Alright, well everybody knows that you can open any folder, select Tools > folder options, select the File Types tab, select the desired extension, select advanced, and edit the icon accordingly. This will change the icon that will appear for any extension that is know to your system.My question is where is this information saved? Whenever you change these icons and hit apply, is there a certain system/text file that is edited to show the directory of the icon source and what extension it applies to? For instance, when you change the icon of a folder a desktop.ini hidden file is saved within the folder that has the directory of the icon. Is there some sort of "master database" text file that has all of this information?
I ask because I want to be able to backup the (extension icon) information and copy it onto any computer system which will in turn instantly change all of my extension icons to my liking. Of course, I would have to copy over my icons to the appropriate directory before doing so but that would not be a problem for me seeing how I have them all saved and organized into a single folder. Again comparing to the folder desktop.ini concept, you can simply copy and paste the desktop.ini file into any folder and the folder's icon/appearance will instantly change to w/e the file says. I want to accomplish this but for the extension icons and all at the same time!
For some odd reason now, everything on my desktop, and inside of my folders, pictures with the extension of JPG and so forth are not able to be saved unless i type in the extension also. I have no clue what could have triggered such an error, and I have no clue how to fix it. If I go and try to rename a file in my Pictures folder, for example, I can't rename it unless i type it as...."image.jpg"....I can't just save it as plain old, "image" - what the heck is going on? Does anyone know what happened or how to fix this?
Ive had some viruses lately and i think they damaged my icons.txt file and bat files show up as the icon for a file extension that is not known i tried lots of programs and none worked please help me also reg files dont work i click on them and they dont import Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 and REGEDIT4 dont work either.
I have backup my hole C and D drive and i am going to put it on something or upload it not sure. Might upload it to my site host but i dont know. Just for the transfer. but the files are .DAT i am wondering how do i suppose to transfer the files to my new windows? Like what do i suppose to do and it is windows xp pro.
I have a gateway T3302 and have used the restore cd to do a full system restopre with backup. A gateway tech told me after the restoration, which was necessary because i was missing a couple .dll wildows files, I would be able to access and restore all files previous to the restore. I now see the "My Backup" folder on my desktop. However, when I click on it, then on the documents & settings file, the user accounts I previously used are not there. How do I get my old files back.
A friend told me that I cannot backup and restore the entire XP using programs such as Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image.He said that I can only restore the data and applications installed previously but not the OS for that I've to use the traditional format reinstall from XP disk method. Plz help coz I want to reduce my restoration time to as little as possible.
I run a normal backup of all file each week to a external hard drive. The hard drive of the data I backup crashed and a new hard drive was installed.During the restore of the files to the new drive, however, the regularly scheduled backup began overtop of the restore process, and before the restore could complete overwrote the backup I was restoring with no files at all. Is there a temporary place that Windows XP backup utility may have saved the previous backup and is it normal (intended?) for these two operations to run simultaneously?
I am not sure if my computer has this capability. If there a good program to download and run. Currently, I use Acronis trueimage to backup the entire drive (my software drive as I have them partitioned).
My daughter's friend's computer was riddled with viruses and I offered to help. I got down to one virus (internet speed monitor toolbar at the left of internet explorer) and tried to run combofix. I somehow parlayed combofix into a windowssystem32configsystem error and could not boot to windows. I then restored windows xp home edition which gave me the option to save all personal files in C:My Backup 08-01-05 0832PM. The computer now boots but I am unsure of how to restore the personal files and settings.
I have been having ALOT of trouble with my computer lately and it has been relating to an MBR virus. I ran 4 different low level virus wipers and 3 low level formats on my drive to get rid of it and it worked. Before I did all of this i was sure to backup my windows activation information. So I looked up what to backup online and the general consensus was to go to the system32 folder and backup wpa.dbl and wpa.bak, so i did. I finnally got windows re-installed and stable and just how it was before all of this. So I went into safe mode, backed up the un-activated wpa.dbl file that was there and replaced it with the previosly activated wpa.dbl and wpa.bak files. I rebooted normally and when i arrived at the logon screen it told me that windows MUST be activated and do I wish to do so. I chose no and it went back to the logon screen. I clicked on my user name once more and it went straight through but once I arrived at the desktop it told me windows was still un-activated and my 30-Day grace period was still active. I need to figure out how I can get my version of windows re-activated with my back-up files becuase I have already activated my code twice in the last month and they will not let me do it again.
