default xml icon missing

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At some point, the icon displayed for xml files got changed to the icon used
for files with no association in Windows. I had a similar problem with .htm
and .html files, but was able to fix it using a program I found through a
Google search. It fixed the registry directly, since just assigning the icon
in iexplore.exe didn't fix it. Apparantly, no one has done the same for xml
files. Since I don't know what the program did to reassociate the file type
with the normal blue "e" icon, I don't know how to fix the xml files. I've
already tried pointing to the first icon in msxml3.dll, which is what it used
to use:

Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types -> XML document ->
Advanced -> change icon
 
RE: default xml icon missing

Russell,
This page:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html
contains association fixes for various filetypes.
You may want to try this one for your xml icon woes:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fileasso/xmlfix_vista.zip

Additional pages dealing with icon issues:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/incorrect-icon-shown-for-a-file-type-in-vista/
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/how-to-rebuild-the-icon-cache-in-windows-vista/

Carlos



"Russell" wrote:

> At some point, the icon displayed for xml files got changed to the icon used
> for files with no association in Windows. I had a similar problem with .htm
> and .html files, but was able to fix it using a program I found through a
> Google search. It fixed the registry directly, since just assigning the icon
> in iexplore.exe didn't fix it. Apparantly, no one has done the same for xml
> files. Since I don't know what the program did to reassociate the file type
> with the normal blue "e" icon, I don't know how to fix the xml files. I've
> already tried pointing to the first icon in msxml3.dll, which is what it used
> to use:
>
> Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types -> XML document ->
> Advanced -> change icon
 
RE: default xml icon missing

Actually, I have the problem in XP 64-bit, not Vista. That's why I posted it
under this category. It looks like these solutions are for Vista only.

--Russell

"Carlos" wrote:

> Russell,
> This page:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html
> contains association fixes for various filetypes.
> You may want to try this one for your xml icon woes:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/fileasso/xmlfix_vista.zip
>
> Additional pages dealing with icon issues:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/incorrect-icon-shown-for-a-file-type-in-vista/
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/how-to-rebuild-the-icon-cache-in-windows-vista/
>
> Carlos
>
>
>
> "Russell" wrote:
>
> > At some point, the icon displayed for xml files got changed to the icon used
> > for files with no association in Windows. I had a similar problem with .htm
> > and .html files, but was able to fix it using a program I found through a
> > Google search. It fixed the registry directly, since just assigning the icon
> > in iexplore.exe didn't fix it. Apparantly, no one has done the same for xml
> > files. Since I don't know what the program did to reassociate the file type
> > with the normal blue "e" icon, I don't know how to fix the xml files. I've
> > already tried pointing to the first icon in msxml3.dll, which is what it used
> > to use:
> >
> > Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types -> XML document ->
> > Advanced -> change icon
 
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