Generic Window Icon Appears Instead of the Microsoft Windows Logo Icon (305944)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

This article was previously published under Q305944

SYMPTOMS

System components or third-party programs may display a generic window icon instead of the Windows logo icon.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur because some system components and third-party programs specify IDI_WINLOGO as lpIconName under LoadIcon properties:

   WNDCLASSEX wcex;
   wcex.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, (LPCTSTR)IDI_WINLOGO);
   wcex.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, (LPCTSTR)IDI_SMALL);

If IDI_WINLOGO is specified, a generic window icon, instead of the Windows logo icon, is displayed as a system menu icon.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

This symptom occurs commonly in system-component or third-party program windows if this predefined value is used. IDI_WINLOGO is specified as lpIconName in LoadIcon properties for some system components or third-party programs.

The icon is updated as a part of the user interface (UI) redesign.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/29/2001
Keywords:	kb3rdparty kbprb kbui KB305944