Default Icons

A while ago I had the Stardock Object Desktop thing installed and I used it for a while but then decided to just go back to normal. The problem is that files like .zip's and .txt's don't have an icon. I mean like the little image that denotes it as a winzip file, or a picture of a notepad for txt files. I'm not sure if this was due to the icon program that was included in Stardock's program, but the files still open with their appropriate programs, however its icon is the icon that appears when windows does not recognize what type of file it is and it's a really ugly icon. I'd prefer to have the images restored, but I mean everything functions correctly..I'd just like to restore the correct icons. I have a feeling this has to do with the registry, but I don't have a clue how to edit it

IF YOU ARE USING XP ONLY.

You can try this program. Download and unzip.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_ic…e_assoc_fix.zip

OK I ran the script and it executed successfully, but the icons still aren't restored

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Display, click the Desktop tab, and then click Customize Desktop. 3. Select Restore Defaults

It still didn't work..but thanks for trying

For Win XP go to Start>Control Panel>Folder Options. Select the File Types tab and find zip in the window and click 'Advanced'. Once in the Advanced window choose 'change icon' and change the icon to whatever is in the window (the winzip icon is in the winzip directory) that you want. Follow the same procedure for the txt extension and you should be back to normal.

For Win XP go to Start>Control Panel>Folder Options. Select the File Types tab and find zip in the window and click 'Advanced'. Once in the Advanced window choose 'change icon' and change the icon to whatever is in the window (the winzip icon is in the winzip directory) that you want.  Follow the same procedure for the txt extension and you should be back to normal.

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Sweet! Works, thanks man

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