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• I recently tried to open a new pdf file using an existing program Acrobat Reader and it changed the extensions of all programs and .pdf desktop icons, making them unusable.  I uninstalled Reader and extensions have been fixed.  But when I installed the dr

  I recently tried to open a new pdf file using an existing program Acrobat Reader and it changed the extensions of all programs and .pdf desktop icons, making them unusable.  I uninstalled Reader and extensions have been fixed.  But when I installed the drive again - the latest version (DC) it happened again.  How can I fix it?  I am on Windows 7

  Hi donaldm78047015,

  Try the solution mentioned in this KB doc. https://helpx.Adobe.com/Acrobat/KB/application-file-icons-change-Acrobat.html

  Kind regards

  Nicos

• some of my desktop icons are white, how can I solve them?

  the desktop icons are white and must be corrected. How can I solve this problem?

  Hi, Frédéric L.Jackson,.

  1. Did you the latest changes on the computer?
  2. Are you referring to completely white desktop icons or icons changed?
  3. You have security software installed on the computer?
  4. What happens when you try to access white desktop icons?
  5. Are the program of white desktop icons or any file?

  Method 1

  See the link below and run the Fixit tool available, check if it helps.

  Diagnose and repair Windows files and folders problems automatically

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/windows_file_and_folder_diag/

  Method 2

  Check if the problem persists in the safe mode and post back with the results.

  A description of the options to start in Windows XP Mode

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315222

   

  Method 3

  If the problem does not persist in safe mode, then it is possible that some third-party programs installed on the computer is causing the problem.

  I suggest that you configure the computer in a clean boot state and check if it helps.

  To help resolve the error and other messages, you can start Windows XP by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot". A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

  See section to learn more about how to clean boot.

  How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

  Reset the computer to start as usual

  When you are finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

  (a) click Start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  (b) If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password or click on continue.

  (c) under the general tab, click the Normal startup option, and then click OK.

  (d) when you are prompted to restart the computer, click on restart.

• cannot access the programs on the second hard drive

  Hello all, I hope someone can help me.

  I bought a computer with a 1 TB HARD drive and a 128 GB SSD, unfortunately, the operating system has been installed on the 1 TB HARD drive. I then bought a program that migrated from the OS (W7) on the SSD and eventually was able to do that. I restarted the computer and according to recommendations adjusted BIOS while the SSD was the first to start but after I did it I can access only the programs that have been migrated to the SSD. Programs on the 1 TB drive are not on the 'Programs' menu and desktop icons do not work "that c/xxxx/xxx file path does not exist" appears. Now, when I go back into the bios and change the boot order back to disk HARD original starting the computer (slower than normal) upward, but all the desktop icons and all programs appear after clicking on the tab 'Programs' obviously I have not deleted the W7 OS on the drive HARD original still. How can I get my SSD to 'see' and to exploit all programs on the 1 TB HARD drive and then remove the operating system on the HARD original 1 TB disk?

  Hello

  I don't know what is most important to you, but the following freeware application will allow you to migrate your operating system from the disk to your SSD: http://download.cnet.com/AOMEI-Partition-Assistant-Standard-Edition/3000-18512_4-75118871.html .

  I would like to do the following steps, in order:

  1. Back up all the data and programs on an external drive for added security.
  2. Delete / erase the hard drive SSD of all files (a reformatting would be a good way to do it).
  3. Migrate the operating system from the HARD drive to SSD following all the instructions in the partitioning of the AOMEI program.
  4. Remove the installation of Win 7 from HARD drive (again, reformatting the drive is the best way)
  5. Change the settings of the BIOS as needed / educated (if you have not already done on instruction).
  6. Restore programs and data stored on the HARD drive.
  7. Test the system.

  Let me know if this helps you.

  Kind regards

  BearPup

• After that the recent update the icons on top of the desktop computer are missing along with the programs that are associated with

  After the recent updates KB890838, KB2515325, KB2522422, KB982018, KB2506928 at the top of the page on my desktop icons are missing. I tried to find the trash and evently it has been deleted. I can restore to before the update and it is corrected. How can I find and fix this problem?

