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Windows 7
Firefox 115.30.0 esr
SeaMonkey 2.53.21

Some years ago, I set my Windows registry to use the old Mozilla dragon
as the icon for the HTML files on my PC. I have over 300 such files,
which I update locally before uploading them to my Web site. I did this
to distinguish HTML files from Internet shortcuts.

Often, when I updated SeaMonkey, the icons would revert to the same blue
circle with a sea monkey as used for Internet shortcuts. I developed a registry entry file (.reg) to fix this.

Since I installed Firefox 115.30.0 esr, however, my HTML files seem to
be using the icon for TXT files. My .reg no longer fixes this. I have searched my registry but cannot find a solution. I logged the
installation of Firefox 115.30.0 esr, capturing changes to the registry;
but nothing appears awry.

Can anyone help me resstore my old HTML icon, which I have in a folder
called (of course) icons.
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<http://www.rossde.com/>
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David,

Can anyone help me resstore my old HTML icon, which I have in a
folder called (of course) icons.

I take it those files actually have the ".htm" or ".html" extension and
not - perhaps hidden to you - a ".txt " extension ? When you open (double-click) such a html-looking-like-a-textfile, what program is it
opened in ?

After that I would start with right-clicking the
html-looking-like-a-textfile and choosing "properties". It should show you what kind of file the OS thinks it is, as well as which program is set to
open it.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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On Thu, 25 Dec 2025 08:31:33 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:

David,

Can anyone help me resstore my old HTML icon, which I have in a folder
called (of course) icons.

I take it those files actually have the ".htm" or ".html" extension and
not - perhaps hidden to you - a ".txt " extension ? When you open (double-click) such a html-looking-like-a-textfile, what program is it
opened in ?

For that reason, whenever I install Windows I disable that "hide file extensions" setting that lies to you about your files.

After that I would start with right-clicking the
html-looking-like-a-textfile and choosing "properties". It should show
you what kind of file the OS thinks it is, as well as which program is
set to open it.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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day).

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robbing this store."
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On 12/25/25 12:36 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On Thu, 25 Dec 2025 08:31:33 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:

David,

Can anyone help me resstore my old HTML icon, which I have in a folder
called (of course) icons.

I take it those files actually have the ".htm" or ".html" extension and
not - perhaps hidden to you - a ".txt " extension ? When you open
(double-click) such a html-looking-like-a-textfile, what program is it
opened in ?

For that reason, whenever I install Windows I disable that "hide file extensions" setting that lies to you about your files.

After that I would start with right-clicking the
html-looking-like-a-textfile and choosing "properties". It should show
you what kind of file the OS thinks it is, as well as which program is
set to open it.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

There are two programs that I've had luck with. Each has it's assets. https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html File Types Mgr. https://defaultprogramseditor.com/ Default program editor.
The latter I think will export to .reg files when you make changes.
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Alan K.
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On 12/24/2025 11:31 PM, R.Wieser wrote:

David,

Can anyone help me resstore my old HTML icon, which I have in a
folder called (of course) icons.

I take it those files actually have the ".htm" or ".html" extension and
not - perhaps hidden to you - a ".txt " extension ? When you open (double-click) such a html-looking-like-a-textfile, what program is it opened in ?

After that I would start with right-clicking the html-looking-like-a-textfile and choosing "properties". It should show you what kind of file the OS thinks it is, as well as which program is set to open it.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

I always expose the extension except for Windows shortcuts. The files
all have .html; none are .htm or .shtml.

When I double-click on such a file, it opens in SeaMonkey (my default
browser). The properties of such a file is "SeaMonkey Document
(.html)". "Opens with: SeaMonkey".
--

David E. Ross
<http:www.rossde.com>

Some Republican officials have denounced the assassination
of Charlie Kirk as a conspiracy by liberal Democrats. Why
then is the attempted kidnapping of the Democrat governor
of Michigan, the shooting of a Democrat state senator of
Minnesota, and the assassination of the Democrat speaker
of the Minnesota state assembly not denounced as a
conservative Republican conspiracy?

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David,

When I double-click on such a file, it opens in SeaMonkey (my
default browser). The properties of such a file is "SeaMonkey
Document (.html)". "Opens with: SeaMonkey".

That sounds as it should be.

Have you checked what the ".html" entry in the registry shows ? And the entry its "(default)" key points at ? Both can contain an "DefaultIicon" entry, with the file-extension entry overruling the latter one.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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On 12/25/2025 10:47 AM, R.Wieser wrote:

David,

When I double-click on such a file, it opens in SeaMonkey (my
default browser). The properties of such a file is "SeaMonkey
Document (.html)". "Opens with: SeaMonkey".

