Icons look weird..

[Nathan02]

My icons look like this..the second image is music files (music files are not supposed to look like that). I tried doing a system restore but it didn't work. :\

 

[Pauly]

Have a look at these tutorials, may help
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

 

[Nathan02]

Have a look at these tutorials, may help
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

I tried both and it didn't work.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Malware?

Have you checked for malware (viruses, trojans, etc.)?

Did you install any new programs (or updates) prior to this problem appearing?

 

[Nathan02]

Have you checked for malware (viruses, trojans, etc.)?

Did you install any new programs (or updates) prior to this problem appearing?

Yes, I checked for virus. Avast detected nothing, but Malwarebytes detected a trojan. I removed the trojan, but the icons are still the same.

I downloaded IconPackager and installed different icons on my computer. However, when I applied my old icons back, the icons were like this..

 

[lehnerus2000]

Have you installed any 3rd party Theme packs?

 

[yoshi986]

Have you installed anything new before this happened because that can cause stuff to change

 

[f14tomcat]

My icons look like this..the second image is music files (music files are not supposed to look like that). I tried doing a system restore but it didn't work. :\

Win 7 tends to show the icon associated with the default program used to open the file, like Notepad, VLC, etc. Maybe cause Camtasia can be used with music files, that ext is associated with Camtasia's icon. Try setting the extension of your music file (like .wma) to open with another media player and see what your icon looks like.

 

[Nathan02]

Have you installed any 3rd party Theme packs?

No I didn't. All I did was change the icons.

 

[Nathan02]

Have you installed anything new before this happened because that can cause stuff to change

No I didn't install anything. All I did was change my icons back to normal, and this was my result.

 

[Nathan02]

My icons look like this..the second image is music files (music files are not supposed to look like that). I tried doing a system restore but it didn't work. :\

Win 7 tends to show the icon associated with the default program used to open the file, like Notepad, VLC, etc. Maybe cause Camtasia can be used with music files, that ext is associated with Camtasia's icon. Try setting the extension of your music file (like .wma) to open with another media player and see what your icon looks like.

What do you mean by that? How can I do that?

 

[lehnerus2000]

Default Programs

Do the files open with the correct program?
For example, do the music files open in your media player?

Win 7 tends to show the icon associated with the default program used to open the file, like Notepad, VLC, etc. Maybe cause Camtasia can be used with music files, that ext is associated with Camtasia's icon. Try setting the extension of your music file (like .wma) to open with another media player and see what your icon looks like.

What do you mean by that? How can I do that?

Open your Start Menu and click on "Default Programs".

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Another options is to right click on the file icon and choose "Properties".
On the "General" tab, click on the "Change" button.

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[Sir George]

My icons look like this..the second image is music files (music files are not supposed to look like that). I tried doing a system restore but it didn't work. :\

Win 7 tends to show the icon associated with the default program used to open the file, like Notepad, VLC, etc. Maybe cause Camtasia can be used with music files, that ext is associated with Camtasia's icon. Try setting the extension of your music file (like .wma) to open with another media player and see what your icon looks like.

What do you mean by that? How can I do that?

Right click on the icon and choose "Open with" and select "Default Program" from the list. For music files select "Windows Media Player" as an example.