Home/ Questions/Q 4107214
In Process

The Archive Base Latest Questions

Editorial Team
  • 0
Asked: 2026-05-20T21:28:41+00:00

START The path to the Icon is valid (Ex. C:\MyIcon.ico) The path to the

  • 0

START

enter image description here

  1. The path to the Icon is valid (Ex. “C:\MyIcon.ico”)
  2. The path to the Target was valid (Ex. “N:\My Folder\MyApp.exe”)
  3. I did not touch the shortcut file at all
  4. I renamed the folder on the file system (Ex. “N:\My Folder2\MyApp.exe”)
  5. Icon disappears (see below)

enter image description here

END

The same situation does not cause icon to disappear on Windows 7. This is a problem because the target in on a network drive, and when user is not connected to network, or VPN, the icon disappears, even if the icon file is stored and referenced locally.

Is this just a problem with Windows XP? Or is there anything that I can do to avoid the icon disappearing when disconnected from network?

Share

Leave an answer

You must login to add an answer.

Need An Account,

1 Answer

  1. Editorial Team

    I’ve done extensive testing, and I believe that it’s by design in Windows XP to make shortcut icons disappear when the target of the shortcut is invalid.

    When the target becomes invalid again, the icon reappears.

    • 0