Favicon gone in Internet Explorer 7

[jdb264c]

I installed IE 7 beta and had all my favicons (I use FavIconOrg) working. Then, I think it was after a reboot, I just get the default icon, and IE 7 doesn't seem to show favicons anymore. Nothing happens when I use FavIconOrg, and even if I delete my bookmarks and make new ones, there are no favicons, weird!!?

[Si Veteran]

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[+Elі Subscriber²]

They work for me, the icons will go away from your Favorites if you clean your cookies and cache I believe, they won't be back till you re-visit the sites.

[jdb264c]

They work for me, the icons will go away from your Favorites if you clean your cookies and cache I believe, they won't be back till you re-visit the sites.

Yes, that makes sense. I tried to delete the bookmarks and revisit them bit that didn't help. Maybe my cache is cleared evertime I start IE!?

[JRosenfeld]

That's not how it seems to wotk on my system, IE 7 RC1.

I also had favorg icons set for my cookies with IE 6. After installing IE 7 RC1, I also had just IE icons for the sites for which favorg had stored the favicon, but as I visited my favorites sites (in batches) IE 7 set the favicons for those sites that have them and these stick. I clear my TIF, history and cookies (other than log in cookies) after every session.

Favorites for which I had manually set my own favicon retained these after install of IE 7 and since. I also noticed that the favicon for www.microsoft.com, which used to be a white page, changed recently to a white M in a blue background, and IE 7 changed those accordingly in my favorites as I visited those sites.

[jdb264c]

That's not how it seems to wotk on my system, IE 7 RC1.

I also had favorg icons set for my cookies with IE 6. After installing IE 7 RC1, I also had just IE icons for the sites for which favorg had stored the favicon, but as I visited my favorites sites (in batches) IE 7 set the favicons for those sites that have them and these stick. I clear my TIF, history and cookies (other than log in cookies) after every session.

Favorites for which I had manually set my own favicon retained these after install of IE 7 and since. I also noticed that the favicon for www.microsoft.com, which used to be a white page, changed recently to a white M in a blue background, and IE 7 changed those accordingly in my favorites as I visited those sites.

What's even more strange is that now that you mention it, I don't even get tha white/blue icon more then possibly for a second, then when a page is completely loaded I just get an this icon.

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[jdb264c]

Could a mod please move this thread to Web Browser now that IE7 is not in beta anymore? Updated to full release and still have the same problem.

[PezDspncr]

same problem here...dunno what to do to fix it either!

[samxt]

:| All I know, is that it seems that when you are using large icons, and specifically ones larger than 48x48 the favicons disappear as well as the default IE shortcut icon, eventually leaving just the default unknown file type icon for all INTERNET shortcuts. On another forum somewhere else, I can't remember exactly where, you can get the icons to revert to their originals by unchecking the use large icons in the appearance tab in display properties. They also noted that then if your revert back to large icons while IE7 is still open that they will then stay that way and problem solved. For me however, I run 1600x1200 desktop and use large icons. In fact 64x64, it makes my start menu nice and normal looking etc. So after I change back to large icons in display properties windows sets the size of the icons to 48x48 which is fine for IE but when I switch them back to 64x64, they don't stay, especially through a reboot. I will research and try to rectfy this odd behavior until I find a solution, or it may be curtain time for IE and hello firefox! After all, who can live with the cheesy new look of the GUI of IE? I love the classic view with standard buttons and text.

[PezDspncr]

:| All I know, is that it seems that when you are using large icons, and specifically ones larger than 48x48 the favicons disappear as well as the default IE shortcut icon, eventually leaving just the default unknown file type icon for all INTERNET shortcuts.

Okay...I guess 48x48 will have to do until they release a fix. Thanks for the info...I never thought my icon size would have anything to do with that.

[mIkeStePhenson]

I have a similar problem, but mine is Explorer related and not so much IEbrowser related. You see, I use custom msstyles to change the appearance of my windows. I move my start menu to the top of the screen and I put my QuickLaunch toolbar and Links toolbar on the bottom of the screen. Since I have a 23" widescreen display @ 1920x1200 res, I put my icons to 48x48. And with IE7 installed my Links toolbar at the bottom of the page looks ugly because the default IE shortcut icon gets used for my shortcuts. When I change the icon size back down to 32x32, they display correctly. Well actually, it seems the folders that I have in my Links folder, their icons are displayed correctly at 48x48, but the shortcuts don't. When I change back to 32x32 the folders still display my custom icons and the shortcuts do as well. I can't for the life of me figure out why at 48x48 my shortcut icons are defaulted...

any suggestions?

Oh yeah, if you're wondering why I put the links folder to the right - bottom toobar, its because I like my favs to open in a list when I click on them. You can also put your games shotcuts in a folder inside the Links folder so they pop up as a list as well. See the 3rd screen attached

See the screens below to see what I am experiencing. Notice the Bottom right icons at 48 vs. at 32. I included the last screen to show how fav-folders pop up as a list.

[kokono]

Hi,

I've also lost much favicon functionality in IE7. In IE6 I had created custom links (and placed them in the "Links" toolbar) and assigned specific favicon icon image files to many of them. The specific icon files are in a designated favicon folder on my hard drive.

IE7 seems to have reverted to old versions of these favicon files, and additionally, will not allow me to assign the new icon files to them! (Normal procedure for assigning icon files to a Link button is to right-click on the button > Properties > Change Icon > Browse to the image file you want to designate.) When I follow this procedure, the correct new icon will appear properly in the Toolbar only until the first time I USE the link...then the toolbar reverts to some other "remembered" favicon, or it takes the favicon from the live website itself...which is exactly what I do NOT want.

Any thoughts on how to designate favicon icon image files and make them STICK in IE7 ?

Thanks,

K

[kokono]

Any thoughts on how to designate favicon icon image files and make them STICK in IE7 ?

Okay, I have found a kind of a solution:

If you right click a LINK button (that you wish to display your custom icon file)...then > Properties > Web Document Tab > Change Icon...then browse to and select your intended icon image > APPLY (first time)

...THEN (before closing out of the properties window) click on the GENERAL TAB

...and click APPLY (second time)

...then tick the READ ONLY checkbox

...then click APPLY (third time)

...then click OK to close the properties window.

Now your Link button will display your intended favicon icon file and it will continue to show that icon even after you use the button, etc.

The only thing this does NOT fix:

In IE6, when you designated a specific favicon image file to a link like this, the same favicon image would also appear in the URL address box. In IE7, the URL box will display the live favicon designated by the website you're visiting, and the IE7 TAB will also show the "live" favicon from the website (i.e., the tab will not display the favicon image that you assigned to the link).

But at least your custom links files WILL display your designated image file, if you follow the steps above they appear to stick.

Seems IE7 has taken a major step backwards in constraining users' ability to customize their browsing experience.

I hope this helps.

[Phydeaux_3]

...then tick the READ ONLY checkbox

...then click APPLY (third time)

...then click OK to close the properties window.

SWEET!!! That's the ONLY cure I've found so far for this horrible problem. Microsuck vehemently deny that there's anything wrong at all.

I've ALWAYS used my own custom Favicons in my Links bar then all of a sudden with IE7 they start randomly vanishing.

Microsnot asure us there's no problem. Yahuh.

Anywaze.. thanks kokono for this simple yet effective solution.

smooches,

? Phy? . . .

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