I screwed up my Icons, do not display correctly

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PLEASE HELP!! I did a disk cleanup yesterday and I just clicked ok, and it deleted the normal things it does and i think this is when it might have happened. i also had a public folder as a user and i deleted it thinking i did not need it, and i think this may have had something to do with it. i have searched for remedies and have tried a few. the best i can do is get the icon showing, but it is covered up with an icon that is a blue outline box with a red dot and green dot in it.

I am attaching a screen shot so you can see what i am talking about.

Please Help Me.
 

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did not work

i used the auto rebuild and it seemed like it worked, then the machine rebooted and the icons looked corrected for about 30 seconds then the switched back. i am attaching the screen shot.

thanks so much for helping!!
 

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The problem appears to be specific to your user account. At least that's what I'm guessing given the way you describe the problem. It loads properly then reverts when user account settings are loaded.

Is there another user account on the machine you could check that theory with for me?
 

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Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
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Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
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yes there is. let me check now.
 

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it still does it when logged in as a different user
 

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Curious, I'll take a page from the microsoft technet on this step.
If the issue persists, there might be conflict with certain program running background. I would suggest test the issue in clean boot.

This method will help us determine if this issue is caused by a loading program or service. Refer to How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
===============
1. Click the Start Button and type "msconfig" (without quotation marks) in the Search Box and press Enter.
2. Click Continue to verify the permission.
3. Select the Services tab in the open window. Check the “Hide all Microsoft Services” option and click Disable All.
4. Switch to the Startup tab and click Disable All.
5. Click OK to save the settings and select Restart when prompted.
6. Check whether or not the issue still occurs. Note: Temporarily disabling the Startup Group only prevents the startup programs from loading at startup. This shouldn't adversely affect the system or other programs. We can still manually run these programs later.
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Windows 7 x64Intel i7 2600kG.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
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Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info
The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
ok. that worked. everything is back working correctly. what does this mean??
 

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This means a application you are running is interfering with you desktop icons somehow. It would more than likely be something you have installed recently.

The long way to troubleshoot this would be to start re-enabling the items we removed with that last step one at a time, until the problem occurs again.
This would point to the culprit.
 

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Windows 7 x64Intel i7 2600kG.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info
The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
gotcha. let me try that. i will let you know.
 

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windows 7 32 bit
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Laptop Latitude E6400
OS
windows 7 32 bit
Hard Drives
120 G Solid State
thanks

i wanted to Thank you again for helping me solve my icon problem. it was really driving me nuts. anyway everything has been working fine. i have tried to go through each disabled service but i still have not located which one. i have run a trend micro scan and nothing came up, but i am going to keep looking.
thanks, gh
 

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windows 7 32 bit
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Dell Laptop Latitude E6400
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windows 7 32 bit
Hard Drives
120 G Solid State
Trend micro itself could possibly be the problem. It's rare but sometimes third party av/security suites cause issues with some win 7 machines.
Assuming your windows is legit. You can just use microsoft security essentials in its place. In that scenario I would also get the free version of malwarebytes antimalware and scan manually now and then.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 x64Intel i7 2600kG.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info
The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
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