Corrupted Desktop Icons

Today I the icons on the desktop that represent shortcuts have all suddenly
changed so that the icon seems to be behind what I think is the Vista
default for a link to a non-existent program
All the shortcuts are still working and if I try to change it to the
(correct) icon shown in properties nothing changes.

Can anyone advise me what I might have done to cause this or, more
importantly, advise me what I need to do to correct it.?

I spent several hours searching the net for a solution but so far I've found
nothing.
I've also restore my system to a point 4 days before this fault occurred but
it has made no difference

Any help will be much appreciated

Hello

If you mean the small arrow overlay icon on the shortcuts, then thi
can show you how to restore them

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...tcut-arrow.htm

Hope this helps
Shaw

Microsoft;1119642 Wrote:
> Today I the icons on the desktop that represent shortcuts have al
> suddenl
> changed so that the icon seems to be behind what I think is the Vist
> default for a link to a non-existent progra
> All the shortcuts are still working and if I try to change it to th
> (correct) icon shown in properties nothing changes
>
> Can anyone advise me what I might have done to cause this or, mor
> importantly, advise me what I need to do to correct it.
>
> I spent several hours searching the net for a solution but so far I'v
> foun
> nothing
> I've also restore my system to a point 4 days before this faul
> occurred bu
> it has made no differenc
>
> Any help will be much appreciate

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Thanks, that did the trick.

I looked at the current entry in the registry and it was pointing at
c:\windows\system32\oobe\info\blank.ico
The info subfolder didn't exist

Thanks again


"Brink" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hello,
>
> If you mean the small arrow overlay icon on the shortcuts, then this
> can show you how to restore them.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...cut-arrow.html
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> Microsoft;1119642 Wrote:
>> Today I the icons on the desktop that represent shortcuts have all
>> suddenly
>> changed so that the icon seems to be behind what I think is the Vista
>> default for a link to a non-existent program
>> All the shortcuts are still working and if I try to change it to the
>> (correct) icon shown in properties nothing changes.
>>
>> Can anyone advise me what I might have done to cause this or, more
>> importantly, advise me what I need to do to correct it.?
>>
>> I spent several hours searching the net for a solution but so far I've
>> found
>> nothing.
>> I've also restore my system to a point 4 days before this fault
>> occurred but
>> it has made no difference
>>
>> Any help will be much appreciated
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*'
> (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511)
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*Windows 7 Forums*'
> '*Windows Vista Forums*'
>
> *Please post feedback to help others.*

You're welcome Chorks. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. :

Chorks;1119971 Wrote:
> Thanks, that did the trick
>
> I looked at the current entry in the registry and it was pointing a
> c:\windows\system32\oobe\info\blank.ic
> The info subfolder didn't exis
>
> Thanks agai
>
>
> "Brink" <> wrote in messag
> news:...> > >
> >
> > > Hello
> >
> > > If you mean the small arrow overlay icon on the shortcuts, then thi
> > > can show you how to restore them
> >
> > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...tcut-arrow.htm
> >
> > > Hope this helps
> > > Shaw
> >
> > > Microsoft;1119642 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > >> Today I the icons on the desktop that represent shortcuts have al
> > > >> suddenl
> > > >> changed so that the icon seems to be behind what I think is th
> > > Vist
> > > >> default for a link to a non-existent progra
> > > >> All the shortcuts are still working and if I try to change it to th
> > > >> (correct) icon shown in properties nothing changes
> > > >
> > > >> Can anyone advise me what I might have done to cause this or, mor
> > > >> importantly, advise me what I need to do to correct it.
> > > >
> > > >> I spent several hours searching the net for a solution but so fa
> > > I'v
> > > >> foun
> > > >> nothing
> > > >> I've also restore my system to a point 4 days before this faul
> > > >> occurred bu
> > > >> it has made no differenc
> > > >
> > > >> Any help will be much appreciated> > > >
> >
> >
> > > -
> > > Brin
> >
> > > '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*
> >
> > (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not as
> > > them.
> > > '*Windows 7 Forums*' ('Windows 7 Forums
> >
> > > '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/
> >
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.* >

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