Glad that helped Hi-Soft.

>> what would have caused the prob in the first place

No idea! Installation of third-party image editor / viewer usually hijack
the file associations.

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


"Hi-Soft" <bjcanham-nospam-@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:5%gmf.15504$ea6.6172@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> FANTASTIC...finally someone who knew what i was talking about....down
> loaded that patch...and it has totally fixed my issue..!
>
> Now I can see all of my icons..no matter what view I choose..Thumbnail,
> Tiles, icon, even List...all display the actual icon pic now
>
> SO what would have caused the prob in the first place...and the need for
> that patch anyway ???
>
> --
>
>
> cheers,
> Brian C
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eK2ZZlH$FHA.2320@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hi-Soft,
>>
>> Download and apply the .ICO fix from here:
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>
>> Windows XP Troubleshooting
>> http://www.winhelponline.com
>>
>>
>> "Hi-Soft" <bjcanham-nospam-@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:I53mf.14782$ea6.1202@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>>
>>> I have a bunch of folders with my collections of icons...nice
>>> high res fancy ones.... usually when you open these folders...you just
>>> see
>>> all the nice icons displayed in either Thunmbnail, Tile, icon...or what
>>> ever
>>> view you like...but still see the actual icons displaying their own
>>> pic....
>>>
>>> At the moment on my PC ( just reformated with XP + SP2 ) ....all I see
>>> are just a generic icons displayed for
>>> all....just like you would for something like a notepad, word doc etc...
>>> and
>>> I know i fixed this for a friend just the other day...but now...mental
>>> blank...can't even fix it for myself...aaahh..
>>>
>>> Any ideas... i know it's just a little tick box somewhere..
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Brian C