Icons changed to blank pieces of paper

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winterlady

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Could anyone tell me why some of my desk top and menu icons have changed from the originals to just blank pieces of paper? Only some of my icons have changed such as my Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, etc. but not all.:confused:
I have tried to change the icons through the properties menu but do not see the original icon available as an option and could not locate it in the system files anywhere.

I have researched somewhat online and found threads in other forums that indicate the IconCache.db needs to be either deleted or rebuilt but at the same time found comments to both fixes that say neither one really works.
I did try to follow one of these instructions just to see if I could locate this cache file but could not find it in my User\AppData\Local file they indicate it should be in.

I am far from being a computer tech type so I've been unable to figure this out and apparently need some expert assistance!:o
Does anyone know of an easy fix to my problem that does work?

Please help!
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor 300 Gig Maxtor 300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
Thanks for your suggestion. I followed the instructions in the link you provided to both methods after the first did not work but after a few restarts my icons still remain unchanged, still blank pieces of paper.
I did read someone's reply at that link who is experiencing similar problems without success also after trying to rebuild the icon cache although they refer to the problem icons as .exe or .sis with a link to additional instructions for file association fixes, etc. unfortunately with not being very computer knowledgeable I was completely lost and afraid!:o
But I did follow the instructions to set my Program Defaults Associations as it said to try if nothing changed, although not real sure I did it correctly, that did not address my problem either. :(
Some of my messed up icons are just desktop short cuts but others including those in my start and program menus are .exe files, for example my Internet Explorer, Firefox and Microsoft Works icons, as far as .sis files I do not have a clue what those are??:o
Although I followed the link and downloaded the file association fix I am afraid to run (merge) it, because I don't want to do something that's going to mess up my system as it's fairly new, only about 7-8 months old, so I really need some guided help with this or maybe I should just learn to live with the little pieces of paper instead of the correct icons being displayed. :confused:
I will take any further suggestions or help if possible! :o :(
 

My Computer

System One

Were the icons on your desktop and you deleted them? That`s how I get them messed up.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Myself
    CPU
    Pentium D 940
    Motherboard
    Biostar P4M890-M7 TE
    Memory
    2 GB PNY PC5300
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX 9600 GSO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 17" Flat Panel
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Maxtor 160GB Sata
    PSU
    Ultra Vseries 500
    Cooling
    Intel
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