my desktop icons changed logos of word document

original title: my desktop ikons changed in word documents

I worked with my toshiba satellite L645 editing photos from my hard drive external and a rewritable cd in my laptop and I don't know what happened.  The icons changed and when I try clicking on programs with the exception of the recycling bin. The icons that are word documents now in jiberish are: Skype, google earth, photo shop, internet Explorer, I guess that all of my programs.  I just bought my computer in December.  I did something?  Thanks for your help...

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