Icons randomly messed up.

[dragondemonlord]

All of a sudden when i booted my computer the icons got messed up like this.

 

[koolkat77]

Start off following this thread: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

Also do a sfc /scannow after that and reboot when prompted

 

[dragondemonlord]

Ok i tried the icon cache rebuild and i am now running the scan

 

[koolkat77]

Keep us posted.

 

[Arc]

Let us know ... what is the third party disk/registry cleaner you do use ?

If those suggestions fail, try reinstalling those programs for which ou lost the icons, and stop using any third party cleaner (other than ccleaner) , if you use any.

 

[dragondemonlord]

Let us know ... what is the third party disk/registry cleaner you do use ?

If those suggestions fail, try reinstalling those programs for which ou lost the icons, and stop using any third party cleaner (other than ccleaner) , if you use any.

I don't use a third party cleaner (lol i use ccleaner)

 

[dragondemonlord]

Start off following this thread: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

Also do a sfc /scannow after that and reboot when prompted

I have done the scan and restarted
the icons are not fixed and the boot screen returned to windows vista

 

[Arc]

Use Ccleaner with its default settings, got allow the clean to be aggressive.

What is the situation after rebuilding icon cache and running SFC ? Do you use adobe reader ? Is the icon for that program looking normal ?

 

[dragondemonlord]

Use Ccleaner with its default settings, got allow the clean to be aggressive.

What is the situation after rebuilding icon cache and running SFC ? Do you use adobe reader ? Is the icon for that program looking normal ?

I still have the icon issue but now the bot screen is the vista boot screen

I use adobe reader x and the icon is just white

 

[Arc]

Reinstall all the programs those are changed their icons to generic ones. That would be easiest for you among all possible fixes.

 

[dragondemonlord]

Reinstall all the programs those are changed their icons to generic ones. That would be easiest for you among all possible fixes.

When installing programs it keeps saying The system cannot find the file specified and i downloaded a new *.exe

 

[Arc]

How many programs are affected there ? If a sizeable number of program are affected, butter you do a http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

 

[dragondemonlord]

skype and office 2010 and ultramon
it happened when i toke ownership of everything and it crashed i used the take ownership reg

 

[Arc]

skype and office 2010 and ultramon
it happened when i toke ownership of everything and it crashed i used the take ownership reg

Go for a clean install right now.

 

[dragondemonlord]

skype and office 2010 and ultramon
it happened when i toke ownership of everything and it crashed i used the take ownership reg

Go for a clean install right now.

I'm messed up that i lost my install disc :C
the good thing is that the programs still open

 

[koolkat77]

You may download the copy of your version from here Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life and follow this tutorial to install from USB http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31541-windows-7-usb-dvd-download-tool.html