Originally Posted by DanRSturbo
I'm stumped as well to be honest, usually changing the theme in XP would resolve it, and I can't seem to find anything that turns this option on or off.
So, i would go with the system restore option, start -> all programs <programs> accessories -> system tools -> system restore.
Or,
Aquire a program called Style XP, and then download themes from
www.themexp.org and that should get round it

Would never bother with style xp/windows blinds etc, there resource hogs so ive heard
Before you do the system restore make sure you know roughly when the icons were ok and pick the date on the calendar thing.