  AlfredPhilbrick,

  See the following topics

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us >

  05/03 / 1109:41: 52 am

• Uncheck show desktop icons can I him repeat these steps, and then select Show the desktop icons are the same icons that I had before reappearing?

  If a right click the office click on view, then uncheck show desktop icons and restart or turn off and turn on my computer can I repeat these steps, and then show the desktop icons check will be the same icons that I had before reappearing!

  Yes. This control simply allows you to show or hide. It does not change the contents of the desktop (C:\Users\\Desktop) user-defined folder. Good luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Crazy" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

• All my desktop icons are white and when I try to open it asks me to choose the program to open with

  Mr President I integerated disk magic software in other files, so all the desktop icons become this symbol (magic disc), I was shocked, and remove the software, and then all of a sudden all my desktop icons became white, when I tried to open the file screening choose program to open the with.i don't know what to do.i tried to restore my computer.some error is to stop , the recovery.so please please say all solutions without having to reinstall my os because I have so many files and I do not have any device to backup.so please say solutions

  Original title: problem on my opening program

  Hello

  You can check out the link below which will automatically fix file associations.
  When you run an .exe on a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7 computer file, the file may start another program
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505

• Windows XP: desktop icons changed to the same names, but retained their original functions

  Hello

  I know that put at the point before, but the problem was never properly solved. I have Windows XP. While I was changing the name of one of my Office Word Document files yesterday, all of a sudden all my desktop icons changed under the same name. I can't tell you how it happened. 'My computer', 'My Documents', 'Trash' 'Internet Explorer', 'Adobe Reader', 'Corel Photo House', "MS Paint", "HP Solution Center" and eight other program launch icons, as well as 12 document records and 25 files of Word document on my desk, all had the same name change that I'd just been undertaken with one Word on my desktop files. Each icon has yet launched the successful operation or properly open to its original content.

  I called my friends in the Geek Squad to two different Best Buys and they had never heard of him. I called Microsoft Corp. in Washington State and spoke to someone there. He had never heard of this before but found a couple of reports, one in 2006 and one in 2009. He said that he asked around the House Microsoft and if he could find an answer, post it on the forum.

  No one was able to tell me how it could happen and no one could tell me how to fix it.

  I then, on my own, done a restore of the system in two days. He restored the original names on all the items that I have listed above and it restored the original names on all 12 desktop file folders. But it does not restore the names under the 25 Word document files. Those that I had to open individually to see what they were and then rename them manually the original name. Would enjoy to hear your opinion on this.

  Pete Speth

  Hi Pete,.

  I tried what you wrote... Select all the files, rename one file and all the files are renamed automatically - as I thought - but for a change of my computer, my network places and My Document obtained renamed the sting that it represents in the registry! I tried CTRL + Z file names seem to be restored, but not for the default icons!... Seems interesting...

• on registration of the desktop icons are not displayed

  Registration using Windows XP, the desktop icons do not appear.

  You see only your background image and the wallpaper?

  Miss all your desktop icons and you don't see the taskbar at the bottom of the screen or are simply missing icons and you can see the taskbar at the bottom?

  Check the simple things first.  Right-click on an open space on your desktop, choose Arrange icons by and make sure the option show desktop icons has a check mark next to it.  This will work if you don't miss you that the desktop icons, but still see the Start button and the taskbar.  If you are missing as the Start button and the taskbar, which isn't your problem.

  If only you can see your wallpaper background picture and don't see the desktop icons and no start button or taskbar, this means that the explorer.exe program does not run (and it must be running) or the explorer.exe program are usually afflicted.  A good way to think about at the moment, it is that the process explorer.exe "is" your desktop.

  If this is the case of malware in general prepares.

  What is your system brand and model?

  What is your version of XP and the Service Pack?

  You have a true bootable XP installation CD (it is not the same as any recovery CD provided with your system)?

  Describe your current antivirus and software anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc..

  Sometimes your anti malware program to quarantine (and indeed remove) your file explorer.exe (or other critical files on the XP system) if it finds that the file is infected.  The file may really be infected, but you can know for sure and then reconsider your anti malware options.

  First, you need to get your work desk in order to have room for manoeuvre, then you can solve your problem of potential malware.

