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Many files only have generic icons. On the desk top, in folders, Start list and even in Windows Explorer file types. All Office programs and Acrobat. I thinks the last thing I did was uninstall MS Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12PPTVIEW.EXE) but I am not sure. Re-installing it does not help. Secunia said it needed updating but since I have PPoint installed in Office 2007 I decided to uninstall the viewer.

HP dv5029us
XP SP3
MCE 2002

Am trying to avoid strip to bare metal and system reinstall.

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Many files only have generic icons. On the desk top, in folders, Start list and even in Windows Explorer file types. All Office programs and Acrobat. I thinks the last thing I did was uninstall MS Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12PPTVIEW.EXE) but I am not sure. Re-installing it does not help. Secunia said it needed updating but since I have PPoint installed in Office 2007 I decided to uninstall the viewer.

HP dv5029us
XP SP3
MCE 2002

Am trying to avoid strip to bare metal and system reinstall.

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Many files only have generic icons. On the desk top, in folders, Start list and even in Windows Explorer file types. All Office programs and Acrobat. I thinks the last thing I did was uninstall MS Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12PPTVIEW.EXE) but I am not sure. Re-installing it does not help. Secunia said it needed updating but since I have PPoint installed in Office 2007 I decided to uninstall the viewer.

HP dv5029us
XP SP3
MCE 2002

Am trying to avoid strip to bare metal and system reinstall.

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Many files only have generic icons. On the desk top, in folders, Start list and even in Windows Explorer file types. All Office programs and Acrobat. I thinks the last thing I did was uninstall MS Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12PPTVIEW.EXE) but I am not sure. Re-installing it does not help. Secunia said it needed updating but since I have PPoint installed in Office 2007 I decided to uninstall the viewer.

HP dv5029us
XP SP3
MCE 2002

Am trying to avoid strip to bare metal and system reinstall.

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Many files only have generic icons. On the desk top, in folders, Start list and even in Windows Explorer file types. All Office programs and Acrobat. I thinks the last thing I did was uninstall MS Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12PPTVIEW.EXE) but I am not sure. Re-installing it does not help. Secunia said it needed updating but since I have PPoint installed in Office 2007 I decided to uninstall the viewer.

HP dv5029us
XP SP3
MCE 2002

Am trying to avoid strip to bare metal and system reinstall.

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Many files only have generic icons. On the desk top, in folders, Start list and even in Windows Explorer file types. All Office programs and Acrobat. I thinks the last thing I did was uninstall MS Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12PPTVIEW.EXE) but I am not sure. Re-installing it does not help. Secunia said it needed updating but since I have PPoint installed in Office 2007 I decided to uninstall the viewer.

HP dv5029us
XP SP3
MCE 2002

Am trying to avoid strip to bare metal and system reinstall.

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Many files only have generic icons. On the desk top, in folders, Start list and even in Windows Explorer file types. All Office programs and Acrobat. I thinks the last thing I did was uninstall MS Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12PPTVIEW.EXE) but I am not sure. Re-installing it does not help. Secunia said it needed updating but since I have PPoint installed in Office 2007 I decided to uninstall the viewer.

HP dv5029us
XP SP3
MCE 2002

Am trying to avoid strip to bare metal and system reinstall.

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Many files only have generic icons. On the desk top, in folders, Start list and even in Windows Explorer file types. All Office programs and Acrobat. I thinks the last thing I did was uninstall MS Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12PPTVIEW.EXE) but I am not sure. Re-installing it does not help. Secunia said it needed updating but since I have PPoint installed in Office 2007 I decided to uninstall the viewer.

HP dv5029us
XP SP3
MCE 2002

Am trying to avoid strip to bare metal and system reinstall.

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Try Generic Icons – Tech Support Guy Forums

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Alas no joy.

Recycle Bin and other desktop icons are fine. Icons for files are generic.

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Go to Microsoft’s website and downlod TweakUI. It has a feature built in that will repair your icons “library”

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

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Go to Microsoft’s website and downlod TweakUI. It has a feature built in that will repair your icons “library”

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Alas no joy…

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