Icons For HTML Files Not Displaying

[citrusmoose]

I don't know if this is the right place to post, but since I just installed x64 on my PC, I thought this would be the place to start.

My HTML file types (html, htm) are both not displaying their icons. I've gone into File Types and tried reassigning IE to them and changing their icons. However, in both File Types and while browsing my folders, the icons for these file types just won't appear. I've also tried repairing my icons with tweakuix64, but to no avail.

I've also noticed that some my icons on the window buttons in the taskbar are screwy lookin. I don't know what's going on. It's pretty much been acting this way since I installed. Windows XP just looked crappy as a whole on first boot. Some of the stuff (ie. the start button, icons), just doesn't look clean as I remember it.

Anybody got any ideas on how to fix this?

Edited July 17, 2005 by Citrusmoose

[jonathanlo]

Hi,

I have exactly the same problem, just wondering if you have actually managed to resolved it???

Cheers,

Jonathan

[manishps]

To quickly set the DefaultIcon string for html files, type this command in Start, Run dialog: regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll

If that does not help, you may need to remove the IconHandler set for htmlfiles by a third-party application. Follow the steps below:

Start Regedit.exe and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ htmlfile \ ShellEx \ IconHandler

Backup the key. See Method 2 here

Delete the IconHandler key from the registry.

Close Regedit

Open Internet Explorer

From Tools menu, choose Internet Options

Select the Programs tab.

Click Reset Web Settings button and complete the process.

If the problem is seen for .mht (MHTML Document) files, backup and delete this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ mhtmlfile \ ShellEx \ IconHandler

Manish Shah

[Joni_78]

I just noticed the same thing last night when did a clean install, the problem is caused by Office 2003.