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How to rebuild the icon cache in Windows Vista

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By Ramesh Srinivasan on 08 April 2008

My earlier post Incorrect icon shown for a file type in Vista (March 31, 2008) tells you how to refresh the shell icons in Vista. In case the solution posted in that link does not help, you may want to clear the icon cache database. The icon cache can be cleared by deleting the hidden [...]

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