Windows Icon cache will not rebuild itself

All my desktop icons are missing it only shows the text/name of program.
On my taskbar there are huge empty spaces all I see is the shine when I hover over them
When I click start the start menu doesn't appear
The Iconcache.db file is not there and won't come back and will not recreate
I'm using Windows 7 home premium x32

Hi,
First of all, do we have any backups available to go back to a good state? If yes, please perform a system restore.
Besides, do we have the Show hidden files and folders option selected? The Iconcache.db file is not visible by default, we could simply rename
it and Windows should recreate it when restart.
Regarding how to rebuild the Iconcache.db file, please take a look at the below articles:
How to rebuild icon cache
How to Rebuild the Icon Cache in Windows
And if the above is not work, then please consider to take a
repair install of Windows 7.
Best regards
Michael Shao
TechNet Community Support

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