cannot save

sco · 05-11-2008

About a month ago I started to not be able to save, or save as, documents or webpages. A dialog box opens that says: save as not responding.
Any ideas?
Thanks

**sidney1st** · 05-11-2008

Could come from an icon problem.
Do you have a shellicon key in: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer

sco · 05-11-2008

Can you tell me how to find it?
Thanks.

sco · 05-11-2008

Sorry, got my 14 yr old son to find it. there are a lot of shellicon listings where you mentioned.

**sidney1st** · 05-11-2008

Sorry, i did not mention about regedit.
Surely you've installed some program to use special icons or something like that (ask your son

).
So, run regedit and go to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\shellicon and rename the shellicon key as shelliconold for example.
Reboot and try the save as function again.

Warning: Make a restore point before changing things in the registry in case of, unless you know exactly what you're doing.

sco · 05-11-2008

You're a genius. After I did what you said and it worked! my son admitted to downloading icons.
Thanks so much,

**sidney1st** · 05-11-2008

You are welcome anytime SCO, i hope your son is not too upset about his icons

**dmex** · 05-11-2008

	Quote:	sidney1st
	You are welcome anytime SCO, i hope your son is not too upset about his icons

Aww you wrecked all his fun

05-11-2008	#1 (permalink)
sco Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 vista home premium 32 Posts: 6	cannot save About a month ago I started to not be able to save, or save as, documents or webpages. A dialog box opens that says: save as not responding. Any ideas? Thanks

05-11-2008	#2 (permalink)
sidney1st Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Ultimate SP1 x64 & x32 Posts: 928 Location: Paris	Re: cannot save Could come from an icon problem. Do you have a shellicon key in: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer

05-11-2008	#3 (permalink)
sco Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 vista home premium 32 Posts: 6	Re: cannot save Can you tell me how to find it? Thanks.

05-11-2008	#4 (permalink)
sco Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 vista home premium 32 Posts: 6	Re: cannot save Sorry, got my 14 yr old son to find it. there are a lot of shellicon listings where you mentioned.

05-11-2008	#5 (permalink)
sidney1st Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Ultimate SP1 x64 & x32 Posts: 928 Location: Paris	Re: cannot save Sorry, i did not mention about regedit. Surely you've installed some program to use special icons or something like that (ask your son ). So, run regedit and go to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\shellicon and rename the shellicon key as shelliconold for example. Reboot and try the save as function again. Warning: Make a restore point before changing things in the registry in case of, unless you know exactly what you're doing.

05-11-2008	#6 (permalink)
sco Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 vista home premium 32 Posts: 6	Re: cannot save You're a genius. After I did what you said and it worked! my son admitted to downloading icons. Thanks so much,

05-11-2008	#7 (permalink)
sidney1st Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Ultimate SP1 x64 & x32 Posts: 928 Location: Paris	Re: cannot save You are welcome anytime SCO, i hope your son is not too upset about his icons

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