513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}]
@=""

[devil_himself]

Edit -- Removed !

[devil_himself]

Go To Start > Run > Regedit > Edit > Find > Find What : - {3A267D0F-1C81-4032-8DBB-C2D45C48FFA2}

When Found Go To > File > Export > Save With Any Name > Zip It And Attach In Your Next Reply .. Or Copy And Paste Inside A Code Box

[Totalrod2]

I just performed the edit you posted. How come you removed it? It didn't do anything anyways.
Bryan

ok, I'll try that

[devil_himself]

Originally Posted by Totalrod2

I just performed the edit you posted. How come you removed it? It didn't do anything anyways.
Bryan

Actually It Was Needed ... I Would Have Posted It After Some Time As A Complete Fix .. No Harm Done

Sorry For The Trouble !

[Totalrod2]

Here's the file.

[devil_himself]

1.	Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2.	Locate the following registry key:
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\IconHandler
3.	Right-click the IconHandler key, and then click Delete.

        NOTE: Before you delete the folder, on the Registry menu, click Export Registry File to export a backup copy                          of the key to your desktop.
4.	Quit Registry Editor.
5.      Reboot And Report Back

[Totalrod2]

You did it...I got my icons back!!!! Thank you so much!
Bryan

[devil_himself]

Glad We Could Help

You Can Use The "Thread Tools" At The Top To Mark The Thread As "Solved"

[Totalrod2]

Okay. I'm going to copy/paste everything you told me here for future reference. I have enough trouble remembering where I put my keys, let alone anything that involves computer programming! You're brilliant, thanks again.
Bryan