Attempting to backup my Windows XP Pro SP2 drivers prior to doing a complete Win XP re-installation has led me to ask some embarrassingly simple questions, questions for which I would have expected to find answers somewhere but I must be searching incorrectly. I haven't run across any clear answers yet.
I am looking at Restore/ Backup on my Notebook which does not have a floppy drive.If I use the backup tool that comes with XP Pro, you need a floppy dirve to do, 'Automated System Recovery Preparation Wizard'. I want to be able to save the system files, so what does a good notebook user do?
I did a backup of "my documents" in Win XP Pro into my hard drive and copied the backup to a CD-R. Now I'm trying to restore my documents from the CD-R to my hard drive in Win XP Home on my second computer. I get the following message: "The target system does not support some of the features of the original file system. Some data may not be restored as a result". When I proceed, only empty sub folders are restored, and not the files in them! Is this because I'm backing up in XP Pro and restoring in XP Home? Or is there some other reason?
I have been faithfully backing up my data and have not yet backed up my eMails. What is the proceedure to back up and restore eMails? I am using XP Pro with an external Sony recorder which will do data and video back ups.
I have a question about being able to restore data using the Windows Backup program in XP WITHOUT making an ASR floppy. (I apologize for not having any more details about the system. I don't own the system and don't have access to it right now.) I chose the 3rd option, to backup "All information on this computer," and backing up to an external HD took about an hour. However, I'm not familiar with the program and didn't know that I would need a floppy disk after the backup. I didn't have access to one and therefore had to cancel that part of the backup.If the system's internal HD fails and loses all its data, will the external HD be able to restore everything even though I never created an ASR floppy? (i.e. will I be able to create a working ASR floppy somehow even if the system's own internal HD is dead?)I should note that I'm referring to personal data files (MS Office documents, pictures, etc.), NOT application files. I've tried to find the answer on this forum and other sites, but this specific question did not seem to be addressed.
CCleaner was featured last April 18, 2006 on CNET's Download Dispatch Windows edition with a subject ''Mr. Sparkle'', and because of it I had downloaded the software and had my PC Cleaned. I had also read CNET's how to use CCleaner and even had followed it while I was cleaning my PC.
One problem though I had observed on that how to is that though it advise you to have the registry backed up so that just in case something goes wrong, you would be able to restore the registry back, it lacks the procedure on how to restore it. After cleaning my PC, noting happens though and I am glad my PC is still running fine with a cleaner environment. But let say if I find something wrong later, how will I able to restore the registry from the backup? Anybody here who knows how? It seems also that I did not find this option inside CCleaner.
If you do a full backup with backup that comes with windows xp will it just backup files. what i mean is if you have an xp box.fully installed with software and full back it up. and it crashes.then you restore the full backup...will the system be the same as what it was all programs installed.
I'm using Windows 2000 SP4.After a major meltdown and reformat I am resolved to implement a backup and restore plan.I have a basic set up I like - it rarely changes - of certain software and documents/files structure.Is there a way to completely backup a Windows 2000 installation - with full program, registry and file support - so that if need be it can be restored with one fell swoop?I have heard of Norton Ghost but some reviews I read on Version 9 have me a bit skeptical of trying it.
I have a bunch of custom system DSNs set up in my ODBC administrator in Windows XP Pro. I want to transfer these DSNs to a new computer without having to input them all manually. Is there an easy way to back these settings up and then restore them onto my new computer? I tried using the "File and Settings Transfer Wizard" but it doesn't seem to save these settings.
I tried to use MS backup tool to make a full backup of my whole system in order to restore it in another new machine. It fails because MS backup could not make a full backup, since the administrator does not have access to any file in the system (some directories, files, etc. are not allowed to be read by the admin). Meanwhile, ghost and partition magic for instance allows to copy the whole HD partition.Does anybody know if MS backup can really make a full system backup (with different access rights, multiple users on the machine, etc.), and then to restore this system into a new machine (same model, same hardware profile).That is, is a system duplication la-ghost possible with MS backup ?Is MS backup allows only to copy and restore personal accessible files, I do not understand why such tool exist since any standard copy and compress method would make the same thing. The real backup is when the system can be restored.
