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Desktop icons not working- cant log in??

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  • RussJK
    RussJK Posts: 2,359 Forumite
    edited 13 June 2011 at 11:59PM
    Try to install Imgburn and let me know if you are able to run it:
    http://www.imgburn.com/

    You should be able to run any program from the task manager (when you do CTRL SHIFT ESC) if you then click on File > New task (Run), then browse to whatever file/program you want to run. Everything should be somewhere in Program files
  • kaza
    kaza Posts: 893 Forumite
    RussJK wrote: »
    Try to install Imgburn and let me know if you are able to run it:
    http://www.imgburn.com/

    You should be able to run any program from the task manager (when you do CTRL SHIFT ESC) if you then click on File > New task (Run), then browse to whatever file/program you want to run. Everything should be somewhere in Program files

    I have loaded that program and it works.

    I found chrome via the task manager but it did not do anything.

    Thanks
  • steve1980
    steve1980 Posts: 2,334 Forumite
    Paste the following in Notepad and save it as RefreshIcons.bat

    taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe
    cd /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
    attrib –h IconCache.db
    del IconCache.db
    start explorer

    Save the file someone easily accessable

    To access it go to the task manager, then go file and run task. Browse to the file and choose it.
    Estate Agent, Web Designer & All Round Geek!
  • RussJK
    RussJK Posts: 2,359 Forumite
    kaza wrote: »
    I have loaded that program and it works.

    I found chrome via the task manager but it did not do anything.

    Thanks

    Long shot, but see if http://www.tangosoft.co.uk/re-enable v2.html helps at all.

    You should see for yourself if its all shortcuts, or just some.

    Just how far back did you restore to?
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