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Shortcut Icons - Can't Change

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Name: Pheetown
Date: March 8, 2007 at 20:58:57 Pacific
OS: XP SP2
CPU/Ram: Intel Core 2/2 GB
Product: Velocity NoteMagix L80
Comment:

All of a sudden, out of no where, all the shortcuts on my desktop/in folders/links bar in IE have gone to some boring default icon. I try to change them in the properties, it shows that it's changed in the properties, but when I click apply or ok it doesn't change. This is driving me nutz!! Someone PLEASE help!! BTW I've downloaded FireFox on the rec of a friend and the icons show there in my links bar (such as the icons the websites provide). I've tried sending shortcust to the desktop to change the icon then drag/drop to my icon bar in FireFox but it does no good cause I can't change the icon on the desktop! *sigh*



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Name: Johnw
Date: March 9, 2007 at 02:20:32 Pacific
Reply:

I can't get my head around your problem, upload a screenshot to a site of your choice & tell us what version of IE.


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Name: californiakid
Date: March 9, 2007 at 07:49:12 Pacific
Reply:

Might try PowerToys for Windows XP Tweak UI
Repair/Rebuild Icons


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Response Number 3
Name: justcuz (by whitevalley)
Date: March 9, 2007 at 09:31:21 Pacific
Reply:

Boot in Safe Mode, when Desktop completed, re-boot in Normal. This will force a re-build of the iconcache (or use Tweak UI as posted above *_*)


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