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desktop icons not working
Name: pepito12 Date: April 9, 2005 at 17:38:09 Pacific OS: ? CPU/Ram: ?
Comment:
all my computer icon on my desktop are white like a default icon and if you double click it won't open, to open the program you have to right click it go in to properties then find target to use the program can you help me please ?
Name: Ed in Texas. Date: April 10, 2005 at 01:54:20 Pacific
Reply:
pepito12, my gut is telling me that white icons indicate an unfinished something or other likely caused by a corrupted file. That may/may not be the deal. As to how to fix?? If it were me, I'd try making a new shortcut icon (with crossed fingers) and see if that solves it??? If that seems to do the job, you may need to do all your icons and delete the old ones??? HTH. Ed in Texas.
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Response Number 2
Name: pepito12 Date: April 10, 2005 at 11:50:58 Pacific
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Ed in Texas i tried doing what you said but the shortcut icon came out the same as the other ones not working,do you have any more suggestions please ?????
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Response Number 3
Name: Renaissance Man Date: April 11, 2005 at 05:50:07 Pacific
Reply:
Try deleting C:\Windows\ShellIconCache
Windows will recreate it when you reboot.
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Response Number 4
Name: sreeprakashms Date: April 13, 2005 at 09:05:45 Pacific
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Dear pepito12,
I suggest you to use a third party software to fix the problem. I am using Tuneup Utilities 2004. It has a nice feature called Tuneup Winstyler.
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