Corrupted Desktop Icons

The following notes apply to Windows XP, but the general principles should work for other versions as well. To correct corrupted desktop icon problems, click on 'Start', then 'Control Panel', then 'Display Properties'. In that window, select the 'Desktop' tab, then 'Customize Desktop'. Click on the 'Recycle Bin' and click 'Restore Defaults'.

Corrupted Fonts

The following notes apply to Windows 98, but the general principles should work for Windows 95, and probably newer versions as well. To correct corrupted font problems:

cd \windows
attrib -h TTFCACHE
del TTFCACHE

Reboot the system.

This page is maintained by Mike Peterson, mikep@rubberchickencult.ca.
Created May 3, 2001. Last updated June 27, 2017.