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FavIconizer

By SteveKing

A small utility which refreshes the icons in your IE favorites menu
VC7Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
Posted:22 Mar 2003
Updated:13 May 2003
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Introduction

If you use Internet Explorer for browsing the web then you know that for some links you add to your favorites there's an icon indicating the webpage (e.g. CP has an orange icon with bob on it). But after a while those icons get replaced with the standard web icon again 'cause IE stores them in the web cache which gets cleaned up according to your settings.

I searched the web for a program which would let me store those icons in a safe place so they won't get lost again. Then I found Favorg. This program did the trick. But it was a little bit more than what I needed. Also, it doesn't check for the html tag <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF=link_to_favicon> but only gets the icon if it is in the root of the website and called favicon.ico.
Another thing that I didn't like was that it stored the icons in its program folder. Sure you could change that location but I always had to try several times until it worked. And what happens if you zip your favorites folder and move it to another computer? The icons are lost! And IE doesn't show the usual icon for them but an ugly white one.
Also, it seems that pcmag changed the download so that you need now a subscription for that.

So I decided to write my own program which fetches the icons for every link in the favorites folder. It also stores those icons in the favorites folder by creating a new subfolder and changing the attribute to 'hidden'. That way the folder for those icons doesn't show up in the favorites menu (even if you set "show hidden files/folders" in your settings).

To use the tool simply start it and hit the "start" button. Then wait a while. After the program finished you'll have all the nice icons restored - at least for those links which the website offers icons.

Updates

06.05.03: fixed small bug
01.04.03: recognizes now the tag <link rel="icon" href="http://test.com/favicon.ico">http://test.com/favicon.ico type="image/ico">
25.03.03: while retreiving the info cookies are disabled (for IE6)
14.05.03: updated source and downloads

 

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Questionfaviconizer & firefox Pinmemberblondeel4:03 25 Feb '08  
Generalwhat about FireFox? PinmemberIlan_G13:32 3 Oct '07  
GeneralDoes it work for updating the icons on IE 7.0 ? Pinmemberpontusa22:25 21 Dec '06  
GeneralInstallation Pinmemberrogerstopp10:01 1 Mar '06  
GeneralDidn't seem to find any! PinmemberDavid Tyler4:53 5 Feb '06  
NewsQuick Launch icons Pinmemberfacorreia3:57 17 Oct '05  
GeneralThankyou & Comments Pinmembersaishoman2:50 17 Sep '05  
GeneralFaviconizer Pinmembercjf2000012:44 27 Aug '05  
GeneralQuestions re Download choices & Uninstall Pinmembercodebuff1:34 7 Jun '05  
GeneralStarting Faviconizer PinmemberAnn Little9:51 28 Mar '05  
GeneralRe: Starting Faviconizer Pinmemberredlane6517:11 5 Apr '05  
GeneralRe: Starting Faviconizer Pinmemberexxoncruise20:30 2 May '05  
GeneralRe: Starting Faviconizer PinmemberSvensken13:53 30 Oct '05  
GeneralFaviconizer rocks! Pinmemberbtorrean20:18 4 Mar '05  
GeneralFavicon needs a nudge to the right, is there a fix? PinmemberMikeSouper5:18 22 Jan '05  
GeneralMisses Some FavIcons PinmemberNOYBNOYB11:55 16 Jan '05  
GeneralRe: Misses Some FavIcons Pinmemberpontusa23:38 10 May '05  
GeneralQuestion PinmemberButch Pa6:00 15 Jan '05  
GeneralRe: Question PinmemberSteveKing6:21 15 Jan '05  
Generalyou rock! PinmemberPyro Joe17:03 29 Dec '04  
GeneralChange _icons location PinsussAnonymous17:10 28 Oct '04  
GeneralJust Another Thank You! Pinsussthe_bull1:11 9 Oct '04  
GeneralWin98SE...GPF after 160 links processed PinmemberHonk4517:19 27 Sep '04  
GeneralRe: Win98SE...GPF after 160 links processed PinmemberGingkoBiloba11:12 9 Dec '05  
GeneralFavIconizer ultracoool PinmemberHonk4515:39 23 Sep '04  

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