Win 7 Taskbar Problem

I have 64 bit Win 7 installed. Some program icons in the taskbar repeatedly go "generic" . Don't know if that's the proper term, but the 3 affected programs' icons become boxes with a red and blue dot within. I reinstall the programs and the correct icons return, but eventually they become "generic" again. Thanks for your consideration.

 

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It might be important to note that despite the icon problem, the 3 programs still work as normal. The icons also go generic in the start menu.

 

Is this a home computer, or a work computer. If home, or work, do you redirect %appdata%?

 

The simplest way worked. Will it happen again? How can I fight it permanently?

 

OK.

I put the batch file in my "toolbox" folder and will ues it again if the problem repeats. I remember having this same problem with XP years ago, and had to apply the same band-aid. After awhile, I no longer had the problem.

Also had a "problem" with blinking icons and opening folders and having to wait forever for all icons to become visible. Notice the same situation with win 7. I changed something in the registry, increasing the total number of icons? memory? allowed for icons. Don't remember exactly. Yes.....increase icon cache size! Seven forums is down so can't look up the procedure. Think I'll tweak this installation since win 7 is so heavily icon-rich. Much more so than XP.

 

I found that it's a good idea to increase the max icon cache file size in the registry.

http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/32935-increase-icon-cache-size.html