Desktop Icons Change After You Install SimTown Version 1.0 (186228)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q186228 SYMPTOMS
After you install SimTown version 1.0 and restart your computer, the Show
Desktop and View Channels icons on the taskbar may appear as small houses.
Also, if you click one of these icons, you may receive an Open With dialog
box that prompts you to choose a program to use to open the View
Channels.scf file or the Show Desktop.scf file.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because SimTown alters the .scf file association.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, manually edit the .scf file association. To do so,
use the following steps:
- Double-click My Computer, click Folder Options on the View menu, and
then click the File Types tab.
- In the Registered File Types box, click SimTown Sounds, and then click
Edit.
- In the Description Of Type box, type Windows Explorer Command,
and then click New.
- In the Action box, type Open, and then in
the Application Used To Perform Action box, type
c:\progra~1\intern~1\iexplore.exe.
- Click the Use DDE check box to select it, and then type
[ShellFile("%1","%1",%S)] in the DDE Message box.
- In the Application box, type Folders, and
then type AppProperties in the Topics box.
- Click OK, click Change Icon, click Browse, choose an icon to replace
the missing icon, click OK, and then restart your computer.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this behavior is not caused by a problem
in Windows 98, but may be caused by design changes in Windows 98. For
more information about resolving this issue, contact the program's
manufacturer.
MORE INFORMATION
The third-party product discussed in this article is manufactured by a
vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or
otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2004 |
|---|
| Keywords: | kb3rdparty kbenv kbprb kbui KB186228 |
|---|
|