TC directory icons bug

[roentgen]

In Windows XP TC7 has no defined icons for directories with special attributes. See screenshot: http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/2386/tcxpdirlistingax9.png

However in Vista this seems to work as expected . See screenshot: http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/8734/tcvistadirlistingrx1.png

I know I bring no news with this post but I really hope this gets fixed someday.

[petermad]

In Windows XP TC7 has no defined icons for directories with special attributes. See screenshot: http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/2386/tcxpdirlistingax9.png

That's not what I experience: http://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/folders1.png - this is taken under Windows XP SP2.

[roentgen]

I guess I forgot to mention one small detail: IconsSpecialFolders=3

But this is what I have both in Vista and XP. I can't see why there's a difference.

[petermad]

I guess I forgot to mention one small detail: IconsSpecialFolders=3

Same here - that is default by the way.

I have experimented with different icons settings - but I can not get what you show in TC7.

In TC6x that was the standard way though, but the color of the icons was brighter in TC6 and the UpDir arrow also looked different, so you haven't by accident been running TC6.

[roentgen]

I tested with a clean ini. I deleted wciconex.dll just in case. Still I see no change.
I have these settings in wincmd.ini:

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IconsInThread=1
IconsSpecialFolders=3
ShellExtIcons=1
ShowEXEandLNKicons=1
IconsOnNet=1
Showicons=2

Do you mind posting your settings too?

[Lefteous]

2roentgen
Is there a hidden file called desktop.ini in these directories?

[roentgen]

Is there a hidden file called desktop.ini in these directories?

Of course not. I've created those dirs using TC, especially for this thread.

[petermad]

Do you mind posting your settings too?

Here they are:

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IconsInThread=1
ShellExtIcons=1
IconsSpecialFolders=3
ShowEXEandLNKicons=2
IconsOnNet=1
Showicons=2

So the only difference is ShowEXEandLNKicons=2 but I don't see any difference if I use ShowEXEandLNKicons=1

So it must be some OS (registry) setting. That's something for icfu.


What is your setting of:

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons

It should be empty.

[Sheepdog]

I tested with a clean ini. I deleted wciconex.dll just in case. Still I see no change.
I have these settings in wincmd.ini:

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IconsInThread=1
IconsSpecialFolders=3
ShellExtIcons=1
ShowEXEandLNKicons=1
IconsOnNet=1
Showicons=2

Do you mind posting your settings too?

I see exactly the here as petermad with your settings and XP SP2.

sheepdog

[roentgen]

So it must be some OS (registry) setting. That's something for icfu.

What is your setting of:

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons

It should be empty.

I don't have that key at all, but definitely there's a registry issue here.
I tried ShellExView with no luck. I even disabled all of shell extensions (so explorer wouldn't start anymore ) but the icons were still wrong.

I guess Mr. Ghisler could give me an insight on what's going on because I'm out of ideas.

[roentgen]

I found the problem. The file WC32TO16.EXE was missing from my TC directory.

By looking at its description:

Helper tool to set the date/time of directories on Win9x and ME

who would've guessed it has other hidden functions

Anyway, I'd still call this a bug.

edit: I moved history.txt too. I wonder if that also has any side effects

[ghisler(Author)]

Indeed WC32TO16.EXE is also needed to load standard icons (not from that EXE, but from Windows!).