just curious, why do you keep going into safe mode..?
if there is a problem with vista and you keep needing safe more, then the
icon bug is very small compared to the other problems... lol
"tvccs" <tvccs.34qt04@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> From time to time I will add a Desktop link to a particular Web site,
> such as a support Web site or a speed test site. I will then assign a
> custom icon to the link for visual reference from shell32.dll or some
> other source. I have an icon folder for custom and extracted icons.
>
> However, when I boot into Safe Mode, these custom icons disappear from
> the desktop, even though they are still listed under the link
> properties. When I reboot, these Web link icons are replaced with the
> standard Explorer icon. The properties show the custom icon, yet it is
> not displayed. I have to change the icon to a different icon to get a
> custom icon to display, changing to the prior icon fails to display it.
>
> And yes, I have tried to assign the custom icons in Safe Mode as well,
> and in all but one instance they have failed to "take".
>
> Yet another Vista x64 (HP laptop with Ultimate pre-install)
> bug/annoyance.
>
> Why? What is the fix, if any?
>
>
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> tvccs