icon display problem in file association on win98

[sgh915]

hi,
i have a terrible problem in win98.
when i creating new file, i need to show the my properly icon.
so i set my icon in display section in file association.
building is ok and installing is fine.
after that i try to create new icon, i can see the my icon.
how can i fix it?
help.
and urgent.
thx
so

[Cosmin]

Hi,

I'm not sure I understand the problem you are encountering. Can you please give me more details about this? Are you referring to the icon used by a file associated with your application? If so, what icon does it use?

Regards,
Cosmin

[sgh915]

hi,
thank u for your help.
plz, check attach screenshot file.

[Cosmin]

Hi,

Perhaps this behavior is caused by the Windows icon cache. If you double-click the file does it open in your application? If so, then the icon cache prevents Windows from showing the correct icon. If double-clicking the file doesn't open it in your application please send us the AIP you are using to support at advancedinstaller dot com so we can investigate it.

Regards,
Cosmin

[sgh915]

of course, if i double click this file, my application open and it work fine.
so it is right u guess icon cache prevents windows from showing the icon.
how can i fix it in this case?
thx
ps.
anyway, i sent u my AIP.
please see it.

[Cosmin]

Hi,

Although it may not work, you can try resetting the cache like this:
- right-click on the desktop and select the "Properties" menu
- in the "Display Properties" dialog go to the "Appearance" tab
- set the "Item" combo to "Icon"
- modify the "Size" field

For the computers you can try using a custom action to reset the cache during install, but I'm not sure how this custom action would look like.

Regards,
Cosmin

[sgh915]

as u see second picture, when i set icon in file association and build it, it works fine in winxp.
but it doesnt work in win98.
when i create new file in desktop, i can see the broken icon in shortmenu.
and when i created new file, i can see the broken icon, is not my setting icon.

[Cosmin]

Hi,

Unfortunately this behavior is caused by Windows 98, not by Windows Installer or by Advanced Installer. A workaround is to reset the icon cache like I suggested.

Regards,
Cosmin