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in My computer the C: icon dissapeard....
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scorpNZ
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28. March 2007 @ 16:45 |
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You are correct it will not repair the missing folder overlay,it's only for if he stuffs up inside the registry,it's a good app but can't work miracles..:p i use it as an alternative with system restore as syst restore does'nt always work,tho most times if i really stuff up i just re-image with the backup hdd.
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29. March 2007 @ 05:08 |
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You are correct in the fact that ERUNT is a great program. It is actually said that with the use of ERUNT that you are recommended to turn off system restore. Personally I don't turn it off. If I have a problem, which thankfully I haven't, I would use ERUNT first. If it fails, which I don't think it will, I would then use system restore.
That is something that I have not had to deal with. My security on my machine is tight, and so far I have been lucky!
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29. March 2007 @ 09:38 |
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Yeah there's no need to turn off syst restore,i did'nt even know it recommended it...lol..the only thing you need do is remove some of the older backups that erunt makes as it won't take long to take a space
Here's something else i'd recommend,you'll need .NET2.0 installed first, it's kinda like TweakUI but with a stack more functionality,i've been running it for around 6months and to date have had no probs so far,it's a better and safer way to make registry tweaks that can be reversed easily,i use it along with tweakui,my only advice is if the comp is having any issues no matter how small don't install until it's stable
http://greenfield.kn.googlepages.com/home
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29. March 2007 @ 10:16 |
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scorpNZ-
Thanks for the link, I'll throw that on when I get home. I have TweakUI, and find it useful for a quick reg fix. However, more functionality is always a plus!
Haven't heard from "afgunzzz", I wonder if he followed the instructions and was able to get his icon back?
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29. March 2007 @ 12:07 |
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sorry boys was at school. and no still ant go tmy icon back! damn all this for a damn icon! the thing is when i double click on "my computer" for a split second the C: icon appears then the white icon comes back :(
What the hell is up lol
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29. March 2007 @ 12:26 |
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Did you follow the directions I posted from PC Magazine? I'm pretty sure that is the only way to get the icon back. Use ERUNT first to make sure that you have a backup of your registry. The follow the directions.
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29. March 2007 @ 13:08 |
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To view the icons contained in an EXE or DLL file, right-click any shortcut that links to a file (as opposed to a system shortcut like My Computer) and choose Properties.
Dont have a clue what ther eon about there cuz the C: drive dont have a shortcut!!
And why do i need to take a backup of my registery when im not putting nothing in ma registry? im just using wordpad?
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29. March 2007 @ 13:53 |
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What they are telling you is to find the icons listed in the C:\Windows\System32\Shell32.dll files. By right clicking and changing the icon you can view all of the icons. Because you can not view the icon from the folder. You count the icons so that you know what icon it is that you want to use.
If you are going to use Wordpad to create and save the document that is fine. Personally I would use the registry to do it. You have a greater chance of the file being messed up. Make sure to make the file hidden so that nobody may tamper with it.
It should work after you reboot your machine. Let me know how it goes. As far as ERUNT is concerned, you do not need to do it at this stage, however, it is a wise move to have such a program on your computer in case of problems that may arise. Take this lesson as an extension to restoring you icon.
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29. March 2007 @ 14:50 |
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@ afg
C drive does have a shortcut all that's missing is the overlay (the pickie of a harddrive),i had the same prob around 3 years ago but could'nt figure out how to fix it and it really annoyed me so i reformatted...lol... but i could still click on the "missing icon" and it would open up the drive so i'd assume your in the same situation
Here's another handy utility,works a bloody treat,it's free and safe for all to use.
http://www.undelete-plus.com/
EDIT: @ syxguns : there's 2 pm's sent
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30. March 2007 @ 00:58 |
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Originally posted by scorpNZ:
@ afg
C drive does have a shortcut all that's missing is the overlay (the pickie of a harddrive),i had the same prob around 3 years ago but could'nt figure out how to fix it and it really annoyed me so i reformatted...lol... but i could still click on the "missing icon" and it would open up the drive so i'd assume your in the same situation
Here's another handy utility,works a bloody treat,it's free and safe for all to use.
http://www.undelete-plus.com/
EDIT: @ syxguns : there's 2 pm's sent
hi yh i have the same problem as u! but i dont see how the site u gave me will help? cna u tell me how to use that program?
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30. March 2007 @ 11:23 |
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It won't help fix the issue you have now all it will do is make anything you delete by mistake later recoverable depending on how long deleted item was deleted from inside the recycle bin,best defence is not to delete anything that bypasses the recycle bin unless you know exactly what it is,anything that is deleted to recycle bin should NOT be deleted till 7 or more days,to learn how to use undelete plus install and use help file, it's easy to use,tho for now concentrate on sorting the icon out and worry about undelete later
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30. March 2007 @ 12:22 |
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There are two ways to create a drive-specific icon. The first step for both is to determine the full pathname of the file containing the icon you want, as well as the index of the icon within that file. To view the icons contained in an EXE or DLL file, right-click any shortcut that links to a file (as opposed to a system shortcut like My Computer) and choose Properties. On the Shortcut tab of the resulting dialog, click the Change Icon button. Click Browse and select the file whose icons you want to peruse. When you find the one you want, count off the icons to determine the correct index. Start in the top left corner with zero and count down each column, then to the right. For example, icon 12 in C:\ Windows\System32\Shell32.dll is a picture of a memory chip. Make a note of the full pathname of the file and the icon index, then click Cancel, and Cancel again?you don't actually want to change that shortcut's icon. The Microsoft Windows files moricons.dll and progman.exe, both found in C:\Windows\System32, also contain numerous icons.
