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    For some reason after playing age of empires 2, my internet explorer icon changes from this... to this.... And now I cant change it back from this!! How can I get it back to the way I want it? Help! Please and thankyou!
    Last edited by orcutt989; 12-13-2004 at 01:13 AM.

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    are you runnning at 256 colours?

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    orcutt989's Avatar Blargh
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    No?
    I am running at 32 bit. And my IE icon in my taskbar is fine, it is just the one on my desktop. I had a problem with this on my other computer with that game too, it would change the IE icon.
    Last edited by orcutt989; 12-13-2004 at 01:24 AM.

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    Samurai's Avatar Usenet Fanboy
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    does it still open ie? where is the shortcut pointing to?

  5. Software & Hardware   -   #5
    Try this:

    http://www.tweakxp.com/tweak1255.aspx

    and what version of windows are you runnung?

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    It changes from the .exe icon to a shortcut to the .exe?? Are you sure the first isnt a shortcut also? Does it reset if you restart your pc?

    I would try these methods:

    Try replacing the second icon with a copy of the first by right clicking the icon > change icon.

    You may also want to remove the little shortcut arrows for a cleaner look by doing this or using TweakUI.
    Last edited by Skizo; 12-13-2004 at 01:53 AM.


    yo

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    NO. It does not change it to the shortcut, only to that 256 color mode icon. I am running Windows XP Professional. And you cannot change the icon, because clicking properties brings up internet properties, because it is not a shortcut.. And yes it still opens IE, the Icon just changed from a 32 bit color icon, to a 256 color icon..



    EDIT: Deleting my "Icon Cache" in my Application Data did nothing, I deleted it, and refreshed my desktop and nothing happened, so I just restored it.
    Last edited by orcutt989; 12-13-2004 at 02:37 AM.

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    Alright, I fixed it using Style XP to roll back my icons to the original XP installation. But I still would like to know why only that icon changes?

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    Strange that it's doing it to your IE icon. AoE2 used to do that to my Outlook Express icon but never the IE one. I dont think I ever fixed it though . Dont remember, it's been a loooong time.
    Last edited by Skizo; 12-13-2004 at 04:57 AM.


    yo

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    the firefox icon is nicer
    maybe you should consider using firefox as your browser

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