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Favicons aren't the same as Windows icons .... they're stored in the Internet cache as favicon for that URL.
I wasn't sure how tightly nit the URL and favicon were, but you answered that question - a shortcut URL outside of favorites will not get updated by a fresh visit to the page. The favicon will get updated on the bookmark though.
See: How to find path to favicon.ico w/ IE7?
There's a utility referenced in the last post (I've never used that utility). The only problem might be - all files are named favicon.
If you copy them, be sure to name them something more meaningful
(i.e. SevenFoums.com favicon -> faviconSF -- OR -- iconSevenForums)
Once you have the favicons in a different folder, you can change the shortcut to use that icon, not the favicon. cCleaner won't touch those.
Or... you can copy the bookmark / favorite to the desktop
Glad you got it sorted.
Bill
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i suggest you for all web locations use bookmark's rather than desktop icon, since they always make display problems. every time you delete tempoary internet files or whatever. same happens with bookmark icons as well, but at least they're remade every time you visit web page again.