Icons in 256 colors

I can't get my icons to show more than 256 colors. It all started today. Toggling "Show icons using all possible colors" doesn't matter. I've tried SP1 reinstalling Win2k... Rebuilding icons in TweakUI doesn't fix it either. Please help!...




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#56716 - 09/29/00 01:42 AM Icons in 256 colors
Phogy Offline
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Registered: 06/16/00
Posts: 3
I can't get my icons to show more than 256 colors. It all started today. Toggling "Show icons using all possible colors" doesn't matter.
I've tried SP1 reinstalling Win2k... Rebuilding icons in TweakUI doesn't fix it either. Please help!

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#56717 - 09/29/00 05:49 AM Re: Icons in 256 colors
bobbinbrisco Offline
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Registered: 07/30/00
Posts: 366
what screen resolution r u in?
try re-installing ur graphics card drivers or updating it, this is what happened to me.

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Intel SE440BX2
Pentium III 700Mhz (100)
LS-120 120 Mb (100MHz)
Fujitsu 17.3 GB Ultra DMA 66/10.2 GB Ultra DMA 66
Mitsubihi 50X IDE
Creative Vibra PCI 128bit
Matrox Millenium G400 16Mb AGP/Diamond Speedstar 8Mb AGP
Bay Netgear 10/100PCI
Medium ATX Tower case
120W Multimedia
MS INternet KB (PS2)
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#56718 - 09/29/00 09:46 AM Re: Icons in 256 colors
Phogy Offline
stranger

Registered: 06/16/00
Posts: 3
I have the most recent drivers (NVidia Detonator 3) and I run true color 1600x1200...

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#56719 - 09/29/00 04:00 PM Re: Icons in 256 colors
jaywallen Offline
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Registered: 09/15/00
Posts: 183
Hi,

You might want to try increasing the icon cache size in the registry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer

You want to "Add Value" named "Max Cached Icons" (Note: there ARE spaces between words in this value name.) of type REG_SZ. I've seen a value of 8000 (decimal) suggested.

You might have to blow away your ShellIconCache file and reboot before you see the results.

Not sure this is applicable in your situation, but I've seen this course of action improve icon behaviors of various kinds, particularly corruptions.

Regards,
Jim

[This message has been edited by jaywallen (edited 29 September 2000).]

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