Destroyed Icons...


  1. r5r4y
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    Destroyed Icons...


    Hello...
    I don't know exactly when this problem occurred but some of my icons got destroyed...



    the MSN icon should appear but instead I see the default icon...
    Also same problem with Word, Acrobat Reader, VMware, word files [docx], Excel, PowerPoint... all show in the taskbar without their original icon...

    When choosing "Never Combine" the original icons appeared but for example in the start menu I still can't see them How to solve this? Also I don't have any restore points... so that's not an option...
    Last edited by Brink; 31 Jan 2010 at 03:51.
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  3. Zen00
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    You can set the icons manually. If your going to do so, I'd suggest downloading some custom icons from online first, for better effect.

    Here's some nice ones. Get Icons - RocketDock.com
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  4. r5r4y
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    Thanks for the fast replay...
    I already tried this, but the icons still not showing up when the taskbar icon are combined...
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  6. r5r4y
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    Reinstalling and repairing the programs did the trick...
    If you encounter the problem try to repair the programs first via control panel add/remove...
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  7. Zen00
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    Thanks much!
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