Right try the following:

Install TweakUI from this stie:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

Open the program and browse down to Repair, in the box it should have "Rebuild Icons" click on Repair now and see whether that helps.

Otherwise go to http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and browse down to number 119 - Change the hard drive icon.

Try that file and see whether it helps.

You can create your own icon if you want:
http://www.axialis.com/tutorials/tutorial-iw015.html

hmm, i tried TweakUI w/o results before, and tried that one from Kellys-Korner w/o success.? It asked from the path to the icon so i put in is that correct?

-Daem

I think we are looking for the wrong solution here , it is not that just the icon has changed but you lost the icon and securety tab.

I don't know a solution yet but i thought i just mention it.

ya i was thinking that to. It seems as if my computer no longer recognizes it as a HDD cause when i do change hardrive icon, it never does anything...

-Daem

well when i installed my ne external HDD ( http://www.pchelpforum.com/index.php...icseen#msg6271 ) it had the same problem. But i used Icon Tweaker that Zimbo recommended and it fixed it, then i looked at my old HDD again and in that program it was set to the normal icon..but in My Computer it still wasnt right. I tried to fix it the exact way that i did the external drive w/o success... im so confised!

-Daem

try and see if there is an autorun.inf file in the C:/ drive. That may be pointing to the icon that you see. If there is one, delete the autorun.inf file. hope it helps :wink:

And WinXP home doesn't have the Security and Icon tabs, i think. do you have Home or Pro?

EDIT: Mine doesn't.

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