Help with Icons On Desktop After Win 7 Install

MarieN

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Well I installed windows 7 home P upgrade over vista Home P. All is ok but some of my desktop icons like Yahoo, Myspace, FB, are white pieces of paper with a small fold top right and the icon is in the middle and real small..Any fixes for this?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP dv7-1157cl
OS
windows 7 Upgrade Home Premium on a 64 bit notebook
CPU
Intel (r) Core (TM)2 duo CPU
Motherboard
Intel T5800 @2.22 GHz
Memory
4.00 GB
Right click, go to properties, and look around for change icon. You may have to use the tabs on top to find it, but it is there. Let us know what happens
Richard
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
Right click, go to properties, and look around for change icon. You may have to use the tabs on top to find it, but it is there. Let us know what happens
Richard

The Yahoo, Google, FB etc icons are not in there...
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP dv7-1157cl
OS
windows 7 Upgrade Home Premium on a 64 bit notebook
CPU
Intel (r) Core (TM)2 duo CPU
Motherboard
Intel T5800 @2.22 GHz
Memory
4.00 GB
You can try going to your windows.old folder. Click on computer>, c:> windows.old.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bruce ... somewhere in his 40's
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz
Motherboard
INTEL/D975XBX2
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 914v
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
2/500GB each ... ST3500630AS ATA Device.
One is not connected
PSU
Rocketfish 700 W
Case
G.Skill Gigabyte Chassis
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Internet Speed
DSL
Antivirus
Avira Internet Security
Browser
IE 11
Other Info
ATI HDMI Audio
Not working!
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP dv7-1157cl
OS
windows 7 Upgrade Home Premium on a 64 bit notebook
CPU
Intel (r) Core (TM)2 duo CPU
Motherboard
Intel T5800 @2.22 GHz
Memory
4.00 GB
Have you rebooted yet? If not, see if that will bring the icon back
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bruce ... somewhere in his 40's
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz
Motherboard
INTEL/D975XBX2
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 914v
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
2/500GB each ... ST3500630AS ATA Device.
One is not connected
PSU
Rocketfish 700 W
Case
G.Skill Gigabyte Chassis
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Internet Speed
DSL
Antivirus
Avira Internet Security
Browser
IE 11
Other Info
ATI HDMI Audio
Have you rebooted yet? If not, see if that will bring the icon back

Oh yeah..I installed win 7 yesterday..I have FF and IE 8 so I was just playing around with IE 8 and made a short cut for FB and it worked full size..Now I went to do it again with Myspace and it was small:mad:
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP dv7-1157cl
OS
windows 7 Upgrade Home Premium on a 64 bit notebook
CPU
Intel (r) Core (TM)2 duo CPU
Motherboard
Intel T5800 @2.22 GHz
Memory
4.00 GB
Get rid of FB and Myspace and you wouldn't have that problem! JK
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Panasonic Toughbook CF54
OS
W7 Pro
CPU
Intel Core i-5300U
Motherboard
America MegaTrends
Memory
16Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics 5500
Sound Card
SoundMax
Monitor(s) Displays
DFP W/CircularPolarization 1000 Nit Touch
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 Pro 512Gb
PSU
N/A
Case
Magnesium
Cooling
Passive
Keyboard
Emissive
Internet Speed
U-Verse Extreme 21MBPS,
Antivirus
MSE, Malwarebytes Professional

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP dv7-1157cl
OS
windows 7 Upgrade Home Premium on a 64 bit notebook
CPU
Intel (r) Core (TM)2 duo CPU
Motherboard
Intel T5800 @2.22 GHz
Memory
4.00 GB
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