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Why does the new drive on my server have a different icon to the rest when viewed in 'My Computer'?
I've added a new disk to my server and created a logical drive ( G:) on it. Everything appears to be fine but I'm wondering why it has a different icon to all the other drives on the server when i open 'My Computer'? Maybe i'm just being totally annal, but how do i make it the same as all the rest.
-Lenny
driveg.bmp
-Lenny
driveg.bmp
Check to see if there is an autostart.inf in the root of g:\ changing the icon (like CDs often do)
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Hi Darron, there is no autostart.inf file - the only thing i can find is a system folder that says 'System Volume Information'
-Lenny
-Lenny
Another place to check is the registry... go into regedit and browse to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR E\Microsof t\Windows\ CurrentVer sion\Explo rer\drivei cons and look for g... if you don't have a driveicons, then this isn't causing the rogue icon... if you have a g, just delete it from the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
also, have you rebooted your server since it found the drive... it's possible a reboot could fix the issue
Open your local disk and check for an autorun file. If there is one, open it and check to make sure that it isn't referring to a different icon type. If it does, try changing the file extension to an arbitrary value (.old).
sorry darron by the time i had finished doing what else i was doing and pressed send you had already posted..
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Thanks guys,
I can't find autorun.inf file, have rebooted the server since installing the drive but no joy, also i don't appear to have the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR E\Microsof t\Windows\ CurrentVer sion\Explo rer\drivei cons registry keys
-Lenny
I can't find autorun.inf file, have rebooted the server since installing the drive but no joy, also i don't appear to have the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
-Lenny
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Bingo!!!
It was using an Acronis True image drive icon from where i had mounted a backup volume to G: some time ago.
Awesome skills guys,
-Lenny
It was using an Acronis True image drive icon from where i had mounted a backup volume to G: some time ago.
Awesome skills guys,
-Lenny