One technique for assigning a drive-specific icon uses a file named Autorun.inf in the root directory of that drive. Launch Notepad and enter [autorun] on the first line. Enter ICON= on the second line, followed by the full pathname of the icon-holding file, a comma, and the icon index. It might look like this:
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ICON=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL,12
Save the file as "C:\autorun.inf" (you need the quotes to prevent Notepad from appending the .txt extension). Now restart the computer. When you open Windows Explorer, the drive should display its new icon.
i understand this part yh but what i dont get is how i assign number 12 for example to become my C: icon? it just says
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ICON=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL,12"
no were here does it talk about mentioning the icon u want to replace? all of this for one damn icon! and when i choose other icons for the C: they also dont work.
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30. March 2007 @ 13:00 |
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Save the file as "C:\autorun.inf" (you need the quotes to prevent Notepad from appending the .txt extension). Now restart the computer. When you open Windows Explorer, the drive should display its new icon.
Notice two things in this statement. 1st you must save the file as "c:\autorun.inf" You must use the quotes around the file name. The other thing that this does not tell you is that when you are in the "Save As" box to change the "Save as type:" to "All". If you do not do this then it may change the file extension to a .txt file.
2nd thing is to make sure that you save the file under the C:\ drive. The C:\ drive is your base. Now restart the computer and the icon should change.
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30. March 2007 @ 19:42 |
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I visited this thread by accident, I'm sorry this kind of problem is way out of my league, but regardless, this whole thread is so very intersting cause I can't wait to see if this guy finds a solution and the one that found it.
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31. March 2007 @ 00:45 |
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YOOO thanks bro! it worked!!! i followed the instruction and restarted and my icon was back yes! can i delte the text file now?
thasnks alot every one who helped but especially syxgunz!!!! thanks bro
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31. March 2007 @ 12:37 |
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Not a problem, I love to help. You do not want to delete that file, because it is an autorun file that executes the icon on startup. You may however, make the file hidden. The file is not a txt file, the file is inf. If you have a txt file, you may remove that.
To hide the file:
Right click the file and select properties. On the general tab at the bottom you will see a check box that says Hidden. Select that and then the only way to view it is if you change the view properties to, "View all Files and Folders". You must have Administrative privileges to do this. You normally don't run with your view all turned on unless you are searching for a hidden file or folder.
I'm glad you got it working!
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This is a good note to take in case you notice that someone else has a similar problem. Glad you enjoyed viewing the solution!
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31. March 2007 @ 21:49 |
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@ syxguns
Don't forget to send the bill mwaaaaaa
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1. April 2007 @ 12:02 |
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Originally posted by scorpNZ:
@ syxguns
Don't forget to send the bill mwaaaaaa
lol im 15 wid no $$ coming my way sorry lol. and thanks for the tip about hiding the file. appreciate it!
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1. April 2007 @ 13:19 |
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Yeah, scorpNZ was just making a joke! Hiding the file is good so that nobody could accidentally remove it. If you ever feel brave enough you might try the registry entry. Then you could get rid of the file. However, make sure that if you are going to mess with the registry to back up the registry using ERUNT. It will make a folder in your Windows directory called ERDNT. The program automatically backs up your registry every time you reboot the machine. It is good to occasionally go in there and remove older entries. They are categorized by date. If you click on the folder with the latest date there is a little application called ERDNT that you can run. This application will restore your registry to the previous state.
There are a lot of secrets that I could teach you. For example let's say that your registry was messed up and the OS is not loading properly. By pressing F8 on startup you will be given a menu of choices for startup. Select Command Prompt and you will see a black screen with a cursor.
There are a few basic commands to remember. If you ever forget a command you can type help and a list of commands will display. This screen is not interactive with a mouse at all. The command "cd" (without the quotes) is for changing directory. When the screen first loads you will be at the C:\ prompt. The location of the folder is C:\Windows\ERDNT. If at any time you do not remember the name of the file just type "dir" (without quotes) and a list will display of all the contents located in the folder you are in.
When you get to the ERDNT folder type "dir" again and look for the folder with the latest date on it. That particular folder will probably be in a folder called "AutoBackup". Which means that your location will be C:\Windows\EDRNT\AutoBackup\(whatever the latest date is). Inside that folder you will see an application called EDRNT. Type "run edrnt" (without quotes) and the application will run and restore your registry settings. Now you should be able to reboot without a problem. If you still can not reboot do the same thing again, but this time select an older folder because the most current folder did not have the registry backed up without the error.
