Iconpackager gave me a huge headache!

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Just to let some people know -- Icon packager caused me 2 huge problems that I never thought could be caused by this program. In fact, I reinstalled windows because of it as well as spent 4 hours on windows XP and Word tech support people.

Here's the problems iconpackager cause me
1) Screwed up my Word and Excel. Could not open any document from the desktop or folders. Has to use the file menu to open anything.

2)Shut down my Help and Support section on the start menu.

I was about to reinstall windows again, and then I thought, "let me just uninstall iconpackager and see what it does." Volia! Everything is now fixed. Cant believe it! The program is VERY buggy, including how it switches icons around for various filetypes when you decide to add a new type of file to change. Its a great idea, but on both my computers, just adding one extra file screws up almost all other filetype icons, and you have to re-create the package again in order to get it right. I thought this program was supposed to make things easier. LOL. Well maybe when they patch it, it will work properly.

ajbrutico.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
for #1 and #2:

go to the folder where the file iprepair.dll is (the iconpackager folder). Start a command box (Start>run>cmd) and type regsvr32 /u iprepair.dll. Then reboot. This fixed all the problems I was having with iconpackager and I could still use it.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This is happening to people over and over and all they seem to do is pass it off like it's no big deal. "Why didn't you call support?". "Do you absolutely have to have Word and Excel working right?" "What's so hard about opening anything from the file menu?" "Try this little fix after it's already trashed your computer... and it might work." Man, what a mess.
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And yeah Hus...I'm griping about nothing, I suppose? Yeah, I'm a real tool alright. Damn, just let em all reformat, no biggie.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
umm, not sure what you're going on about. SD has taken iprepair.dll out of the latest IP update because it has been causing major problems. Is SD the "they" you are referring to?

"They" could have publicized this a bit better, but I'm not so sure it's worth all that stuff your saying.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If none of these IP problems are happening after the iprepair.dll was taken out, then I apologize on the present situation. I'm still seeing threads about it...so I don't know if it's with the newest update. But my comments on admin's painting it as no big deal in previous threads like people were just complaining about nothing were extremely condescending to people that were having problems that may seem minor to admin but huge to the users.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i've had zero problems using IP - no matter what version i have had and currently have *most updated*
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I had these problems with IP as well and had to reformat my pc...twice...because I wasn't aware it was IP that was causing all the problems at first...So for now I uninstalled it until I start seeing threads saying it has definitely been fixed.

And I've seen that this iprepair.dll file that has been causing the problems has been removed, but does removing this file also remove some features?