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The fix I’m about to describe involves tampering with the Windows registry.

So Windows 7 64-bit users will only be able to view Tortoise icons if at least 4 (non-Dropbox) overlay types are removed from the system. Dropbox registers 3 and will re-install them if they’re missing when the application is restarted. Windows registers 3 icon overlays (this may differ between versions). Installing a program which adds its own icon overlays can therefore disable them in another application. Vista 32-bit appears to support 15 overlay types, whereas Windows 7 64-bit supports 11. The problem is caused by the number of overlays permitted in different versions of Windows. It’s not an issue specific to Tortoise and it can affect any application which adds several icon overlays.

Unfortunately, Windows Tortoise users can encounter an issue where the file overlays disappear. While it may not be absolutely essential, the overlay offers a quick view of the current project status. Tortoise normally shows an overlay icon on every version-controlled file to indicate whether it has been added to the SVN repository, is new, modified, etc. TortoiseSVN will be one of the first systems developers install after upgrading to Windows 7. It’s free, is regularly updated, works on most versions of Windows and integrates well within the OS. For many Windows-based developers, Subversion and TortoiseSVN is a great source control solution.