Now, I imagine that everything I just typed looks Greek to you! If you have to just give it a try and you will soon see that it is not as difficult as many people believe. You have to remember that when computers were first all of the screens were in DOS, because programmers wrote that language using ASCII code which is a series of 0's and 1's. The 0's and 1's were, and still are, the way a computer recognizes what the user is doing. DOS stands for "Disk Operating System" and allows a user to use simple code to work the computer. I don't know what the binary code for the letter "A" is but it is something along the lines of 0010011. Could you imagine trying to program a computer like that?
There are many different computer languages now. Some languages are easier to build user friendly applications with like Visual Basic. There is another language that started out as C but now is called C++. C++ is a very powerful language used to create almost anything, but like I said before, there are a lot of different ones.
Hey scorpNZ!!
Am I rattling on in non user friendly terminology? I feel like I have too much time on my hands! I could probably write a book that nobody would ever read! Somebody stop me!!
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1. April 2007 @ 13:51 |
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wow u no your computer stuff man. i undertood most of what u said however belive it or not. i new what DOS was and i new about ASCII codes. i also new about C++. i tried it but that shit was sooo hard. i do quite abit on the psp and all this terminolagy ties in when u want to make programms for the psp! most psp apps are coded in C or Lua. Lua is the easiest option but some skilled ppl write there apps/hombrew in C++.
i know a bit about computers aswell. i know enough that i have never had to reboot my PC in 2 years! (when i first bought it) and ALL my mates have rebooted at least 5 + times in last 6 months!
But i love these little mods that ppl like u teach me. i will try the registery one cant be that hard!
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1. April 2007 @ 16:58 |
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Originally posted by scorpNZ:
@ syxguns
Don't forget to send the bill mwaaaaaa
lol im 15 wid no $$ coming my way sorry lol. and thanks for the tip about hiding the file. appreciate it!
That's all right your psp will do *rubs hands at thought of new toy*
@ syxguns
You have to much time on your hands you say,i'd never have guessed :p
i've gotta figure out how to instal fedora,ubuntu and knoppix inside a virtual pc,should keep me occupied for the next week or die trying,something will have to break so it'll be me or the comp...lol..
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1. April 2007 @ 18:35 |
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scorpNZ-
Are you running a Linux OS? I could be wrong but I thought that Fidora was based on Linux Red Hat.
I've been thinking about giving Linux a shot. I know several people who run it, but it seems that you have to be very knowledgeable of the OS and it's registries to get certain things to work correctly. There are so many different versions of the OS, that it makes it hard to determine which one would suit my needs.
I think that I am going to build a new computer and put Linux on it. I will try to gather as much information about the different foundations to see what would suit me the best.
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1. April 2007 @ 23:01 |
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I dual boot,the master is xp home the 2ndry xp prof,originally i had ubuntu and fedora installed on the primary with xp but could'nt get both linux distro's to boot,i could only get one to boot,then i decided to dump them untill i came across virtual pc,assuming i can get them to install it's a better place to make stuff ups and save disk space at the same time
Linux is a foreign language to me so there's only one way to learn,the biggest prob is you need to be used to working in the command line which i aint used to...lol.. installation in it's own extended partition is fairly straight forward as is updating the software,ubuntu is good coz you can get them to send the cd's for free *monster garage saying FREEEEBIEEEEE* :D ,knoppix and morphix aint bad ether and like ubuntu are free for download,tho knopp & morph need to be downloaded with bit torrent since IE has trouble with large file downloading even with DAP v8.0,you can run ubuntu,knoppix & morphix as live cd's,just burn the iso leave the cd in the drive and restart and you'll get an idea what they're like
fedora is based on red hat
The only thing with dual booting linux is not to install the grub into the windows boot file but insted put the grub in the linux partition assuming one installs it in an extended partition,imo your better off putting linux in a 2nd hdd if you were think'n of installing another OS,or just to muck around shove it in a vpc
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2. April 2007 @ 13:14 |
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Originally posted by scorpNZ:
I dual boot,the master is xp home the 2ndry xp prof
Why do you even bother with home? XP Home Edition does not have all of the networking tools that XP Pro has. In my personal opinion, XP Home is only good for people that are not going to try to network to a server. You can still do basic pier to pier networking, sharing printers, etc. But you could never physically see a domain.
Here is an example:
I Built and set up a server for a company that had 30 machines. Every computer in the location was running Windows 2000 Pro. This was a number of years ago! One computer was a personal computer for a guy that was a PI for the firm. He had all of his personal documentation in the computer, but the computer was XP Home Edition.
I explained to him at the time that I would not be able to give him visual access to the Proxy Server I had installed, but could still network him through the Proxy to be assigned an IP address so that he could still browse on the Internet.
That was a little bit of work to get it going, but in the end I was successful. If I were you, I would backup my system, remove the partitions, and do a fresh install of XP Pro. If you would like to leave a partition for Linux you could.
Edit: Repair quote!
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2. April 2007 @ 17:04 |
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I'll be keeping home untill i get another credit card to top up my object desktop subscription,i just can't go back to those old windows themes and icons...lol...
i've only just recently purchased xp prof and it was after my OD subs ran out but it will come in handy when my brother and dad have probs with their comps,i won't have to leave the house..lol..
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