That sounds as it should be.

Have you checked what the ".html" entry in the registry shows ? And the entry its "(default)" key points at ? Both can contain an "DefaultIicon" entry, with the file-extension entry overruling the latter one.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

I just now repeated a RegEdit search of the registry. All .html keys
point to the icon I want.
--

David E. Ross
<http:www.rossde.com>

Some Republican officials have denounced the assassination
of Charlie Kirk as a conspiracy by liberal Democrats. Why
then is the attempted kidnapping of the Democrat governor
of Michigan, the shooting of a Democrat state senator of
Minnesota, and the assassination of the Democrat speaker
of the Minnesota state assembly not denounced as a
conservative Republican conspiracy?

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On 25.12.2025 21:11, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 10:47 AM, R.Wieser wrote:

David,

When I double-click on such a file, it opens in SeaMonkey (my
default browser). The properties of such a file is "SeaMonkey
Document (.html)". "Opens with: SeaMonkey".

That sounds as it should be.

Have you checked what the ".html" entry in the registry shows ? And the >> entry its "(default)" key points at ? Both can contain an "DefaultIicon" >> entry, with the file-extension entry overruling the latter one.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

I just now repeated a RegEdit search of the registry. All .html keys
point to the icon I want.

You could try this:

go to
%userprofile%\AppData\Local
(e.g.: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local)

delete IconCache.db

restart explorer.exe

ciao..
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On 12/25/2025 9:56 AM, Alan K. wrote:

On 12/25/25 12:36 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On Thu, 25 Dec 2025 08:31:33 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:

David,

Can anyone help me resstore my old HTML icon, which I have in a folder >>>> called (of course) icons.

I take it those files actually have the ".htm" or ".html" extension and
not - perhaps hidden to you - a ".txt " extension ? When you open
(double-click) such a html-looking-like-a-textfile, what program is it
opened in ?

For that reason, whenever I install Windows I disable that "hide file
extensions" setting that lies to you about your files.

After that I would start with right-clicking the
html-looking-like-a-textfile and choosing "properties". It should show
you what kind of file the OS thinks it is, as well as which program is
set to open it.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

There are two programs that I've had luck with. Each has it's assets. https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html File Types Mgr. https://defaultprogramseditor.com/ Default program editor.
The latter I think will export to .reg files when you make changes.

I am quite familiar with FileTypesMan. I have been using it for years. However, changing the icon for a given file extension often requires
changes in more than one registry key; but FileTypesMan only changes one
key.

Instead, I used Nirsoft's RegScanner to search for DefaultIcon. My
icons are in D:\icons. I tried setting all HTML instances to
@="D:\\icons\\newHTML.ICO,0"
That did not help. Then I tried setting them to
D:\icons\newHTML.ICO
That too did not help.

I will try Default Programs Editor, which is new to me.
--

David E. Ross
<http:www.rossde.com>

Some Republican officials have denounced the assassination
of Charlie Kirk as a conspiracy by liberal Democrats. Why
then is the attempted kidnapping of the Democrat governor
of Michigan, the shooting of a Democrat state senator of
Minnesota, and the assassination of the Democrat speaker
of the Minnesota state assembly not denounced as a
conservative Republican conspiracy?

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On 12/25/2025 12:19 PM, Schugo wrote:

On 25.12.2025 21:11, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 10:47 AM, R.Wieser wrote:

David,

When I double-click on such a file, it opens in SeaMonkey (my
default browser). The properties of such a file is "SeaMonkey
Document (.html)". "Opens with: SeaMonkey".

That sounds as it should be.

Have you checked what the ".html" entry in the registry shows ? And the >>> entry its "(default)" key points at ? Both can contain an "DefaultIicon" >>> entry, with the file-extension entry overruling the latter one.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

I just now repeated a RegEdit search of the registry. All .html keys
point to the icon I want.

You could try this:

go to
%userprofile%\AppData\Local
(e.g.: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local)

delete IconCache.db

restart explorer.exe

ciao..

I tried that just now. It did not help.
--

David E. Ross
<http:www.rossde.com>

Some Republican officials have denounced the assassination
of Charlie Kirk as a conspiracy by liberal Democrats. Why
then is the attempted kidnapping of the Democrat governor
of Michigan, the shooting of a Democrat state senator of
Minnesota, and the assassination of the Democrat speaker
of the Minnesota state assembly not denounced as a
conservative Republican conspiracy?

