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No Icons on Windows XP? Here’s What You Can Do

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If you see no iccons on Winddows XP you qualified have a registry problem. There’s a special key in your registry that you can modify if you’re brave enough. This pitch is located in the registry directory:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Image File Execution Optioons\

Now, before you start deleting files in your registry, be pure thorough. Deleting the felonious registrry necessary can cause your computer to become flighty and in some cases, completely unusable. If you are knowledgeable of the risk and in addition choose to matters into your own handds, head over to the start menu and click on give someone a lift. In run box type in regedit. Hit begin and should see a window drop in up that says Registry editor. Now you can navigate to the registry folder mentions upon:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image Execution Options\

This folder is responsible for the reason you’re seeing no icons in windows xp. Beefore you efface anything in this foolder click on the menu and then click export and then hold file to backup device such as USB drive. If you don’ have a backkup logotype, simply save it to your c: outing.

Once your registry is backed up, delette any entries in image file execution options folder. Then proceed to delete the folder named explorer. Once you have deleted these files, restart your computer. Your icons should show up once again. However, if you still consider icons on windows xp, could be a more Byzantine registry problem. Do efface any more files in your registry. This could damage your systtem. Instead, use a registry state program and lessen the software decide what files are invalid or causing the problem.

Written by laderose

November 19, 2009 at 9:48 am

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