Re: Office 03 icons not showing

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From: donotspam (danyelclay_at_msn.com(donotspam))
Date: 06/21/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:30:02 -0700

Yes, I did change my settings however that did not work. The icons I am referring to are those that are on my desktop, explorer. However, if I go to my Programs go under Office 2003 the new icons are there but no where else. They are the same icons that came with Office 2000. They look totally different.

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi Tia,
>
> 1) Did you change your color dept settings as well? Worked like a charm when
> I tested it.
>
> 2) What files do you mean?
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> www.howto-outlook.com
>
> Tips of the month:
> -Backup and Restore
> -Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3
>
> -----
> "Tia" <danyelclay@msn.com(donotspam)> wrote in message
> news:203B878A-5A80-4E30-820B-F71CB7FE9039@microsoft.com...
> >I am using Windows 2000 and changing the resolution does not work. How do
> >I get rid of all of the Office 200o files...I guess I need to do it
> >manually....I did an uninstall through add and remove programs but there
> >are still some Office 2000 files lingering. Please advise.
> >
> > "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> If you are using Windows XP you can use the Tweak UI powertool from MS to
> >> rebuild the icon cache.
> >> As an alternative you can change your screens resolution and color
> >> settings
> >> to reset it as well. Of course you can change it back to your settings
> >> afterwards.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> >> www.howto-outlook.com
> >>
> >> Tips of the month:
> >> -Creating Signatures
> >> -Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3
> >>
> >> -----
> >> "TiaL" <TiaL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BDCEE651-E652-433F-9E4F-97A61DDEF5C7@microsoft.com...
> >> >I upgraded from Office 2000 to 2003 (not a clean install - upgraded).
> >> >For
> >> >some reason or another the new icons do not show up for my files, on my
> >> >desktop, etc. However they will if I open one of the applications
> >> >(Word,
> >> >Excel, etc.) How do I get the new icons to show for Office
> >> >2003...evidently there are some old Office 2000 files somewhere hiding?
> >> >
> >> > Please advise.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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