well i know this isn't that serious but i have a windows vista laptop and just a few days ago i found that my music folder icon has disappeared...the folder and all its contents is still there but the icon which vista has for different folders like music, video, documents, downloads etc. in the user's folder is not there and instead there is a normal folder icon. is there a way to get the icon back or something?Do a system restore 

Alan <><  umm...it SEEMS that no one knows the answer to this one...so i think we should close this thread...
 
CH Forums are still the best!Did you see ale52's advice at all?Probably not...

Alan <><  i did see his advice. but it didnt work....Did you restore back to a date a few days before the problem?

Where is this icon supposed to be?yes...i did restore back to what i thought was before the problem started...but nothing much happened...the "icon" shows everywhere...when u click the windows button and scroll your mouse to the music folder...when u go to the user's folder on vista etc. basically its a sort of special icon which vista gives to different types of folders like music, pictures, videos, downloads etc. which is differnet from a normal folder icon.Right click on "Music" folder, click "Properties", and...

hello again.

i tried what broni suggested but again the icon hasnt appeared...i have posted a screenshot of my computer so you may be able to help me better.

thanks!

[attachment deleted by admin]Your icon cache might be corrupted.
To reset it in Vista...

1) Go to the start menu and open "Computer".
2) In the menu bar, go to "Tools" and then "Folder Options...".
3) In the Folder Options window, go to the "View" tab, select "Show hidden FILES and folders" from the list of options, and click "OK".
4) Back in the Computer window, go to the C drive, "Users", the folder with your username, "AppData", and then "Local".
5) In the Local folder, DELETE the "IconCache" file.
6) In the menu bar, go to "Tools" and then "Folder Options...".
7) In the Folder Options window, go to the "View" tab, select "Do not show hidden files and folders" from the list of options, and click "OK".
8) Restart the computer.

The Pictures icon should come back after your computer has been restarted.That seems to have DONE it.

Thanks Kip and EVERYONE else for helping!

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