JSI Tip 1207. How can I recreate default icons which were deleted from the desktop?
Jerold Schulman
April 4, 1999
1 Min Read
The following procedure works for:
Icon name Key name -------------------------------------------------------------- Inbox {00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} Recycle Bin {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} The Internet {FBF23B42-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8} - NOT Active Desktop
1. Use REGEDIT to navigate to the apprpriate Key name (above) at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID
2. Right-click the key and select Rename, to open the edit box, highlighting the 32 character Key name.
3. Press CTRL+INSERT to copy the Key name to the clipboard.
4. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorerdesktopamespace
5. Select the namespace key and right click, choosing New / Key.
6. Press SHIFT+INSERT to paste in the Key name from step 3.
7. Double-click (default) (in the right hand pane) and type the Icon name.
8. Log off/ log on for the changes to take effect.
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