This is the second time this problem occured. This time however, it is on a
different machine. The default windows folders with icons such as downloaded
program files, and assembly, are missing their default icons. What is the
shell command to restore them?

Restore the Downloaded Program Files Folder

Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 /i occache.dll | Click OK

You may have to reboot, I don't remember.

from...
Restoring Functionality to the Downloaded Program Files Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174925

I have no idea what or where any assembly folder is.

Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 /i shell32 | Click OK

Reboot.

4. Repairs the Icon View
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Use TweakUI to Repair | Rebuild icons
[[Rebuilds all Explorer icons and removes unused Explorer icons from memory.
Rebuild icons when you find that Explorer is displaying the wrong icon for a
program or shortcut. Note that repairing icons may cause icons to lose any
custom positions.]]

TweakUI Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

Download Tweak UI here:
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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