  Of your background image, press Ctrl-Alt-Del and open Task Manager.

  Look at the processes tab and if the process explorer.exe is not running, start it as follows:

  In Task Manager, click file, new task, and in the Open box, enter:

  %windir%\explorer.exe

  Click OK and see if get you your office.  If you get an error, we need to know what it says.

  If explorer.exe is already running in the processes tab, it is likely that the object of the affection and will need to be replaced (which is not difficult).

  If you notice that the explorer.exe process is already running in the Task Manager, highlight the explorer.exe process, and then click end process to stop and start a new explorer.exe process as described above.

  If things look right now, your system is still not fixed, but it should be enough usable so now you can fix it.

  I would start with these scans:

  Perform scans for malware first, then these scans by operating clean, difficulty of problems:

  Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs:

  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/
  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

  They can be uninstalled later if you wish.

  Please report back with information about your system and your results if you need additional assistance.

• The desktop icons not working not not & programs does not properly

  I got pop ups from Windows Vista, which indicates that 33 files were infected and I could download Vista Security (or something like that).  I have McAfee I chose to leave warnings.  McAfee has run several full virus scans and found none of the 33 listed viruses.  However, none of my icons on my desktop works and I get error messages when I try to open Excel, Quickbooks and I keep having to select a program to open these files.  What should I do?

  If I click on any desktop icon, I am invited to a screen that asks me to "choose the program you want to open this file".  I've recently updated for Internet Explorer 9, but this has been done because by clicking the Internet Explorer icon on my desk gave me the above message.  Basically, what I do to have my computer function normally (i.e. be able to use the icons on the desktop).  Can I have a virus?  McAfee, seems to indicate that I don't have.  All of this started happening when I received a message from Windows Vista stating that I had a virus on my computer.  Initially, I refused to buy the virus scan software because I have already and I thought it was a thing of sale.  Thanks for any info you can give me.  It's very frustrating, especially if I lose my data from office.

  Hello

  Vista did not notify you what let it be

  which is Malware

  read this all what is called 'Vista-security etc' programs and follow the steps

  Vista anti-virus 2011, Vista Total Security 2011, Win 7 Home Security and include some of the names by a rogue new name change randomly to settle on the victim's computer.  When this particular rogue is installed, it will install as a variety of names in different programs, with each having their own graphical user interface according to the version of Windows running on the computer. Whatever the name, however, they are all the same exact program with just a different name and skin on this subject. This rogue goes by many names in different programs, of which I have listed below depending on the version of Windows that is installed on:

  Windows XP rogue names	Names of Windows Vista Rogue	Windows 7 fake names
  XP Antivirus	Vista anti-virus	Win 7 antivirus
  XP Antivirus 2011	Vista anti-virus 2011	Win 7 anti-virus 2011
  XP Anti-Spyware	Vista Anti-Spyware	Win 7 AntiSpyware
  XP Antispyware 2011	Vista Antispyware 2011	Win 7 antispyware 2011
  XP Home Security	Vista Home Security	Win 7 Home Security
  XP Security 2011 Home	Vista Security 2011 Home	Win 7 Security 2011 Home
  XP Total Security	Vista Total Security	Win 7 Security Total
  XP Security 2011 Total	Vista Total Security 2011	Win 7 Security 2011 Total
  XP security	Vista security	Win 7 Security
  XP security 2011	Vista Security 2011	Win 7 Security 2011
  XP Internet Security	Vista Internet Security	Win 7 Internet Security
  XP Internet Security 2011	Vista Internet Security 2011	Win 7 Internet Security 2011

  Follow the EXACT below removal instructions

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-win-7-Internet-Security-2011

• All my desktop icons open under 1 program. How to return to the original way can be opened as part of their own program?

  Long story short, all my desktop icons and pretty much everything else opens under the same program.

  I deleted the program that went all other programs and now all the desktop icons are left white and they don't know where to go.

  I saw several responses to this before, but none of them were really clear. How can I get my programs to open to their original programs?

  Could someone please provide a detailed response, I'm pretty new to this. Thank you.

  Hello

  It's like as if all your slots target for your shortcut got a little messed up. Here is a list of the simple troubleshooting steps that I suggest.

