Wade said:Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only one
shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are fine.........
marrypoppins said:Check here first
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11)
It may be hidden
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(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11)
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html?ltr=I
Gary S. Terhune said:Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer are
Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be partitioned
into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume) or Logical
volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary partition.)
Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:, etc., but that's
bad usage and has caused immense confusion over the years.
First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that
it's being installed?
Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left, click
Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under Disk Drives.
If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But if the drive is
listed, then you want to look at it in Disk Management.
Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease, and
you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all drives. Is
the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you described it that you
have it partitioned with only one volume. Does it have a letter assigned
to it? What does it say about the partition, or does it only show
"unallocated" space?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Wade said:Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only one
shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
fine.........
marrypoppins said:Check here first
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11)
It may be hidden
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(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11)
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html?ltr=I
Wade said:Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and reinstall, in
the disk management section, it shows the drive with the letter H:, and
the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary Partition. I also have
another twin drive, with the same message, except for a G: letter
assigned, and that has the proper icon..
Gary S. Terhune said:Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer are
Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume) or
Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary
partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:,
etc., but that's bad usage and has caused immense confusion over the
years.
First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that
it's being installed?
Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left,
click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under Disk
Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But if the
drive is listed, then you want to look at it in Disk Management.
Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease, and
you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all drives. Is
the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you described it that you
have it partitioned with only one volume. Does it have a letter assigned
to it? What does it say about the partition, or does it only show
"unallocated" space?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Wade said:Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only one
shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
fine.........
Check here first
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11)
It may be hidden
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(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11)
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html?ltr=I
Gary S. Terhune said:Yet H: doesn't appear in Explorer? In Disk Management, can you right-click
it and Explore?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Wade said:Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and reinstall,
in the disk management section, it shows the drive with the letter H:,
and the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary Partition. I also have
another twin drive, with the same message, except for a G: letter
assigned, and that has the proper icon..
Gary S. Terhune said:Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer are
Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume) or
Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary
partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:,
etc., but that's bad usage and has caused immense confusion over the
years.
First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that
it's being installed?
Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left,
click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under Disk
Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But if the
drive is listed, then you want to look at it in Disk Management.
Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease, and
you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all drives. Is
the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you described it that
you have it partitioned with only one volume. Does it have a letter
assigned to it? What does it say about the partition, or does it only
show "unallocated" space?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only one
shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
fine.........
Check here first
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11)
It may be hidden
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(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11)
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html?ltr=I
Wade said:Yes, H: is fully functional in explorer, it is the icon that appears next
to the H: that I am trying to restore..
Gary S. Terhune said:Yet H: doesn't appear in Explorer? In Disk Management, can you
right-click it and Explore?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Wade said:Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and reinstall,
in the disk management section, it shows the drive with the letter H:,
and the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary Partition. I also have
another twin drive, with the same message, except for a G: letter
assigned, and that has the proper icon..
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer are
Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume)
or Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary
partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:,
etc., but that's bad usage and has caused immense confusion over the
years.
First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that
it's being installed?
Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left,
click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under
Disk Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But
if the drive is listed, then you want to look at it in Disk Management.
Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease,
and you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all
drives. Is the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you
described it that you have it partitioned with only one volume. Does it
have a letter assigned to it? What does it say about the partition, or
does it only show "unallocated" space?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only
one
shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
fine.........
Check here first
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11)
It may be hidden
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1...-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize_'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11)
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html?ltr=I
Gary S. Terhune said:Sorry! I was confused and thought you couldn't see the drive letter. Sorry
again for the waste of time (probably a waste, anyway.)
What icon are you expecting? Does it show no icon or just a different one?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Wade said:Yes, H: is fully functional in explorer, it is the icon that appears next
to the H: that I am trying to restore..
Gary S. Terhune said:Yet H: doesn't appear in Explorer? In Disk Management, can you
right-click it and Explore?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and reinstall,
in the disk management section, it shows the drive with the letter H:,
and the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary Partition. I also
have another twin drive, with the same message, except for a G: letter
assigned, and that has the proper icon..
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer
are Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume)
or Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary
partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:,
etc., but that's bad usage and has caused immense confusion over the
years.
First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that
it's being installed?
Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left,
click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under
Disk Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But
if the drive is listed, then you want to look at it in Disk
Management.
Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease,
and you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all
drives. Is the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you
described it that you have it partitioned with only one volume. Does
it have a letter assigned to it? What does it say about the partition,
or does it only show "unallocated" space?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only
one
shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
fine.........
