Program Icons Changed: Getting Generic Icons?
Jul 15, 2005XP with SP2. Start> All programs. Almost all of the program icons are now generic icons.Can I get the program icons back? Also, some of my desktop icons have become generic.
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Several Icons On Desktop Changed To Generic White Square
Jul 19, 2005I have Windows XP Home and SP2 installed. Also I have AdAware, Spybot, Search and Destroy, MacAfee virsusscan and MS AntySpyware. Yesterday and today, I noticed that several icons on my desktop changed to a generic white square. Even as I'm writing this message, two more changed. What's going on? How to stop icons from changing?
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