Something weird in XP

[Brutus04]

Recently added a WD HD and am using it now as my XP Pro boot drive. I used the WD software on their site and all went well however; all my Microsoft Office icons as well as the Steam icons all look like this instead of the 3D type:

Icon

I tried to change the icon under properties but it is not an option....anyone have any ideas? Reload OS? Everything seems to work fine otherwise...Thanks!

V/r, Brutus

 

[bruceb]

It means some of the files did not copy over properly. Personally, I prefer to use Norton Ghost or Acronis Tru Image to Clone the old drive over to the new one. Acronis does offer a 15 day trial period (fully functional) and your clone will work fine if you use that to the job. I have seen in the past where, using the drive maker's utility, the same type of errors you are currently getting. Also, you could try this fix first:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile. That key should have an empty "NeverShowExt" string value. Add it and log off once, should be fixed.

 

[Bozo Galora]

you lost the file associations in changeover

windows explorer, tools, folder options, file types
find the appz in the list and edit/browse to the .exe of the prog file if needed, or just pick new icon *advanced/change icon"