Author Topic: Icons on Win7 Pro black squares of 1 cm (Read 13701 times)

BallyIrish · « **on:** May 09, 2013, 04:56:20 am »

I updated Tweaking.com to the latest Beta a few days ago. After a run of the Beta TW.com, some icons of programs on Drive C:\, and always those on the desktop, come up as pitch black squares of 1 centimeter, but turn into proper icons for the program downloaded, or set as shortcuts, when moved to Object Dock, Start Menu or Programs Menu. What could be causing this and what can I do to fix this problem? What the pre-Beta TW.com fixed, TW.com Beta has undone! Thanks.

BallyIrish · « **Reply #1 on:** May 09, 2013, 05:20:11 am »

Here's a good attachment showing exactly what I mean. Comes from program shortcuts deleted to Recycle Bin.

Shane · « **Reply #2 on:** May 09, 2013, 01:14:50 pm »

Which program is in beta and did you run?

From the looks of those it is the shortcut arrow icon that is now showing. All shortcuts have the arrow icon and you can see it isnt showing.

Do other icons works? Is it just shortcuts that have the black box?

Shane

BallyIrish · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2013, 04:20:33 am »

Thank you Shane, and Greetings!

As I said, the program in Beta that I ran was Tweaking.com Beta.

It is only shortcuts that come up as black squares, and the matter is not problematic, as the black square changes to the correct icon as soon as it is placed on a dock or menu. But on the desktop it remains a black square, which, oddly enough, opens the relevant program if clicked.

I think I know the answer. It seems that, as I am using a wallpaper from Documents at the moment, and not from Microsoft's themes, Microsoft themes is causing the black square. I'm not sure how to do a fix, but I'll give it a try.

Thanks again and best regards.

Shane · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2013, 02:03:57 pm »

I dont have any beta programs out or anything called tweaking.com beta, can you post a link to the page you are talking about?

For now try this tool to just get rid of the arrow icon causing the black square. The guide is for vista but it will work on 7 as well

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-shortcut-icon-arrow-overlay-in-windows-vista/

Shane

BallyIrish · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2013, 04:09:36 am »

Thank you Shane. I really don't know what I was thinking about, but I thought I was notified that Tweaking.com had been updated, but I obviously confused it with some other program. Please accept my apologies!

I used X-Teq, which I have used for years, to remove the shortcut arrow, and you are exactly right: the black square is gone.

Thanks, problem solved, and there IS no Tweaking.com Beta, as you correctly said...

So sorry, and thanks for such an easy solution.

Shane · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2013, 09:24:22 pm »

No problem and glad to help bud

Shane