How do i fix messed up icon for windows98SE?

[MustangSVT]

I tried scandisk but it wasnt that and everything seems fine but they just look like This.

any suggestions? i really dont want to reinstall and if that's the only way i guess ill just use it like this as its only problem is cosmetic. Thanx

 

[DARRIN]

Just try reinstalling windows. It only takes 20-30 minutes and shouldn't mess up anything.

 

[brianafischer]

Its very simple. All you need to do is locate the system "icon cache" and delete it. I think the file is called ShellIconCache. It should be located in the root of your windows directory. After the file is deleted, it will force Windows to re-initialize all of the icons. This will occur after a reboot.

Brian

 

[MustangSVT]

Thanx brian, i knew it would be something simple. because i didnt delete any jpg or ico files. probably some associated file that i deleted messed it up. THANX AGAIN