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On 12/25/2025 12:24 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 9:56 AM, Alan K. wrote:

On 12/25/25 12:36 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On Thu, 25 Dec 2025 08:31:33 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:

David,

Can anyone help me resstore my old HTML icon, which I have in a folder >>>>> called (of course) icons.

I take it those files actually have the ".htm" or ".html" extension and >>>> not - perhaps hidden to you - a ".txt " extension ? When you open
(double-click) such a html-looking-like-a-textfile, what program is it >>>> opened in ?

For that reason, whenever I install Windows I disable that "hide file
extensions" setting that lies to you about your files.

After that I would start with right-clicking the
html-looking-like-a-textfile and choosing "properties". It should show >>>> you what kind of file the OS thinks it is, as well as which program is >>>> set to open it.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

There are two programs that I've had luck with. Each has it's assets.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html File Types Mgr.
https://defaultprogramseditor.com/ Default program editor.
The latter I think will export to .reg files when you make changes.

I am quite familiar with FileTypesMan. I have been using it for years. However, changing the icon for a given file extension often requires
changes in more than one registry key; but FileTypesMan only changes one
key.

Instead, I used Nirsoft's RegScanner to search for DefaultIcon. My
icons are in D:\icons. I tried setting all HTML instances to
@="D:\\icons\\newHTML.ICO,0"
That did not help. Then I tried setting them to
D:\icons\newHTML.ICO
That too did not help.

I will try Default Programs Editor, which is new to me.

I installed Default Programs Editor and tried using it to fix my
problem. It did not fix it. However, I will keep Default Programs
Editor since it is likely to be otherwise useful.

My next attempt to fix this will be to save my SeaMonkey profiles and
then remove SeaMonkey from my PC and deleting all its registry keys. I
will then reinstall SeaMonkey and restore its profiles. Finally, I will
merge my HTML icon.reg file back into the registry.
--

David E. Ross
<http:www.rossde.com>

Some Republican officials have denounced the assassination
of Charlie Kirk as a conspiracy by liberal Democrats. Why
then is the attempted kidnapping of the Democrat governor
of Michigan, the shooting of a Democrat state senator of
Minnesota, and the assassination of the Democrat speaker
of the Minnesota state assembly not denounced as a
conservative Republican conspiracy?

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On 25/12/2025 06:18, David E. Ross wrote:

Can anyone help me resstore my old HTML icon, which I have in a folder
called (of course) icons.

Try Elon Musk's method:

<https://grok.com/c/87fb15c6-8a53-4ec2-bbbf-67dfa3e87c03?rid=a16d7d04-dae3-463f-ad77-0d2e9c229e32>

Merry Christmas.





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On 12/25/2025 1:29 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

My next attempt to fix this will be to save my SeaMonkey profiles and
then remove SeaMonkey from my PC and deleting all its registry keys. I
will then reinstall SeaMonkey and restore its profiles. Finally, I will merge my HTML icon.reg file back into the registry.

It was more work than I wanted, but that solved my problem. Logging my re-installation (old InCtrl.exe), I captured the registry changes
wrought by the process and updated my icon.reg file for future use.
--

David E. Ross
<http:www.rossde.com>

Some Republican officials have denounced the assassination
of Charlie Kirk as a conspiracy by liberal Democrats. Why
then is the attempted kidnapping of the Democrat governor
of Michigan, the shooting of a Democrat state senator of
Minnesota, and the assassination of the Democrat speaker
of the Minnesota state assembly not denounced as a
conservative Republican conspiracy?

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On 12/25/2025 3:19 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 1:29 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

My next attempt to fix this will be to save my SeaMonkey profiles and
then remove SeaMonkey from my PC and deleting all its registry keys. I
will then reinstall SeaMonkey and restore its profiles. Finally, I will
merge my HTML icon.reg file back into the registry.

It was more work than I wanted, but that solved my problem. Logging my re-installation (old InCtrl.exe), I captured the registry changes
wrought by the process and updated my icon.reg file for future use.

The first time I used Firefox, the icons for my HTML files all reverted
to the TXT icon. This time, reinstalling SeaMoneky did NOT fix this.
--

David E. Ross
<http:www.rossde.com>

Some Republican officials have denounced the assassination
of Charlie Kirk as a conspiracy by liberal Democrats. Why
then is the attempted kidnapping of the Democrat governor
of Michigan, the shooting of a Democrat state senator of
Minnesota, and the assassination of the Democrat speaker
of the Minnesota state assembly not denounced as a
conservative Republican conspiracy?

