Icons disappear after uninstalling Iconpackager

Published on April 21, 2008 By pmcafee In IconPackager

Hello,

I posted this in the OS Customization forum but I figured I'd post here as well being that this is a support forum. Here's the original post:

I was hoping someone on here could help me out. I'm running the latest version of IconPackager (3.99.146 x86). When I have this running my default Vista icons work as normal. When I uninstall this program, a lot of icons change over to the blank document icon, some I can fix, some I can't. When I re-install the program, everything works as normal. Is anyone else having this issue? Does anyone know of a fix? Please help me if you can. Reason I uninstalled it is that I was having some software issues and trying to find the issue. Thanks for your help in advance.

If you can help in any way I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

Comments (Page 3)

alixmm

on Aug 27, 2008

BigDogBigFeet

on Aug 27, 2008

Would someone try creating a fresh administrator's user account in Vista and seeing if all their missing icons are visible there? It could offer a temporary workaround should this work.

alixmm

on Aug 27, 2008

Would someone try creating a fresh administrator's user account in Vista and seeing if all their missing icons are visible there? It could offer a temporary workaround should this work.

My icons didn't return when I created a new admin account. I can see the correct icon if I right click the shortcut, properties, change icon, but the correct icon is not on the .exe file for most of my files. Also, I cannot change the icon when I right click either. The icon flashes but stays blank.

BigDogBigFeet

on Aug 27, 2008

It was an idea. I have XP SP3 and that has worked to solve other similar problems. I'm assuming you didn't have Icon Packager installed at the time you created the new user account?

alixmm

on Aug 28, 2008

It was an idea. I have XP SP3 and that has worked to solve other similar problems. I'm assuming you didn't have Icon Packager installed at the time you created the new user account?

I hadn't uninstalled Icon Packager - I was worried I would lose my few remaining icons if I did. I'll have to get used to blank icons I suppose, until something gets fixed. Knock on wood.

HaywoodU

on Aug 28, 2008

a lot of my icons have now changed to blank images

Join the club!
I was able to get most of my icons back, but not all of them.
I hope that you have better luck then I had!

ZubaZ

on Aug 28, 2008

Just because . . on the settings tab everyone has done the repair options in the lower left, right?

devilhood

on Aug 28, 2008

Yes. It does not rectify my situation.

Astyanax

on Aug 28, 2008

You need to download Stardock Central, install Iconpackager through SDC then uninstall it and reboot your computer. I've had this issue for quite some time with Impulse uninstalling Iconpackager incorrectly.

MindTooth

on Aug 29, 2008

If so is the case, they need to fix the removed by Impulse.

The problem is related to a laptop I borrowed from work. And I really need to fix this.

Birger

devilhood

on Aug 31, 2008

Most people would uninstall via Windows' Programs and Features, which should work ok I think... not sure.

Are we going to get an update from the dev's at all about these missing icon problems?

alixmm

on Sep 02, 2008

I managed to get all of my icons back again, by first uninstalling IconPackager using Stardock Central (not Impulse) and then going through the registry and manually removing every instance of the word iconpackager. I had restarted Vista after uninstalling the program but there were still a lot of references to it in the registry. I still had no icons after restarting again, so I reinstalled IconPackager 4 using Stardock Central and chose the windows default package and every blank icon changed to the proper one!

I am tempted to try another package, but might wait a few days.

Thank you to everybody for their suggestions. Alix

devilhood

on Sep 03, 2008

Astyanax0

reply 14

I used IconPackager through Impulse and a lot of my icons have now changed to blank images. Even the shortcut to Impulse! I've changed it to default Windows Icons in IconPackager and repaired, rebuilt etc, but no luck. I am using Vista. Even if I right click, properties, and manually change the icon it doesn't hold. HELP. Thank you.You need to download Stardock Central, install Iconpackager through SDC then uninstall it and reboot your computer. I've had this issue for quite some time with Impulse uninstalling Iconpackager incorrectly.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Your suggestion fixed all of my blank icon problems... finally I have my system back to normal.

I'm never installing Impulse ever again

alixmm

on Sep 04, 2008

devilhood

reply 18

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Your suggestion fixed all of my blank icon problems... finally I have my system back to normal.
I'm never installing Impulse ever again

I am glad it worked for someone else too! I uninstalled Impulse myself. Things were working fine until then...

ElijahBaley

on Nov 03, 2008

I too have this problem. It is just completely amazing. I don't have a restore point I can go to and I don't have the time to do a reinstall of Vista. I guess I can try the Stardock Central method. I don't really care for Impulse, anyway; that is assuming I can even get it to load.

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