[FixitMad]

Hi all,

When time permits add this niffty little util that corrects the Icon Layout problem we sometimes encounter. Occasionally windows will lose the Icon layouts and I found out about this web site that has Helped me a Lot.
---> http://users.rcn.com...on_restore.html




This little program is a great tool for any Windows 98se and above. It is called Icon-restore. I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this before so I apologize if I'm repeating anyone. By right-clicking your Trash Can, My Computer, etc you can select | Save Icon Layout | Restore Icon Layout after installing this very small program.

If you haven't checked it out, do it soon!

[Tarun]

Error 404 with that link. Should be http://users.rcn.com...on_restore.html

Btw, TweakUI has an Icon Cache repair feature.

[FixitMad]

Sorry about that. I've fixed the link now.

[erpdude8]

Tarun, on Mar 10 2005, 04:56 PM, said:

Error 404 with that link.  Should be http://users.rcn.com...on_restore.html

Btw, TweakUI has an Icon Cache repair feature. 
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yup, though in TweakUI it's called the 'Rebuild Icons' option from the Repair tab of TweakUI. I would delete the ShellIconCache file from the Windows folder (this file is a hidden file so you'll need to adjust the Windows Explorer Folder Option settings to display hidden and system files), then run TweakUI, click on Repair tab, select the Rebuild Icons option and click on the Repair Now button to fix the desktop icons.

[FixitMad]

I noticed that after running the TweakUI utility to fix the icons, my TrashCan icon has changed from the nice 256 color one back to the original Windows 98se one. Is there a way to get the nice updated icons back without reinstalling the SP1?

I think I remember seeing this before that is why I went with the Icon Retore program. Much easier to fix the layout issue.

[Tarun]

FixitMad, on Mar 17 2005, 02:46 PM, said:

I noticed that after running the TweakUI utility to fix the icons, my TrashCan icon has changed from the nice 256 color one back to the original Windows 98se one. Is there a way to get the nice updated icons back without reinstalling the SP1?

I think I remember seeing this before that is why I went with the Icon Retore program. Much easier to fix the layout issue.
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Right click the desktop and you can browse for new icons under Appearance.

[krick]

Here's another icon restore utility.

It's called "Desktop Icon Position Saver" or DIPS for short.

It allows you to save and restore your desktop icon positions.

I believe it can also be run from the command line or in a batch file to automate saving and/or restoring icon positions.

It's kinda old but it's really tiny and it works well.

http://3feetunder.com/files/dips.zip



BTW, FixitMad, in your link to "Icon Restore" you fixed the URL in the text that displays but you never fixed the actual hyperlink itself. It still points to the URL without the final 'L' and gives an error page.

[Fredledingue]

I'm using Icon-Restore and I'm very happy with it. It's much easier than with tweak UI.

I'm also using Refresh 'Em for the icon cache.

[FixitMad]

I'm glad people are using the Icon Restore program. It IS very easy to use and a life safer (Well maybe not a lifesaver but at least Very useful) . I tend to keep my most use Icons on my desktop so this program is very good!

[FixitMad]

Thanks krick for mentioning my mistake. I guess I need to double proof read before submitting.

Thanks!

[Gbuzz]

FixitMad, on Mar 10 2005, 06:47 PM, said:

Hi all,

When time permits add this niffty little util that corrects the Icon Layout problem we sometimes encounter. Occasionally windows will lose the Icon layouts and I found out about this web site that has Helped me a Lot.
---> http://users.rcn.com...on_restore.html

:thumbup


This little program is a great tool for any Windows 98se and above. It is called Icon-restore. I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this before so I apologize if I'm repeating anyone. By right-clicking your Trash Can, My Computer, etc you can select | Save Icon Layout | Restore Icon Layout after installing this very small program.

If you haven't checked it out, do it soon!

:w00t:
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[Gbuzz]

Do you know where Icon-Restore saves the icon positions ??
I would like to make a separate backup.

Thanks

[nitebat]

Folks:

Here's another. IconLock. Save/Restore icon positions, auto change with screen resolution change and more.

iconlock.zip

A PCMag utility... from... somewhere else.

nitebat

[randiroo76073]

Here's one I use, kinda handy, lota features
http://www.sillysot.com/

What is Iconoid?

Iconoid is a Windows desktop icon manager.

* Make icon backgrounds transparent
* Select any color for icon backgrounds
* Save and Restore Icon positions for each (or every) screen resolution
* Select any color for icon text
* Automatically or manually select the best color for the text background
* Dynamically hide icons when you don't need them and show them when you do
* Quickly minimize all windows so that you can see your desktop wallpaper.
* See the help files (which include screen shots) for even more information.

[ack-hh]

Gbuzz, on May 31 2005, 08:43 AM, said:

Do you know where Icon-Restore saves the icon positions ??
I would like to make a separate backup.

I recommend Microsoft's "layout.zip". You can find it for example here:
http://www.preuss-ho...oads/Layout.zip
Copy the DLL to windows\system, then right-click the .reg file
and select "Merge". The desktop icon layout can then be saved/restored
by a right-click on any system desktop icon (recycle bin, my computer, ...)

It's very small, and it saves the icons' position to the registry
(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\IconLayout)
so a separate backup can easily be done.

[nitebat]

folks:

And the winner is.... layout.zip!

If any of the above proggies should be added to 98seSP, it's this one. Slick, small and (apparently) a Microsoft product! It's amazing what you folks haul out of the ether. I've checked 'Properties' on the '.dll' (and with a hex editer) and it appears to be genuine. Whaddayou say Gape, does this one make the grade?

Great find ack-hh!

nitebat

[MDGx]

Danger, Will Robinson... Danger...

I like MS layout.dll too [use it all the time], but you may want to know about the bugs:
http://www.mdgx.com/newtip20.htm#LDI

Hope this helps.

[miko]

i like and use WinTidy 2.0 which is a PCMag freeware prog, i like it cause it's not resident (or at least doesn't have to be)
it's kind of a follow up to iconlock mentioned above.
tested lots of these kind of things in the past and settled on this one.
eh, i just thought i'd mention it...

[ivman]

miko, on Jun 1 2005, 07:37 AM, said:

i like and use WinTidy 2.0 which is a PCMag freeware prog, i like it cause it's not resident (or at least doesn't have to be)
it's kind of a follow up to iconlock mentioned above.
tested lots of these kind of things in the past and settled on this one.
eh, i just thought i'd mention it...
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It looks like you have to be a subscriber in order to get this one.

ivman

[MDGx]

ivman, on Jun 1 2005, 08:25 AM, said:

It looks like you have to be a subscriber in order to get this one.

ivman

Not necessarily...

PC Magazine WinTidy v2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 saves + restores Desktop icons layout, loads with Windows, customizable:
http://www.pcmag.com...1759,367,00.asp
Direct download [752 KB]:
http://images.vnunet.com/v6_static/pcm/p_1...les/wintidy.zip

More like this here:
http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#ENH