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Thread ID: 68962	2006-05-17 05:00:00	Lost programme specific icons	david1000 (7485)	Press F1

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455477	2006-05-17 05:00:00	I have Windows XP Professional. A little while ago, I hit something and all my desktop icons reverted to the default icon. Even when I load new programmes, the icon is the Windows defalut icon. All icons are there; but just as the default ones. Any suggestions as to how I can get back the pretty icons? Thanks, David	david1000 (7485)
455478	2006-05-17 05:08:00	Right click on icon you want to change, select properties then select Opens with, click on change button, select program from list, if not in list select browse to find program, then shut window, select apply from next window and close that window. Don't know whether there is a shorter way to do this or not. Trevor :)	Trev (427)
455479	2006-05-17 05:09:00	Thanks Trevor. Have tried this and id does not work. David	david1000 (7485)
455480	2006-05-17 05:21:00	Wish you had of told me before I wrote it down on piece of paper then typed the message in here. :lol Trevor :)	Trev (427)
455481	2006-05-17 07:32:00	Some tips here, it sounds like your Icon Cache file is corrupt. Look at the response comments for greater insight. www.softwaretipsandtricks.com	godfather (25)
455482	2006-05-18 00:10:00	Thanks, tried the suggestions on the web-site but didn't work. Have established that XP will rebuild the icon cache but icons are still the default ones. The mystery remains. Looks like I am back to installing an old Acronis image. Where would we be without Acronis?	david1000 (7485)
455483	2006-05-18 01:58:00	Do a System restore back to before you had the problem.	Pancake (6359)
455484	2006-05-18 02:28:00	Do any of these help. support.microsoft.com Trevor :)	Trev (427)
455485	2006-05-21 05:01:00	No. Appears to be a unique problem! david	david1000 (7485)
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