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View Poll Results: do i have a virus?????????
if i have a box with two faces shown on all my desktop icons? 0 0%
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21-May-2008, 02:52 AM #1
Omg Please Help!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, i am new to windows vista home basic and ive had it for about 4 months and everything was great, but one day when i started my computer i had a little box on the bottom left side of ALL MY DESKTOP ICONS SHOWING A PICTURE OF TWO HEADS TURNED SIDEWAYS!??
i have no idea as to what this is. If anyone knows or has an idea i would GREATLY APPRECIATE IT! thanks a bunch!
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21-May-2008, 06:18 AM #2
Sounds like your icons have gone wrong. Try this:
Open a command prompt (Start - Accessories - System Tools - Command Prompt).
Type in:
cd %localappdata%
and press Enter/Return, followed by:
del iconcache.db
and Enter again. Then restart your computer and see if it's back to normal.
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