EQ2 map icon problem?

Dechau · #1 08-13-2011, 04:01 AM

First off, thanks for this amazing program, I've been using it for as long as I can remember, and I could not see myself play without it..

On to my prob

.. I have installed EQ2 on 2 computers, and on both I have the same problem..
I like my desktop to be as clean as possible, so I put all my icons on the taskbar instead, and that's where the problem is.. On both computers, the icon for EQ2Maps will not stay up, so instead I get this..

The icon next to Mozilla is ofc EQ2Maps

Is this a common problem? Can I do anything? If yes, then what can I do?

Thanks again both for the help and for your work on the best EQ2 add ever..

/Dechau

**Drumstix42** · #2 08-14-2011, 02:07 PM

Usually when something is attached to the taskbar, you can search for it in the Start Menu, and right click the first result and hit Properties. This is normally the shortcut icon for your taskbar and you can try editing the Icon and manually resetting it to the EQ2Maps exe file to grab the icon.

See if that helps...

Dechau · #3 08-15-2011, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drumstix42

Usually when something is attached to the taskbar, you can search for it in the Start Menu, and right click the first result and hit Properties. This is normally the shortcut icon for your taskbar and you can try editing the Icon and manually resetting it to the EQ2Maps exe file to grab the icon.

See if that helps...

Yea I already tried that, sadly without help

Is it only me who has this problem, or just me who uses the taskbar to put in icons

Anyway, a fix would be lovely if anyone else had a good idea :

**gm9** · #4 08-15-2011, 12:59 PM

Might be the taskbar is expecting a specific icon resolution which is not present in the file and cannot scale the existing ones to size. No idea, I'm not using Win7.

ShadowProwler420 · #5 11-16-2011, 02:49 PM

I, too, am having this same issue (also using Windows 7). And like you, Dechau, I also like to keep my desktop uncluttered and free of icons.

And just for the record, as you can see from the attached image, the EQ2MAP_Updater and EQ2MAP_Updater.exe files are displaying the same 'unknown file type' icons.

The weird thing is the file icons are 'unknown' in the start menu, the EQ2Map installed directory, and when pinned to the taskbar; however, the desktop shortcut icon that is generated is displayed properly (as seen in the second attached image). And yes, I have tried using that desktop shortcut icon to pin to the taskbar, but it still displays the unknown file type icon when pinned.

Ixoa · #6 11-16-2011, 06:23 PM

Hmm weird I use Windows 7 and have the eq2maps icon on my taskbar and is fine,what I did was right click the icon that is on the desktop and just use the pin to taskbar option then delete the shortcut thats on the desktop.Have been useing it like this for close to a year now.