slow to show desktop icons at login

slow to show desktop icons at login

Postby stephen » Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:26 pm

When booting up, it takes a while for all my desktop icons to populate rather than immediately displaying.
answer found here:
http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/desktop-icons-slow-to-populate/106205.html

Your Iconcache.db file may have become corrupted thus causing the icon problem you're having. To rebuild the Iconcache.db file do either of the following:

1. Start your Computer in SAFE mode then restart it in Normal mode. This will recreate the Iconcache.db file.

2. Re-create the Iconcache.db file. This file is re-created automatically when you change your display's color depth. Follow these steps to change your display's color depth to a new setting and then change it back to the original setting:
Right-click the desktop and then click Properties.
Click the Settings tab.
Change the color depth from the current setting to a new setting. For example, change from Highest (32 bit) to Lowest (16 bit).
Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.
Change the color depth back to its original setting.
Click Apply, and then click Yes to accept the changes.

Hope This Helps,
Tufenuf
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