Icons look like crap

Defender · Post by **Defender** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 2:29 pm

A while back somethin funky happened to my desktop (color mode went wacky) and everything reverted to 256 colors.

I changed it back to 32bit, but not any/all .ico files look like they're still in 256 colors which looks like crap.

Any ideas?

Also, this is my work laptop (win2k) so I can't reinstall windows or use the win2k disc to repair (since there is none).

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 2:40 pm

Get TweakUI and rebuild your icon cache.

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 2:41 pm

Start->Settings->Control Panel->Display->Effects->Show icons using all possible colors?

(you may try unchecking, applying and then rechecking it)

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:57 pm

what DC said.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:10 pm

Topher wrote:Start->Settings->Control Panel->Display->Effects->Show icons using all possible colors?

(you may try unchecking, applying and then rechecking it)

Mobius wrote:what DC said.

x3

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 10:04 pm

I have also found that opening the Properties menu of the icon, clicking "Change Icon," and re-selecting the default icon usually works. If that doesn't work, try selecting another icon and then going back to the default one. For some strange reason, older versions of Windows sometimes forgot to reset the icon colors, particularly after playing low-resolution games. I had no end of trouble with this when playing Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds on Windows ME (yes, go ahead and laugh

).

rijruna · Post by **rijruna** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 2:00 am

OK NP
LMAOSMIAWMS
[LAUGHED MY ARSE OF SO MUCH I ALMOST WET MY SELF] cheers
rij

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 3:05 am

I had this problem for 8 months, never thought of coming here at the time though

Defender · Post by **Defender** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:08 am

Topher wrote:Start->Settings->Control Panel->Display->Effects->Show icons using all possible colors?

(you may try unchecking, applying and then rechecking it)

Well, now the ones that were fine look like crap too...

Time to find TweakUI.

Edit:

Well, tweakui didn't do anything either. Repair icons didn't seem to do anything.
Neither did changing the icon in the shortcut's properties.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:38 pm

Just a shot in the dark, but you try changing your monitor type to plug & play monitor or default monitor, and back? Have windows re-detect your video card?

Defender · Post by **Defender** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 5:09 pm

As stated above, it's a laptop. I have no monitor.
The video card is some ATI mobile thing.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:49 pm

Yes, but it'll detect your LCD as a type of monitor....

Defender · Post by **Defender** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 5:44 am

Didn't see the option anywhere...