I recently restored a folder from a windows backup that was created by Microsoft Backup program. (Both hardrive and backup drive are NTFS). Once restored I cannot access the folder because it says "Access is Denied". I am the administrator with full access. Moreover after restoring gigabytes I cannot delete it either I have permission to see that files in the restore program.Now after working on it for awhile I noticed that I can restore the folder to its original location, but when I tell it to restore to an alternate location it prevents me from accessing it.So anyone know how I can delete the folder that denies me access?
In case a disaster occurs i need a copy of everything on my pc. i don't know if i need a backup or an image. i want to be able to res0ore thed whole thing or specificpats. if a file gets corrupted i want to be able to restore that file or if the mail goes bad, to be able to restoe thec whole or part of the mail. could you recommend a program to use? i'mnot worfking so if possible free.
Recently, Windows XP could not Restore the system to Restore Points created by it, OR even to Restore Points set by third-party anti-Spyware programs.I am using AVG Free Edition, PC Tools Spyware Doctor, and also Spyware Terminator, along with the Firewall of Windows XP, for on-line protection whilst surfing the Internet.Additionally, CCleaner and CheckLinks both Freewares are used, once a week or so, to remove unwanted cookies, dead links, temporary files etc.Since these Freewares also create Restore Points, I would like to know whether this affects Restoring of the system to EARLIER Restore Points created by Windows XP. To overcome this problem would it be safe to run the above-mentioned Freeware programs without allowing these to create their individual Restore Points and then create new Restore Points with Windows XP ?
I have a problem with understanding the differences between these words (actions), when I use Retrospect,( a backup program,) I cannot read any files since the backup file turns into a huge something. When I backup, I mean I copy my files from one drive to an external drive and I can always restore them or copy them to another computer. These are for my files. When I want to re-install a program, I take the original disk or the zip file I downloaded, stored on CD or another external hard drive.
I installed XP-Home edition on a computer and did a file search for any file for Scan Registery and ScanDisk, but did not find any such file For Win 98/SE, the O/S at the start of computer, backs up the Registery - by defalut 5 back-ups, 1 for each day, but can be increased up to 99. If the Registery get's corrupted (or you want to remove all traces of a just installed and uninstalled program, you can shut down the unit, re-boot with F8 to Command Prompt and run: ScanReg (DOS Mode) and restore the 4 files: System.dat, User.dat, System.ini and User.ini Is there a similar functionality available in XP - Home Edition? Is there such file Win XP version?
I think i did something really wrong... i had a registry backup on my desktop and i wanted to move it to another area on my computer. I clicked on it and it said : are you sure you want to add the information in C: blah blah registry backup.reg to the registry? I dont know what i was thinking but i clicked on yes. And now i have several problems.... too many to mention but here's a few: anything windows site or microsoft site related cant get in.
Is there a way to restore icons in XP/SP2?The problem appears that the HTM or HTMLextension is related to a generic default icon.The HTM-extension opens the link Explorer allright.The well known E icon seems to be missing.The program RESEDIT however shows the E icons in the icons-cache.Whith some applications it is possible to choose, or relate to, another icon Is there a way to repair this error?
For some reason when I click on My Computer, Control Panel, Task Manager for example, they don't open but go straight to my Taskbar. From there I can't maximise/restore these icons from my taskbar. I have searched your site, but can't find an answer that will help me.I am running Windows XP Home Edition with service pack 3 downloaded.As this computer was given to me by a friend I am am not sure if this has been an issue previously. If I click on the flashing My Computer Icon on my taskbar it doesn't open. If I right click and press Restore it still doesn't appear. I have the feeling it is "open" as if I right click again I have the option to minimise or maximise, I just can't see the open window. The only way to open My Computer, for example, is to go to Windows Explorer and access through there. This doesn't appear to be happening with all icons. I can open folders from the taskbar.
I use WinXP Pro SP3.I am Missing the "Shorcut Arrow" on my icons, on the DeskTop, in Windows Explorer, etc. The arrows DO show for internet shortcuts > I use FireFox 3.6.3.I can find A Lot of info on the net about "removing" the arrow... I would like to put it back. I looked into editing the Registry by going backwards form the found info, but there are too many conflicting instructions concerning Location and Values. It's better I leave it alone until I find what's correct. 'Tweak UI 2.10' has the correct Radio Button is selected.The Prefix "Shortcut To" does NOT show [used Tweak UI long time ago to remove it].