Check here first
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11)
It may be hidden
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1...-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize_'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11)
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html?ltr=I
Wade said:I am looking for the standard HD icon, instead it is showing a generic
placeholder, that would appear on a webpage, if a picture didn't load.
Gary S. Terhune said:Sorry! I was confused and thought you couldn't see the drive letter.
Sorry again for the waste of time (probably a waste, anyway.)
What icon are you expecting? Does it show no icon or just a different
one?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Wade said:Yes, H: is fully functional in explorer, it is the icon that appears
next to the H: that I am trying to restore..
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
Yet H: doesn't appear in Explorer? In Disk Management, can you
right-click it and Explore?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and
reinstall, in the disk management section, it shows the drive with the
letter H:, and the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary
Partition. I also have another twin drive, with the same message,
except for a G: letter assigned, and that has the proper icon..
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer
are Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume)
or Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a
Primary partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and
Drive D:, etc., but that's bad usage and has caused immense confusion
over the years.
First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug
the cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you
that it's being installed?
Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left,
click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under
Disk Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the drive.
But if the drive is listed, then you want to look at it in Disk
Management.
Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease,
and you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all
drives. Is the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you
described it that you have it partitioned with only one volume. Does
it have a letter assigned to it? What does it say about the
partition, or does it only show "unallocated" space?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only
one
shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
fine.........
Check here first
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11)
It may be hidden
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1...-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize_'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11)
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html?ltr=I
Gary S. Terhune said:Don't have an answer for you yet, and may never. But I intend to
investigate it later this evening. Been a busy day.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Wade said:I am looking for the standard HD icon, instead it is showing a generic
placeholder, that would appear on a webpage, if a picture didn't load.
Gary S. Terhune said:Sorry! I was confused and thought you couldn't see the drive letter.
Sorry again for the waste of time (probably a waste, anyway.)
What icon are you expecting? Does it show no icon or just a different
one?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Yes, H: is fully functional in explorer, it is the icon that appears
next to the H: that I am trying to restore..
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
Yet H: doesn't appear in Explorer? In Disk Management, can you
right-click it and Explore?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and
reinstall, in the disk management section, it shows the drive with
the letter H:, and the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary
Partition. I also have another twin drive, with the same message,
except for a G: letter assigned, and that has the proper icon..
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer
are Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a
volume) or Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself
a Primary partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and
Drive D:, etc., but that's bad usage and has caused immense
confusion over the years.
First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug
the cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify
you that it's being installed?
Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left,
click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under
Disk Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the drive.
But if the drive is listed, then you want to look at it in Disk
Management.
Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once
that loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for
ease, and you may even have to scroll down the main section to show
all drives. Is the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you
described it that you have it partitioned with only one volume. Does
it have a letter assigned to it? What does it say about the
partition, or does it only show "unallocated" space?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only
one
shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
fine.........
Check here first
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11)
It may be hidden
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1...-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize_'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11)
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html?ltr=I
Wade said:I found a small autorun.inf file in root that drive, I deleted it, and
Voila, problem solved. Thanks a lot for all your help.......
Gary S. Terhune said:Don't have an answer for you yet, and may never. But I intend to
investigate it later this evening. Been a busy day.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Wade said:I am looking for the standard HD icon, instead it is showing a generic
placeholder, that would appear on a webpage, if a picture didn't load.
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
Sorry! I was confused and thought you couldn't see the drive letter.
Sorry again for the waste of time (probably a waste, anyway.)
What icon are you expecting? Does it show no icon or just a different
one?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Yes, H: is fully functional in explorer, it is the icon that appears
next to the H: that I am trying to restore..
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
Yet H: doesn't appear in Explorer? In Disk Management, can you
right-click it and Explore?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and
reinstall, in the disk management section, it shows the drive with
the letter H:, and the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary
Partition. I also have another twin drive, with the same message,
except for a G: letter assigned, and that has the proper icon..
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer
are Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a
volume) or Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is
itself a Primary partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about
Drive C: and Drive D:, etc., but that's bad usage and has caused
immense confusion over the years.
First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely
Remove Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off,
unplug the cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it
notify you that it's being installed?
Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper
left, click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed
under Disk Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the
drive. But if the drive is listed, then you want to look at it in
Disk Management.
Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once
that loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for
ease, and you may even have to scroll down the main section to show
all drives. Is the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you
described it that you have it partitioned with only one volume.
Does it have a letter assigned to it? What does it say about the
partition, or does it only show "unallocated" space?
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and
only one
shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
fine.........
Check here first
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11)
It may be hidden
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1...-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance Personalize_'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11)
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html?ltr=I