Missing Icons for my user but not for others...

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How to Re-create the Show Desktop Icon on Quick Launch Toolbar:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q190355&ID=KB;EN-US;q190355

Create a shortcut to CMD, and drop it on start.

Rightclick the start button, Properties, and see the checkboxes to show the internet and email icons
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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"Rob Beardsworth [MSFT]" <rob_beardsworth@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ePqsIR9LFHA.2644@TK2MSFTNGXA02.phx.gbl...
> HI, my XP Home has suddenly lost some icons. These were on the Quick Launch
> bar (all), Start Menu (some). I had a similar problem a year or so ago, and
> managed to get all the missing Icons back by selecting an Icon in the
> properties. This time however, the Icons of some of the entities cannot be
> repaired this way. In particular "Show Desktop" (quick launch), "Internet"
> and "Email" (first page of the Start Menu), "New/Open Office Document"
> (after clicking All Programs) and "Command Prompt" (accessories). These are
> the ones I noticed at least. I am an admin on the machine...if I switch
> users to another account (non-admin), all of those entries show the correct
> Icons.
>
> Got any thoughts?
>
> Rob
>

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Icons Randomly Change to Different Icons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q132668/

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Rob Beardsworth [MSFT]" <rob_beardsworth@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:ePqsIR9LFHA.2644@TK2MSFTNGXA02.phx.gbl...
> HI, my XP Home has suddenly lost some icons. These were on the Quick
> Launch
> bar (all), Start Menu (some). I had a similar problem a year or so ago,
> and
> managed to get all the missing Icons back by selecting an Icon in the
> properties. This time however, the Icons of some of the entities cannot be
> repaired this way. In particular "Show Desktop" (quick launch), "Internet"
> and "Email" (first page of the Start Menu), "New/Open Office Document"
> (after clicking All Programs) and "Command Prompt" (accessories). These
> are
> the ones I noticed at least. I am an admin on the machine...if I switch
> users to another account (non-admin), all of those entries show the
> correct
> Icons.
>
> Got any thoughts?
>
> Rob
>