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One day when I opened My Computer I saw a strange icon for drive D: instead of the usual icon.

How can I restore the original icon? Here is a screenshot:

Screenshot of drive icon

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If you type in D:\autorun.inf into Start->Run, does anything come up? – Mehrdad Jul 8 '11 at 6:29
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  1. Launch a Command Prompt with administrator privileges, and navigate to the root of drive D:

  2. Run the following:

    attrib -r -h -s autorun.inf
del autorun.inf

This will most likely solve your problem.

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how to run CMD with admin privileges? – imdadhusen Jul 8 '11 at 9:18
@imdadhusen seems there was a formatting problem in the answer. It should be . not . – Gareth Jul 8 '11 at 10:26
yep its attrib<space>-s<space>-h<space>*.*<space>/S<space>/D – Adeel Hasan Akbari Jul 9 '11 at 19:35
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"right click -> properties" on D drive,
Under the "Customize" tab there is a area named "Folder pictures"
choose "Restore Default"

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I have tried but still didn't get result! – imdadhusen Jul 8 '11 at 6:38
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If the drive is external: After following the solution with Command Prompt above, reconnect the drive to make the icon restore.

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