Solved Google Chrome pinned to taskbar error

[Equonix]

Hey.

When I open Google Chrome on my taskbar it opens under a different icon then the pinned icon.

How do I get it so that Chrome opens up on the same icon?
(I know that the icon next to it does that as well but when I have used Chrome in the past it opened under the pinned icon)


Thanks.

 

[marsmimar]

Hello Equonix and welcome to Seven Forums.

By chance is one a 32-bit version and the other a 64-bit? They'd show up as different icons.

Google Chrome pinned to Windows 7 taskbar not opening under pinned icon - Super User

 

[Equonix]

Thanks i fixed it

 

[marsmimar]

That's great news! Thanks for posting back.

 

[Equonix]

Thanks to you, for the quick response

 

[Equonix]

My bad, I thought I fixed it... the problem is still occuring. :/

 

[marsmimar]

OK, I take back my previous post:

That's great news! Thanks for posting back.

On a serious note, what did you initially do that made you think the problem was solved, and what is happening now? Are both Chromes the same bit-ness or is one 32-bit and the other 64-bit? Anything else you can add would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Equonix]

Well I tried all the steps above and then I launched Chrome and it worked under 1 icon (what it should be doing) then I closed it and opened Chrome again to make sure the problem was fixed but it opened up under a new icon again. The icon's both look exactly the same though, one just has unknown recent / pages bookmarks when i right click it and the other one is normal. This never happened before only when I installed my SSD.

 

[Techsuperforce]

It seems it either a 32/64 bit issue or if not we could be dealing with something worse. More info of the version of chrome would help us help you. Look in control panel, program files, etc- see what version and if applicable how many chromes do you have r. Click the icons, look at the info under properties. Post information to help determine what it could be.
Hey here's an idea, have you tried just uninstalling chrome and re installing it again.
Export your bookmarks and be done!

 

[Equonix]

That's the information about Chrome.

Im not sure if this helps but... (I open the one on the left and it makes a new icon and launches it. -Then when I try to launch it off the new icon it connects to the old (normal) icon)

This is the old (normal icon)

 

[marsmimar]

This might be a long-shot but what happens if you uninstall Chrome and then try reinstalling a fresh copy? Perhaps there was a glitch during original install of Version 21. If you want to give this a try I recommend using Revo Pro to uninstall. (It has a free 30 day trial period.) Revo has a forced uninstall option that is pretty good at finding those obscure bits and pieces that usually get left behind when using the native Windows uninstall process.

Revo Uninstaller Pro - Uninstall Software, Remove Programs easily, Forced Uninstall

 

[Equonix]

I have tried that now when i try to download and install Chrome it comes up with this error message

 

[marsmimar]

See if Chrome is still showing in your start menu (start > all programs) and/or control panel > programs and features. If it's showing in both places (or just in the start menu) use the Chrome uninstaller (start menu > Google Chrome > Uninstall.) If it's only showing in programs and features, use that to uninstall. But the Chrome uninstaller is my first choice.

If you still can't get rid of Chrome there's a manual work around from Google. (NOTE: Step 9 shows it's for Vista but it's the same command for Windows 7.)

Manually uninstall Google Chrome in Windows - Google Chrome Help

Since this involves a registry change I recommend creating a restore point BEFORE doing anything else.

 

[Equonix]

Chrome isn't anywhere (installation) i can't find it under control panel programs and features it just comes up with that error message when i try to install Chrome

 

[marsmimar]

The manual uninstall should get rid of all the Chrome entries in the registry and allow you to reinstall the latest version. Don't forget to make a Restore Point.

Manually uninstall Google Chrome in Windows - Google Chrome Help

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/697-system-restore-point-create.html

 

[Equonix]

wont let me run the .reg file after i saved it to all files.

 

[marsmimar]

It was supposed to be saved to your desktop.

 

[Equonix]

I saved it to my desktop (under all files) as a .reg file

 

[marsmimar]

When you right-clicked on the link to save the remove.reg file it should have looked like this:



Item 1 would be renamed to: remove.reg
Item 2 would be: all files
Item 3 is select (click on) desktop
Final step is to click on Save button.

When I followed these steps the file appeared on my desktop with a registry icon like this:

Is that what you got?

 

[Equonix]

Sorry haven't been on busy with school