# windows 2000 icon problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 2, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-2000-icon-problem/306623 "2005-06-02T21:25:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-2000-icon-problem/306623/1 "2005-06-02T21:25:52Z")
just made sure the ol pc was completely updated and after installing windows updates all my quick launch icons, and the icons in windows explorer, and the start-menu icons have all became black boxes. how do i go about fixing this problem? what file got affected how do i fix it or what update do i need to uninstall? ---
**Author:** ![Caractacus\_Pott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-2000-icon-problem/306623/2 "2005-06-03T04:24:23Z")
Pope: Try changing your screen resolution to see if that’ll bring back your icons. Go to your Display Control Panel and click on the “Settings” tab. Move the “Screen Area” slider to another size, then click the Apply button, then the OK and Yes buttons. Move the “Screen Area” slider back to your original size then click the OK, OK and Yes buttons… Hopefully your icons will return. If that didn’t work, try removing the icon cache as outlined in the following link: > **[Repair the Icon Cache in Windows 2000](https://techgenix.com/RepairtheIconCacheinWindows2000/)** > > There is a hidden icon cache file in your windows directory, ShellIconCache, which contains a copy of all the default desktop icons. It sometimes gets Good luck and tell us which worked.