Icon On Desktop Issue

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Hi All

I am clearly missing something here.

I have an install set that uses icon index 0 in the exe as the icon for
the desktop. There is only one icon used in the exe.

I have changed the icon and checked that it is changed in the exe.
Recompiled, built the install set and installed on the computer.

The icon on the desktop is still the old icon.

Checked the properties of the shortcut and the icon in the exe which has
changed. Confirmed it is the new icon. Pressed change icon, selected
index 0 and pressed apply. The icon remains the same on the desktop.
Pressed refresh desktop and still the same.

Deleted the shortcut and reinstalled the app with SetupBuilder and the
old icon reappears.

MS is playing silly buggers with me. What's up? What it the trick to
get this desktop icon to change?

Cheers
Andre

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> What's up? What it the trick to get this desktop icon to change?

Hi Andre,

If you look at the file in the folder in Windows Explorer and confirm it
has the right icon, then you probably need to call the SetupBuilder
"Refresh Desktop" function at the end of your install (after the loop
wizard ends).

Does that help?

Charles



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Charles,

> Does that help?

As it was explained to me Windows hangs on to shortcut information
even if the shortcut has been deleted from the desktop. Part of that
information is the icon offset within the icon source, such as the
EXE. If the offset and source remain the same Windows will continue to
use the icon it has written into its cache.

In Windows 7 and 10 the cache is a hidden file...

C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\IconCache.db

You can delete this file and Windows will rebuild it during the next
user login. Or, what usually works, is selecting a different icon
offset in the source. In other words recompile the source putting the
new icon in slot 0 and 1 and tell the shortcut to use 1 instead of 0.

Did that make any sense?!<g>

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That helps - looking now. Thanks.

Andre Labuschagne

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Did not work for one of the installs. No idea why.

And two of the installs are not listed in the Add Remove Programs in the
Control Panel. Really weird.

Andre Labuschagne

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Andre,

> And two of the installs are not listed in the Add Remove Programs in the
> Control Panel. Really weird.

Make sure you haven't duplicated the Product GUID in the installs.

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That makes sense - but it sounds like a real mess to me. This is for
tens of thousands of users out there. They hardly know which planet
they are on.

What I have now is the following. I have made sure that there is only
one icon in each of three installs. They initially use the same icon
[don't ask why]. The new icons are correct in the exe and all the
settings in SetupBuilder seem correct as well. Everything is pointing
to the new icons. When I install the three apps the first two have the
icon changed on desktop but the third does not. And here is the odd the
thing. The third app appears in the add remove section of the control
panel and the first and second does not ROFL!

The circles are getting smaller and smaller and smaller. No idea where
to look to fix. Trying to avoid the offset 1 for the moment as that has
bitten me in the pas as well.

Andre Labuschagne

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> Andre,
>
>> And two of the installs are not listed in the Add Remove Programs in the
>> Control Panel. Really weird.
>
> Make sure you haven't duplicated the Product GUID in the installs.
>

That was it for the add and remove - they did have the same product GUID
as like an prize idiot I have copied the install and not changed that.

Trying the icon 1 position trick now.

Andre Labuschagne

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Now I have to work out how to get a second icon into the exe :-(

Andre Labuschagne

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Whatever you do, have Lee test it out for you<g>.

Jeff Slarve
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Jeff,

> Whatever you do, have Lee test it out for you<g>.

Never gunna let it go, are ya?!


<g>

Lee White

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Ha - good point.

Andre Labuschagne

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> You can delete this file and Windows will rebuild it during the next
> user login. Or, what usually works, is selecting a different icon
> offset in the source. In other words recompile the source putting the
> new icon in slot 0 and 1 and tell the shortcut to use 1 instead of 0.

It is mind boggling that windows 10 does not allow a desktop icon to be
changed for any particular program. What were these people thinking?

I still have no idea how to ship a second icon inside an exe even if it
is not actually used anywhere. Any ideas?

With windows one step forward, 10 steps backwards.

Andre Labuschagne

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>I still have no idea how to ship a second icon inside an exe even if it
>is not actually used anywhere. Any ideas?

In the Solution, add it (the icon file) to the APP's Library, Objects and Resources.

Otherwise try this:

1: delete the C:\Windows folder
2: reformat the HDD
3: Install Linux (any variety)
4: delete Linux
5: reformat the HDD
6: reinstall Windows
7: install your fresh program <G>

JohnG

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ROFLMAO!

> In the Solution, add it (the icon file) to the APP's Library, Objects
and Resources.

This is not Clarion.....

Andre Labuschagne

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Let what go?<g>

Jeff Slarve
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Grammar troll's, are the worse.

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Jeff,

> Let what go?<g>

Luckily for others I am no longer wise but have far better wisdom
since adopting Setup Builder. I think you'll agree with that.

I know I'll always be NUMBER ONE to you!<g>

Lee White

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You can also google

ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCache
ie4uinit.exe -show

Jane Fleming

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Andre,

> This is not Clarion.....

And you're wondering why you have problems?!<g>

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Thanks Jane.

Andre Labuschagne

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> Andre,
>
>> This is not Clarion.....
>
> And you're wondering why you have problems?!<g>
>

Well, do not get me going down that road now :-)

Andre Labuschagne