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Started by John A, Nov 17 2010 03:54 PM

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#1 John A

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Posted 17 November 2010 - 03:54 PM

After working flawlessly on my W7 x 32 computer for a few days, the MBAM Icon has been corrupted. No other symptoms. Comuter restart did't fix it. Uninstall/Reinstall MBAM did fix it.

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Desktop - Intel Core 2 x CPU, 6600 2x2.4GHz, 3GB Ram, Windows 7x32, IE10, Firefox, Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 7 Native Firewall, hardware firewall.
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 04:12 PM

This is a common issue on Windows 7. It's icon cache is easily corrupted. If it happens again, I can write out some instructions on how to fix it without reinstalling.

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Posted 17 November 2010 - 04:27 PM

OK Thanks GT500 - I would like to know how to fix this in future - is it as simple as deleting the IconCache.db file and rebooting?
Desktop - Intel Core 2 x CPU, 6600 2x2.4GHz, 3GB Ram, Windows 7x32, IE10, Firefox, Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 7 Native Firewall, hardware firewall.
Netbook: Old Acer Netbook, , 1Gb, Windows XP, Malwarebytes free, Microsoft Security Essentials, Windows XP native firewall
Netbook: Acer 2Gb, Windows 7 x 32, Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 7 Native Firewall.
Notebook: Acer, 4Gb, Windows 8 x 64, Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 8 Native Firewall, hardware firewall

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Posted 17 November 2010 - 04:44 PM

... is it as simple as deleting the IconCache.db file and rebooting?


You don't even have to reboot. Just open Task Manager, kill explorer.exe, use the 'Run' option to launch cmd.exe, navigate to the following directory:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local

This is the easy command to get you there fast:
CD %LOCALAPPDATA%

And then just delete IconCache.db with the following command:
DEL IconCache.db

Then close the command prompt, and use the 'Run' option to launch explorer.exe again, and the icon cache should be rebuilt. :D

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Posted 17 November 2010 - 05:02 PM

Thank you GT500
Desktop - Intel Core 2 x CPU, 6600 2x2.4GHz, 3GB Ram, Windows 7x32, IE10, Firefox, Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 7 Native Firewall, hardware firewall.
Netbook: Old Acer Netbook, , 1Gb, Windows XP, Malwarebytes free, Microsoft Security Essentials, Windows XP native firewall
Netbook: Acer 2Gb, Windows 7 x 32, Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 7 Native Firewall.
Notebook: Acer, 4Gb, Windows 8 x 64, Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 8 Native Firewall, hardware firewall

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Posted 17 November 2010 - 11:38 PM

Thank you GT500


You're quite welcome. :)

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Posted 18 November 2010 - 10:49 PM

Well the MBAM icon corrupted again. No other icons are affected. I fixed it this time by changing the MBAM icon to something else then back again.

Something wierd is happening that only affects MBAM 1.5
Desktop - Intel Core 2 x CPU, 6600 2x2.4GHz, 3GB Ram, Windows 7x32, IE10, Firefox, Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 7 Native Firewall, hardware firewall.
Netbook: Old Acer Netbook, , 1Gb, Windows XP, Malwarebytes free, Microsoft Security Essentials, Windows XP native firewall
Netbook: Acer 2Gb, Windows 7 x 32, Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 7 Native Firewall.
Notebook: Acer, 4Gb, Windows 8 x 64, Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 8 Native Firewall, hardware firewall

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Posted 18 November 2010 - 11:14 PM

Something wierd is happening that only affects MBAM 1.5


I personally have not seen any icon cache corruption happen with MBAM 1.50 on Windows 7 in any of my testing or day-to-day use, and no one else is reporting it, so I don't think it's specifically a problem with MBAM. Icon cache corruption usually happens on Windows 7 (and it is quite common) right after you install a program (almost every time I install Notepad++ at least one of my icons gets corrupted in the icon cache), or after you manually change an icon.

If it happens again, then make a note of what you were doing when it happened, and if any programs on your computer were doing anything when it happened.

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Posted 19 November 2010 - 05:25 AM

I'll keep watching.
Desktop - Intel Core 2 x CPU, 6600 2x2.4GHz, 3GB Ram, Windows 7x32, IE10, Firefox, Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 7 Native Firewall, hardware firewall.
Netbook: Old Acer Netbook, , 1Gb, Windows XP, Malwarebytes free, Microsoft Security Essentials, Windows XP native firewall
Netbook: Acer 2Gb, Windows 7 x 32, Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 7 Native Firewall.
Notebook: Acer, 4Gb, Windows 8 x 64, Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro, Windows 8 Native Firewall, hardware firewall

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Posted 29 November 2010 - 02:31 PM

i have this issues atm, im using mbam pro with MSE.. same as john with windows firewall+ uac on.
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