  • When this problem started to happen
  • Have you made a change to your system, such as installing the software before that happens?
  • Have you tried to delete the shortcut icons and create new ones on the oldest?
  • Have you tried to change the target location manually? -To do so, right click on any shortcut icon of the present Office on your computer, locate your target and see if it takes you directly to your location of program if not, go to your local disk, program files and scroll to the program that you want as a shortcut on your desktop. Then go on the address tab and click once. Copy and paste the address into the location your shortcut properties target.

  Hope this helps,

  Kind regards

  Andrew

  Always "vote as helpful" for those who helped and close when on phone with her.

• Win 8 (Pro) - Questions on program files, the desktop icon and taskbar

  Hello

  I just upgraded successfully Win 7 (home) to Win 8 (Pro).

  I have a few questions in mind:

  Q1: A program icon can be PIN to the taskbar and desktop at the same time?

  Q2: Under Win 7, user can easily see all installed programs by clicking on all programs in the Start Menu and select no matter what and copy and paste it on the desktop or PIN to the taskbar task, but under Win 8, I could not find this feature. CAB user to access the program to install all at the same time? Or the user needs to type the name of the program to the search box one by one? How to pin it in the Start Menu Win 8 on the desktop instead?

  Appreciate someone could help me in this area.

  Thank you

  First question: Yes, of course.  You can place an icon where you want. Desktop, taskbar, start screen, at the same time.

  Second Question:

  The start of Windows 8 has a screen view "all programs" similar to the former in Windows 7 (except the new is full screen).  To get her on Windows 8, right click on an empty spot.  If you have Windows 8.1 update, which makes it easier to find by putting an arrow at the bottom of the main screen.

  To take an icon from the start menu or the list of applications and put them on your desktop, right click, choose "Open file location" and then copy / paste the icon on the desktop.

• PSE12 - I lost my desktop icon when I tried to move to the gutter. Now I can't find how to start the program.

  The useful suggestion only so far is to uninstall PSE12 and reload it. However, I bought this package as a downloadable copy and I don't have an original disc. Because I have now recorded copy, will be - this PSE refuse to allow a second attempt to sign? See you soon

  Hi Ned

  A.... With the help of your response and assistance from Adobe, my query has been resolved. Help Adobe's response is that, with the PSE, reset the validation is done automatically when the program is uninstalled. I just deleted the previously created desktop icons. Please see excerpt of conversation Chat Adobe below.

  1. Adobe: uninstall and turn off are the same in PSE
  2. Dave_t_9: Wow! I didn't know that! So if I have problems loading, I can try to load several times on the same machine, providing I have uninstall between each attempt?
  3. Adobe: That is absolutely correct.

  B.

  1. I'm sorry that my download was backwards. Also to add the attachment, I tried to use the print to the screen but it was rejected saying that the format was not supported.

  Concerning

  Dave

• Screen of remote desktop: fonts and icons of the remote desktop window are so small

  I try to connect via Office server2012 windows remotely.

  The remote computer is a Server Terminal server where at least 240 users are connected.

  The fonts and icons of the remote desktop window are so small, all other users who are connected to the same server have no problem with the font size or the size of the window. everything seems normal

  But when I connect remotely, the size of the window and the police are so small. I can't use any application on remote because of the size of the font.

  Please suggest...

  Hello

  Post your question in the TechNet Server Forums, as your question kindly is beyond the scope of these Forums.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/WindowsServer/en-us/home?category=WindowsServer

  See you soon.

• All the desktop icons are configurΘ for dΘmarrer with Internet Explorer

  original title: cannot open programs.

  Each program on my desktop has the same icon (Internet Explorer).  When I click on any of them, it opens "display and track your downloads" is the program I want on the page that opens, but I can't access this program.

  The only program I can access Internet Explorer, which works very well.

  If I'm going to start--> all programs, I noticed everything, but once again, they have all the knowledge icon.  And cannot be opened.

  How can I get the icons on the desktop to go back ot their original photo?

  Hello

  
  1. what operating system is installed on the computer?
  2. were there any changes (hardware or software) to the computer before the show?
   
  Run the FixIt and see if the problem is resolved.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505
  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us
   
   
  Hope this information helps.