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- From: kayser@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Susan E. Kayser NSSDC/STX (301)513-1673)
- Subject: Re: Disappearing icons in System 7
- Message-ID: <14AUG199214041036@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov>
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- References: <par-130892100241@mac126.ugadm.nwu.edu> <Aug.14.11.23.28.1992.5499@remus.rutgers.edu>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 19:04:00 GMT
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- In article <Aug.14.11.23.28.1992.5499@remus.rutgers.edu>, ficara@remus.rutgers.edu (Ken Ficara) writes...
- >par@nwu.edu (Pete Rodriguez) writes:
- >
- >>Lately, I've been seeing Macintoshes running System 7 and System 7 tuner
- >>with a most unusual problem. Instead of the usual "specialized" icons
- >>(like the "V" shield for Disinfectant 2.9), there's only a blank
- >>extension-type icon. Other files have been similarly affected (MS Word
- >>documents have a blank document icon). I have no idea as to what is
-
- This is a FAQ. Using the TuneUp usually gets rid of the problem, but if you
- still have it, there's a utility available by ftp from many sites called
- save-a-bundl which will restore the special icons most of the time. I've seen
- a suggestion recently to paste a "custom icon" (use any bitmap at all, since
- you will be cutting it again) into the Get Info window, then cut it again. This
- will reset the bit that tells the finder about icons, so it might work for you.
-
- Susan Kayser NCF::KAYSER or kayser%nssdca.span@star.stanford.edu
- Hughes/STX at NASA/GSFC/NSSDC
- Greenbelt, MD
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