desktop icons missing

[Ivan]

I have windows vista and I have some shortcuts on the desktop that show the
symbol of "what program runs this" on it. Plus I can see the actual icon
under that. I have tried going and changing the icon, but it won't work.
The shortcuts work, but I want to see the picture not the ugly symbol.
Anyone know how to fix that?

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Have you tried refreshing the desktop by press F5 on your keyboard? Could
you give us a more specific description of the symbol? Is it a Windows file
icon over your application icons?

You can also give this a try:
Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click
on the Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator".
Type in: SFC /SCANNOW and press your Enter key.

 

[Ivan]

F5 did not work. Also, I am not sure what doing the scan was for. IT found
problems in the CBS Log. But that means nothing to me.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Take a look at this then;
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88790-stop-icons-shifting-generic-ie-icon.html
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http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry

 

[Ivan]

None of that worked. The icon that shows in the one you see when you place a
document on your desktop, but there is no program to run it. So I am not
sure how to get rid of that.