The Folders Bar in Windows Explorer Does Not Contain Any Icons (307028)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q307028

SYMPTOMS

When you view files in Windows Explorer, the Folders bar may not contain any icons.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if there is no drive C on your computer.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use the subst command to point to the drive that Windows XP is installed on. For example, if Windows XP is installed on drive H:
  1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK to start a command prompt session.
  2. At the command prompt, type subst c: h:\, and then press ENTER.
  3. Type exit, and then press ENTER.
Note You can add this subst command to a startup script or to a logon script so that you do not have to repeat this procedure every that time you start your computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/27/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbenv kbtool kbui KB307028
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