For some reason all my office icons (Word, excel, PowerPoint, etc) have been replaced by the generic windows icon (the one that has the windows logo on it). How do I get the old (office) icons back? Someone posted this long time ago and i have the same problem but please look at my comments. My Comments: - when you click on the file it open using it's default program normally (whether it was doc or excel etc....) - when i try to reassign the file type or the file format to its' program, nothing happen - when i try to assign the file type another program (for example: assign the DOC files to Excel) the file icon change to the excel file format icon (the correct excel icon) but i can't leave it like this cuz the DOC file won't open with the Excel, so i reassign the DOC to it's default program the WIN WORD the file icon turn to the generic icon again!!! and please be noted that when i assign the DOC files with the Excel and the icon change to the Excel file format icon, the normal Excel sheets files remain with the generic windows icon!!! it's a very strange problem and i have never faced it before, i really need some help... :) Thanks to everyone

Asser, Follow the instructions at the link below. How to Rebuild the Icon Cache in Vista. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1... Tufenuf

Tufenuf, Thank you so much for your fast reply to my problem. I followed the instructions in this page (your link) to rebuild the icons database on my VISTA and I did. The old file was about 3.8MB after i deleted it and restart the new file was about 2.4MB BUT with no effect on my problem at all, i tried to open files and reassign programs and everything again after the rebuild but with no effect. I still have the same problem. Can you help me? Thank you again Regards, Asser

Hey, I forgot to mention that. The PDF files had the same problem. I reinstalled the Adobe Reader now and it fixed the problem. But when i try and i did before and now again, try to reinstall or fix the office or the visio i got his setup stop error and it stop the installation and close it. any ideas?? :) thx

Asser, You should be able to find a possible solution at one of the links/threads at the search link below. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&... If you do please post back with the solution as it may help others. Tufenuf

i did and i find nothing could solve this problem :( thanks