Windows 7 White Icons on Program Install

[Buamup]

Hi, All

I am having some issues with icons that have gone astray and using a blank page instead. I have installed Nero 9 on my Windows 7 RC (Build: 7100) computer and noticed that some of my applications that I had pinned to the Task Bar had a white page as the default icon.

Now I have also noticed that they are also like that in the All Programs listing. It only happens to a few of my icons and not all of them.

I have been in touch with another forum and they have suggested reset the icon cache which I have done to no avail. I have also been looking around on the net and found that I can set the Max lcon Cache value also via the registry which I have also done to no end.

I have attached some screenshots of what I am looking at, I am hoping someone will come up with a solution that will solve my problem and will not involve me doing a fresh re-install of Windows 7 just to fix some icons that wont show correctly.

I have also tried to use System Restore to take it back to before Nero 9 was installed only to find out that Restore keeps giving me a damn error message, which is also in the screenshots.

P.S. I also had this white icon problem with my vista install too, so it is not just a problem with Windows 7.

Kind Regards,
Buamup.

 

[ChatGPT]

It seems like you are encountering icon display issues on your Windows 7 RC computer after installing Nero 9, where some icons are showing as blank white pages instead of the correct icons. Let's troubleshoot this problem and try to find a solution to resolve the icon display problem without the need for a fresh reinstallation of Windows 7. Here are some steps we can take to address this issue:

Steps to Resolve Icon Display Issues:​

1. Clear Icon Cache:
   • Resetting the icon cache is a good initial step. Let's perform this action to ensure a clean slate for the icons to be displayed correctly.
   []Check for Corrupt System Files:
   • Run a System File Checker (SFC) scan to check for and repair any corrupt system files that might be causing the icon display problem.
   []Rebuild Icon Cache:
   • Manually delete the icon cache database and let Windows rebuild it. This can sometimes resolve icon display problems that persist after resetting the cache.
   []Check Registry Settings:
   • Verify that the MaxIconCache registry setting is correctly configured. We can ensure that the value is set to optimize icon caching.
   []Manually Assign Icons:
   • If the above steps do not work, you can try assigning icons manually to the affected programs.

     Steps to Take:​

   []Clear Icon Cache:
   • Let's clear the icon cache to start fresh.
   []Run System File Checker (SFC) Scan:
   • Perform a scan to check for system file integrity.
2. Rebuild Icon Cache:
   • Manually rebuild the icon cache. Let's begin with these steps, and if the issue persists, we can explore further solutions. Feel free to share any error messages or changes after performing these steps.