Re: IE Program Icons & Mozilla

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From: Sandi - Microsoft MVP (sandi_hardmeier_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/22/05 

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:59:42 +0800

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Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
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"Jan Il" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message 
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> Hi BasketDelivery :-)
>
> Try the following and see if it helps:
>
> How to restore Desktop Icon or change name
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>
>
> Have you changed your theme back to the standard Windows XP theme? That
> should reset the icons back to the default.
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> Right Click on the Icon and select rename
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>
>
> or..
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> How to Remove Default Desktop Icons in XP
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> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315272
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>
>
> also..
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> Go here and scroll down to the section cons - Remove and Restore
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> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_i.htm
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> then.......
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> I removed Internet Explorer from my desktop How do I recreate it
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> http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBB/tip0900/rh0988.htm
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> Refresh the Desktop without Restarting Windows
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> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article06-031
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>
>
> and ...
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> Repairing the Icon Cache
> http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsXP/AdminTips/TroubleShooting/RepairtheIconCacheinWindowsXP.html
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>
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> How to restore the operating system to a previous state in Windows XP
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> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q306084/
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> Icon Restore - Free Utility
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> http://www.download.com/3000-2347-10163500.html
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> If these steps do not resolve your problem, or you need help with the 
> above,
> please post back to this thread with the details and any error messages.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Jan :)
> Smiles are meant to be shared,
> that's why they're so contagious.
>
> Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other readers.
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>
>
>> Hello - A few weeks ago I downloaded Mozilla. After a few days, I decided
> I
>> didn't like it and uninstalled it from my computer. Since then I 've
> noticed
>> several things and now seem to have a problem. The little blue 'e' in the
>> address bar has changed to a rectangular box with a red & a blue dot in
> it;
>> I've noticed that a similar symbol which looks like a white rectangular
> box
>> with several colored dots has replaced program symbols when I go to
> Start>All
>> Programs..such as if I want to open Adobe it has that icon instead of the
>> Adobe icon. When I want to create a shortcut on my desktop ex: if I'm on
> the
>> Wash Post website and I drag the address to the desktop - when I did that
> the
>> other day, it created  a shortcut but with the mozilla symbol instead of
> the
>> little blue 'e' even though this was after I'd uninstalled Mozilla.
> Tonight,
>> my daughter sent me an IM with a link to an article, I couldn't open it &
> a
>> dialogue box came up that said it couldn't find something to do with
> Mozilla.
>> I'm guessing that when I installed Mozilla that it took over some
> important
>> functions of IE and now IE isn't working properly. What can I do to get
> back
>> to the normal functions of IE? Computer is 4 months old; IE was a preload
> and
>> I'm using XP.
>
>

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