Comments on: How to Fix Corrupt Drive Icons in My Computer? http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/ Technology News, Internet, Tips-n-Tricks, Tutorials, Software Reviews, Themes, Skins, Wallpapers Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:50:40 +0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: james http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/comment-page-2/#comment-98721 james Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:52:31 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/#comment-98721 hi... but i cant find the "DriveIcons" in that key... all of my software program changed, but they run very well.. how can i change it to original icon? hi...

but i cant find the "DriveIcons" in that key... all of my software program changed, but they run very well.. how can i change it to original icon?

]]> By: james http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/comment-page-2/#comment-98718 james Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:49:13 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/#comment-98718 hi.. hi..

]]> By: Rajiv http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/comment-page-2/#comment-62217 Rajiv Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:55:44 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/#comment-62217 Dear vg I didnt find any DriveIcons there regedit(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer) root please help XP Dear vg I didnt find any DriveIcons there regedit(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer) root please help
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]]> By: Big J http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/comment-page-2/#comment-24205 Big J Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:58:49 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/#comment-24205 If some or all of your drive icons are missing from your MyComputer window then check this out! Always check your motherboard's BIOS 1st !!! If you can see your CD/DVD drive(s) in the BIOS then you know that it is connected properly and should be seen after booting into Windows etc... I have built many computers over the years and i have 20yrs+ PC building/repair experience. I have had a lot of people bring their PC's to me and they tell me that when they are booted into Windows their CD/DVD drive icons are missing from MyComputer directory window. If their hardware is hooked up correctly and working properly and still no icons are showing then i just run TweakUi and click on +MyComputer --->Drives and make sure that there is a checkmark next to the drive letters (ex. A, C, D, E, F, G, etc...) I know that a trojan/malware etc... can intentionally hide the icons for Drive C: and D: etc... because i had to fix my girlfriends PC just recently. She couldn't see any of her drive icons. at all and i found a few trojans lurking on her hard drive. Then after cleaning them out i ran TweakUI and sure enough the drive icons for MyComputer were un-checked (Hidden). After you change these settings you will see your drive icons again immediately! You don't even need to reboot windows for them to show up in MyComputer again like they are supposed to. Check this out on your PC. Just run TweakUI and see if your drives are unchecked. I hope this will help you and anyone else that has this problem. P.S. If any of your icons are not showing the correct icon for certain programs etc... then TweakUI can fix this. Just run TweakUI and click "Repair" then make sure "Rebuild Icons" is selected in the drop down box and then click "Repair Now" button. Good Luck! ;) If some or all of your drive icons are missing from your MyComputer window then check this out!

Always check your motherboard's BIOS 1st !!!
If you can see your CD/DVD drive(s) in the BIOS then you know that it is connected properly and should be seen after booting into Windows etc...

I have built many computers over the years and i have 20yrs+ PC building/repair experience. I have had a lot of people bring their PC's to me and they tell me that when they are booted into Windows their CD/DVD drive icons are missing from MyComputer directory window. If their hardware is hooked up correctly and working properly and still no icons are showing then i just run TweakUi and click on +MyComputer --->Drives and make sure that there is a checkmark next to the drive letters (ex. A, C, D, E, F, G, etc...)

I know that a trojan/malware etc... can intentionally hide the icons for Drive C: and D: etc... because i had to fix my girlfriends PC just recently. She couldn't see any of her drive icons. at all and i found a few trojans lurking on her hard drive. Then after cleaning them out i ran TweakUI and sure enough the drive icons for MyComputer were un-checked (Hidden). After you change these settings you will see your drive icons again immediately! You don't even need to reboot windows for them to show up in MyComputer again like they are supposed to.

Check this out on your PC. Just run TweakUI and see if your drives are unchecked. I hope this will help you and anyone else that has this problem.

P.S. If any of your icons are not showing the correct icon for certain programs etc... then TweakUI can fix this. Just run TweakUI and click "Repair" then make sure "Rebuild Icons" is selected in the drop down box and then click "Repair Now" button.

Good Luck! ;)

]]> By: Mark http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/comment-page-2/#comment-22773 Mark Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:54:53 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/#comment-22773 Oh, just worked it out! Sorry Oh, just worked it out! Sorry

]]> By: Mark http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/comment-page-2/#comment-22772 Mark Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:51:47 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/#comment-22772 How do you get to regedit?? Thanks in advance. How do you get to regedit??
Thanks in advance.

]]> By: VG http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/comment-page-2/#comment-22408 VG Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:29:56 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/#comment-22408 ^^ If you used VistaGlazz then run the software again and restore default files using its options. Otherwise you can run following command in DOS to restore system files: sfc /scannow ^^ If you used VistaGlazz then run the software again and restore default files using its options. Otherwise you can run following command in DOS to restore system files:

sfc /scannow

]]> By: kishan http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/comment-page-2/#comment-22387 kishan Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:16:04 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/#comment-22387 HI vg, I install a software to change my vista theme. Now i uninstall it, but whenever i log in into vista its theme always be windows classic. I change it , but after restart it again basic. How it is correct??? Plz help me. HI vg,
I install a software to change my vista theme. Now i uninstall it, but whenever i log in into vista its theme always be windows classic. I change it , but after restart it again basic.
How it is correct???
Plz help me.

]]> By: VG http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-18319 VG Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:15:26 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/#comment-18319 ^^ Check for "Autorun.inf" file in D: and E: drives. It'll be hidden. If you find it, delete it. ^^ Check for "Autorun.inf" file in D: and E: drives. It'll be hidden. If you find it, delete it.

]]> By: khan http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-18303 khan Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:58:52 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-corrupt-drive-icons-in-my-computer/#comment-18303 no DriveIcons in the regedit? i am nt able to find one, plz tell me some other way,my d and e drive icons have changed back to old windows classic icons.. i want vista icons back no DriveIcons in the regedit?
i am nt able to find one,
plz tell me some other way,my d and e drive icons have changed back to old windows classic icons..
i want vista icons back

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