smellsofmahogny
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Current Problem: All of the shortcuts on my desktop have iTunes icons and open iTunes. I have the same problem with nearly every program in the start menu.
Background: About a month ago, I went into regedit and changed IsShortcut to IsNotShortcut in order to remove the shortcut arrow from the icons on my desktop. It worked exactly how I wanted it to and I saw no errors after this change. I don't know if this could have caused the problem but since the shortcuts are the only things effected I thought I should mention it.
Last night, my computer prompted me to install some random iTunes update so I did and rebooted. This morning, I noticed the iTunes in my quick start menu next to the start menu was a blank page icon instead of the iTunes logo. I right clicked on it, went to properties and changed it to the proper icon. Chaos ensues. This is when everything changed to the iTunes logos.
I have since changed IsNotShortcut back to IsShortcut in regedit and discovered that changing the program that any of the shortcuts on my desktop open with changes all the icons it the respective programs logo. So telling my Firefox to open with Firefox makes everything open with Firefox. There are no error messages, and this feels like a code error not a virus.
Someone please know what this problem is (and say it's not my fault). Thank you.
-smellsofmahogny
Background: About a month ago, I went into regedit and changed IsShortcut to IsNotShortcut in order to remove the shortcut arrow from the icons on my desktop. It worked exactly how I wanted it to and I saw no errors after this change. I don't know if this could have caused the problem but since the shortcuts are the only things effected I thought I should mention it.
Last night, my computer prompted me to install some random iTunes update so I did and rebooted. This morning, I noticed the iTunes in my quick start menu next to the start menu was a blank page icon instead of the iTunes logo. I right clicked on it, went to properties and changed it to the proper icon. Chaos ensues. This is when everything changed to the iTunes logos.
I have since changed IsNotShortcut back to IsShortcut in regedit and discovered that changing the program that any of the shortcuts on my desktop open with changes all the icons it the respective programs logo. So telling my Firefox to open with Firefox makes everything open with Firefox. There are no error messages, and this feels like a code error not a virus.
Someone please know what this problem is (and say it's not my fault). Thank you.
-smellsofmahogny