Comments on: Fix Blank or White Shortcut Icons on Desktop

By: Rocket

Rocket — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:05:29 +0000

This works perfectly on Windows 7 (32-bit). To create a blank iconcache.db file, create a text file and save it as iconcache.db. This will ensure you have a zero byte file.

By: jxf011

jxf011 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:07:58 +0000

Thanks! I have Windows 7 final and my small desktop icons all became black for some reason (except for recycle). Setting the icons to medium size displayed some of each icon but the small black square still obscured part of the medium icon. Setting it to large worked with no black square at all but they are way too big! Anyway, your trick worked great, thanks.

To other commenters: I created a text file (not a binary like a Word doc) plus this is for *Windows 7*, not Vista! I think there’s another icon repair process for Vista. And for good old XP just use TweakUI’s repair icons feature.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:51:20 +0000

Hi,

Your solution did not work. I am using Windows Vista 64.

Michael

By: Harry Gegoni

Harry Gegoni — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:31:53 +0000

How to create an iconcache.db?

Harry

By: Harry Gegoni

Harry Gegoni — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:31:27 +0000

How to create a iconcache.db?

Harry

By: stefano

stefano — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:50:07 +0000

It work!!!! thanks…

i’m a real nerd!!!

ciao

By: stefano

stefano — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:38:56 +0000

Maybe I’m a nerd… but… i create a iconcache.db from a doc file that i change in a db in command prompt…. it’s the way to do it? or, better, it’s wrong? and if… what i have to do to create a iconcache.db?
thanks and thanks

stefano

By: stefano

stefano — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:14:30 +0000

I’m on vista 32 bit and… doesn’t work pal… thanks in any case..