Icons *.ico are not displayed as icons

[Sknerus]

Icons (*.ico) should be displayed with symbols taken from the icon file, like *.exe files. Since some time, all *.ico files are displayed with the same symbol. What could be the reason? (*.exe files are displayed correctly, with symbols taken from these exe files)

Icons are properly displayed in Windows Explorer, and they were in TC before. I tried it on different computers, where WinXP Pro is installed, also with a fresh installation of TC. It still doesn't work.

In configuration "Show Symbols: All Associated..." is on. "Not on floppy and net" off. In Registry *.ico have "%1" as a default icon.

Anybody has an idea?

[Clo]

Hello!

This problem isn't directly caused by TC! I found it a while ago, Ch. Ghisler and I had a lot of mails before to solve this strange thing!
Go in Windows settings >>> Appearance, and reset the title bar height as 18.
Please, see the Help >>> FAQ, it's explained in the detail...

Kind regards
Clo

[icfu]

Try to refresh the Windows icon cache with TweakUI for example.
What icon is displayed on .ico files?

Icfu

[Sknerus]

I tried both hints, but the bug still remains. The icon is the same, as for all not-associated files (Icon #05 in Totalcmd.exe).

It changes, when I select some icon, as a default for *.ico files in registry - then all the icons have this symbol. But if in registry is %1 or "%1", then symbol is this #05 icon from Totalcmd.exe for all, not different for each one. And Windows Explorer displays them correctly.

As for Windows Icon Cache - purging and restaring gives no changes.

The height of the title bar might have something to do. I have chosen default theme, changed height of title bar=18, but still nothing. But I have StyleXP installed, and other software, and probably something is interfering with TC.

Seems, like I have to wait for next WinXP installation from scratch, to trace, what interferes

[Clo]

2Sknerus

 Hello!
• The bug has been found in first with Win98 SE...
* Isn't astonishing that it couln't be fixed in XP, which is so different.
¤ However, please try temporarily to use icons in ICLs / DLLs / EXEs only, and none simple *.ico icon.
¤ Use rather the Wcicolib.icl instead the TC-EXE icons for a test. Available:
https://plugins.ghisler.com/addons/wcicolib.zip Unpack it in the TC dir.
¤ You have to add in wincmd.ini under [General]
IconLib=%COMMANDER_PATH%\wcicolib.icl
¤ The same icon displayed everywhere is this one of the program which is associated with the ICO file type. For instance, if you associate *.ico with XnView, you will get the XnView default icon...
• I guess that the Windows icon cache isn't concerned, since TC has its own icons management system.
• I'll try to reproduce the bug under XP-Pro, then I'll edit the result here.
 Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[Sknerus]

Strange thing is, that I've been using WXPPro for a few months, and everything worked, each .ico file was displayed with a symbol from the file. And now not... (Maybe some new driver spoils it) Anyway, it's not such a big issue, but I'm ammazed at a speed of support! Thank you.

[Clo]

Sknerus
 Hello!
¤ I made a new test under XP-Pro (French) - None SP installed...-
• Using a classic "Win 98" style, with a "20" title-bar height - so, "illegal" with regard to this problem -, I get an icon bug, but different:
 Instead the same icon for all, I got none icon at all!
• I reset the title-bar height as 18, then all came back right again…

• Hence, maybe could you try this way, even temporarily: set a (rather personal!) "Win 98" theme; you might get all right icons for all file-types. I think it's better to work with correct icons, than to have a beautiful theme with wrong icons - it's only my own opinion, indeed -

(Maybe some new driver spoils it)

• It's possible. In anyway, I hope that the Author'll have a look here! Otherwise, I'll send him a note.

but I'm amazed at a speed of support!

  Thanks! Like you can see on my avatar, the sailor keeps a weather eye open for trouble !
>>>> To be continued…

 Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[Sknerus]

Hello Clo,

I have tested it on my PC and on laptop. Both WXPPro+SP1+all recent updates + Office 2003.
I did these steps, each time checking if TC displays *.ico files correctly:

• • Changed title-bar height to 18
  • Set Classic Windows 98 Theme
  • Uninstalled Style XP
  • Turned off all visual enhancements (My Computer/Properties/Advanced/Performance...)
  • Turned off Themes service
  • Deleted Windows IconCache
  • Restarted PC

None of these helps. I suppose, that the bug connected with title-bar height, has connections with something else too. Now, even you had different behavior. It might be Microsoft Office 2003 for example, because earlier I've been working on Office XP.
(To be clear: *.ico, *.exe and *.lnk files are three types of files displayed with extracted icons. But only *.ico file are broken.)

Regards,
Sknerus

[Clo]

2Sknerus
  • The bug becomes really hard-headed when Office and SP are installed!
¤ That needs the Author's help, certainly. Since you described the problem alright, he could have the idea...
• Whether he doesn't see this soon, I'm writing a note by email immediatly.
¤ Sorry for these unsuccessful tests, hoping they'll allow a quick fixing...

 KR
Clo

[Lefteous]

Why not displaying the icons without any dependencies right from the icon file?

[Clo]

2Lefteous
  Hello Lefteous!

• Glad to read you here...

Why not displaying the icons without any dependencies right from the icon file?

• Please, could you explain a bit more - pratically- ?
¤ I just sent a note to Ch. Ghisler about this...

  VG
Clo

[Lefteous]

2Clo

Please, could you explain a bit more - pratically- ?

Well I guess the somekind of windows meachnism provides the icon displaying used in Total Commander. It will work always not only sometimes if TC would read the icon file directly.

[Clo]

2Lefteous
•  Ok, this's right in the principle.
¤ I thought that TC couln't use the Win system - or I'm missing something... ? - I'm a bit tired currently...

* Else, the user Sknerus could build an ICL with the various *.ico files he needs, then that should work at all... I know, it's a stopgap only...
whether he has an appropriate tool, of course...

* Please, would you have a practical process for a test under XP ?
 VG
Clo

[Hacker]

Sknerus,
BTW: What happens if you delete the "association" for ICO files? Maybe TC then gets the icon from the ICO by itself...

HTH
Roman

[Sknerus]

Also not. The only result is, that Windows Explorer does not display the *.ico files correctly.