Broken Icons

kmufc77 · 6 Feb 2012 at 17:15

Does anyone else suffer from broken icons with windows 7?

I keep having to constantly rebuild the icon cache on a weekly basis,and i dont understand why my icons keep doing this?

Not a huge problem at all just a tad annoying.

kilohawk · 7 Feb 2012 at 00:59

I don't have a clue how to fix this, but my new install has this problem!
Haven't had it before (had win7 since 2007 i think)

1stly what is rebuilding the icon cache?
2ndly I'm sort of hijacking this thread as i want a cure too

SORRY!

Shadz · 7 Feb 2012 at 04:11

How are you guys deleting the iconcache.db file from the system.

Usually it won't re-build the cache properly if explorer is still running so you have to kill
explorer.exe then delete the file and then run explorer again.

Way to do it below:

open task manager
in process tab find explorer.exe and end the process. (you will have a comfirmation box come up to confirm you want to do this)
in the "File" menu choose new task
and put in/copy this command:

cmd /c del %userprofile%\AppData\Local\IconCache.db /a

open the new task box again now and type in explorer.exe to re-instate explorer again.

All your icons should now show up properly without a restart.

Hope this helps you guys out.

marc2003 · 7 Feb 2012 at 09:21

kilohawk said:
(had win7 since 2007 i think)

2009.

and i've never had this problem so i have no idea.

Shadz · 7 Feb 2012 at 09:30

marc2003 said:
2009.

and i've never had this problem so i have no idea.

Must admit touch wood I have never had this problem either and i have had
Windows 7 for a good few years now as well.

kmufc77 · 7 Feb 2012 at 12:47

Shadz said:
How are you guys deleting the iconcache.db file from the system.

Usually it won't re-build the cache properly if explorer is still running so you have to kill
explorer.exe then delete the file and then run explorer again.

Way to do it below:

open task manager
in process tab find explorer.exe and end the process. (you will have a comfirmation box come up to confirm you want to do this)
in the "File" menu choose new task
and put in/copy this command:

cmd /c del %userprofile%\AppData\Local\IconCache.db /a

open the new task box again now and type in explorer.exe to re-instate explorer again.

All your icons should now show up properly without a restart.

Hope this helps you guys out.

Hi,this is the only method ive every used to rebuild the font cache

Still dont get why my icons break at random times,no biggy though as its easily solved