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On 29/12/2025 06:10, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 3:19 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 1:29 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

My next attempt to fix this will be to save my SeaMonkey profiles and
then remove SeaMonkey from my PC and deleting all its registry keys. I
will then reinstall SeaMonkey and restore its profiles. Finally, I will >>> merge my HTML icon.reg file back into the registry.

It was more work than I wanted, but that solved my problem. Logging my
re-installation (old InCtrl.exe), I captured the registry changes
wrought by the process and updated my icon.reg file for future use.

The first time I used Firefox, the icons for my HTML files all reverted
to the TXT icon. This time, reinstalling SeaMoneky did NOT fix this.

You were told to use Elon Musk's method, but you refused. Let me remind
you of this:

Try Elon Musk's method:

<https://grok.com/c/87fb15c6-8a53-4ec2-bbbf-67dfa3e87c03?rid=a16d7d04-dae3-463f-ad77-0d2e9c229e32>

Merry Christmas.

If you ask a question, then have the courtesy to respond. You didn't
read the original post, nor did you acknowledge it.

Happy New Year!





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On 29.12.2025 07:10, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 3:19 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 1:29 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

My next attempt to fix this will be to save my SeaMonkey profiles and
then remove SeaMonkey from my PC and deleting all its registry keys. I
will then reinstall SeaMonkey and restore its profiles. Finally, I will >>> merge my HTML icon.reg file back into the registry.

It was more work than I wanted, but that solved my problem. Logging my
re-installation (old InCtrl.exe), I captured the registry changes
wrought by the process and updated my icon.reg file for future use.

The first time I used Firefox, the icons for my HTML files all reverted
to the TXT icon. This time, reinstalling SeaMoneky did NOT fix this.

The last idea would be:

Use Sysinternal RegMon and FileMon and start an explorer window with
HTML files and try to find out what's wrong.

ciao..

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On 29.12.2025 07:10, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 3:19 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 1:29 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

My next attempt to fix this will be to save my SeaMonkey profiles and
then remove SeaMonkey from my PC and deleting all its registry keys. I
will then reinstall SeaMonkey and restore its profiles. Finally, I will >>> merge my HTML icon.reg file back into the registry.

It was more work than I wanted, but that solved my problem. Logging my
re-installation (old InCtrl.exe), I captured the registry changes
wrought by the process and updated my icon.reg file for future use.

The first time I used Firefox, the icons for my HTML files all reverted
to the TXT icon. This time, reinstalling SeaMoneky did NOT fix this.

do you maybe have a text editor associated with .html files which
takes over when you start it?

ciao..

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On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 22:10:46 -0800, David E. Ross wrote:

The first time I used Firefox, the icons for my HTML files all
reverted to the TXT icon. This time, reinstalling SeaMoneky did NOT
fix this.

This is obviously a Windows-specific problem, not a Firefox-related
problem.
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On 12/29/2025 8:51 PM, Schugo wrote:

On 29.12.2025 07:10, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 3:19 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/25/2025 1:29 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

My next attempt to fix this will be to save my SeaMonkey profiles and
then remove SeaMonkey from my PC and deleting all its registry keys. I >>>> will then reinstall SeaMonkey and restore its profiles. Finally, I will >>>> merge my HTML icon.reg file back into the registry.

It was more work than I wanted, but that solved my problem. Logging my
re-installation (old InCtrl.exe), I captured the registry changes
wrought by the process and updated my icon.reg file for future use.

The first time I used Firefox, the icons for my HTML files all reverted
to the TXT icon. This time, reinstalling SeaMoneky did NOT fix this.

do you maybe have a text editor associated with .html files which
takes over when you start it?

ciao..

When I request Edit for an HTML file, the default is Wordpad. I created
a special icon -- quite different from the TXT icon -- for non-HTML text
files for which the default editor is also Wordpad. Double-clicking on
one of those text files launches Wordpad but does not change any icons.
--

David E. Ross
<http:www.rossde.com>

Some Republican officials have denounced the assassination
of Charlie Kirk as a conspiracy by liberal Democrats. Why
then is the attempted kidnapping of the Democrat governor
of Michigan, the shooting of a Democrat state senator of
Minnesota, and the assassination of the Democrat speaker
of the Minnesota state assembly not denounced as a
conservative Republican conspiracy?

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