Solved Covered desktop icons

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John Hoffman

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This particular vista problem was solved for many people over a year ago, but after trying ALL of the suggestions, my desktop icons are still covered with the generic icons. I have increased the size of the original icons so I can get some work done, but the covers are still annoying.

The problem began when I installed the most recent automatic update for my OS from Microsoft last Thursday (03/19/09). I then took my machine back to a previous restore point, but the problem remained. I figured, "what the hell?," and put the updates back in place.

I am runing Vista Ultimate 64-bit on a Custom-built PC (2008) with a Q6700 CPU, 512 GT5800 video card, and 4 megs of DDR2 RAM. I fancy myself to be somewhat sophisticated, but this issue has kicked my ass for three days.

Thanks in advance for any further suggestions you may have.

John Hoffman
Oshkosh, WI
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Milwaukee PC Impact series-custom
    CPU
    Intel Q6700
    Motherboard
    Intel DG31PR
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8500GT 512MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    2X500 GB Western Digital internal SATA II drives 2X1TB Western Digital USB 2.0 external drives
    Mouse
    Cordless optical mouse came with keyboard
    Keyboard
    Logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    Cable
    Other Info
    Using personal computers since 1989. First was Commodore PC10-III w/ 40 megabyte HD (partitioned into 2X20), 5.25 & 3.5 HD floppy drives, Hercules video card, math co-processor, 640K of RAM, 8088 CPU. 12-inch green display monitor. OS MS-Dos 3. Principle software was GeoWorks with GUI and Microsoft mouse.
Hello John,

Can you post a screenshot of this to help see what may be the issue? :)

Thank you,
Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
I don't have screenshot software available. I took a picture and here's the JPG.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Milwaukee PC Impact series-custom
    CPU
    Intel Q6700
    Motherboard
    Intel DG31PR
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8500GT 512MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    2X500 GB Western Digital internal SATA II drives 2X1TB Western Digital USB 2.0 external drives
    Mouse
    Cordless optical mouse came with keyboard
    Keyboard
    Logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    Cable
    Other Info
    Using personal computers since 1989. First was Commodore PC10-III w/ 40 megabyte HD (partitioned into 2X20), 5.25 & 3.5 HD floppy drives, Hercules video card, math co-processor, 640K of RAM, 8088 CPU. 12-inch green display monitor. OS MS-Dos 3. Principle software was GeoWorks with GUI and Microsoft mouse.

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec) 7200 rpm Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
I appreciate your post. Unfortunately, while the program you suggested installed flawlessly, I got an error message when I tried to apply and exit. FML.

John Hoffman
Oshkosh, WI
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Milwaukee PC Impact series-custom
    CPU
    Intel Q6700
    Motherboard
    Intel DG31PR
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8500GT 512MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    2X500 GB Western Digital internal SATA II drives 2X1TB Western Digital USB 2.0 external drives
    Mouse
    Cordless optical mouse came with keyboard
    Keyboard
    Logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    Cable
    Other Info
    Using personal computers since 1989. First was Commodore PC10-III w/ 40 megabyte HD (partitioned into 2X20), 5.25 & 3.5 HD floppy drives, Hercules video card, math co-processor, 640K of RAM, 8088 CPU. 12-inch green display monitor. OS MS-Dos 3. Principle software was GeoWorks with GUI and Microsoft mouse.
Did you run the program with run as admin by right clicking on the shortcut.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec) 7200 rpm Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
When I right-click on some of my desktop icons, such as MS Word, or Chessmaster, I get an extensive menu, including run as administrator. The Vista Icon program, when right-clicked, does not offer an option to run as an administrator. I went in and gave myself full control, but the same error message appeared when I tried to apply changes.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Milwaukee PC Impact series-custom
    CPU
    Intel Q6700
    Motherboard
    Intel DG31PR
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8500GT 512MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    2X500 GB Western Digital internal SATA II drives 2X1TB Western Digital USB 2.0 external drives
    Mouse
    Cordless optical mouse came with keyboard
    Keyboard
    Logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    Cable
    Other Info
    Using personal computers since 1989. First was Commodore PC10-III w/ 40 megabyte HD (partitioned into 2X20), 5.25 & 3.5 HD floppy drives, Hercules video card, math co-processor, 640K of RAM, 8088 CPU. 12-inch green display monitor. OS MS-Dos 3. Principle software was GeoWorks with GUI and Microsoft mouse.

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Milwaukee PC Impact series-custom
    CPU
    Intel Q6700
    Motherboard
    Intel DG31PR
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8500GT 512MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    2X500 GB Western Digital internal SATA II drives 2X1TB Western Digital USB 2.0 external drives
    Mouse
    Cordless optical mouse came with keyboard
    Keyboard
    Logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    Cable
    Other Info
    Using personal computers since 1989. First was Commodore PC10-III w/ 40 megabyte HD (partitioned into 2X20), 5.25 & 3.5 HD floppy drives, Hercules video card, math co-processor, 640K of RAM, 8088 CPU. 12-inch green display monitor. OS MS-Dos 3. Principle software was GeoWorks with GUI and Microsoft mouse.
I'm happy that you got it sorted John. Did you try Method Two first at that link before the program that worked?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
I tried solution #2, but the process did not care to co-operate for me. I was seriously considering living with messed-up icons! Mr. Bill's solution worked for me on the first shot. I even removed TweakUI from my drive. Thanks for your coaching, because it motivated me to keep plugging until something worked!

John Hoffman
Oshkosh, WI
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Milwaukee PC Impact series-custom
    CPU
    Intel Q6700
    Motherboard
    Intel DG31PR
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8500GT 512MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    2X500 GB Western Digital internal SATA II drives 2X1TB Western Digital USB 2.0 external drives
    Mouse
    Cordless optical mouse came with keyboard
    Keyboard
    Logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    Cable
    Other Info
    Using personal computers since 1989. First was Commodore PC10-III w/ 40 megabyte HD (partitioned into 2X20), 5.25 & 3.5 HD floppy drives, Hercules video card, math co-processor, 640K of RAM, 8088 CPU. 12-inch green display monitor. OS MS-Dos 3. Principle software was GeoWorks with GUI and Microsoft mouse.
No problem John. :)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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