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desktop icon problems...
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barnacleboy
2009-02-15 16:16:05 UTC
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hello all!
im still using windows xp as OS and i have windows office2007...
idk what happened but every time i click the desktop icons (like firefox) it
doesnt open, instead microsoft office pcture manager comes up and it has a
white small box in it in the middle...idk what to do...pls help..thanks in
advance...
Mary Sauer
2009-02-15 17:44:16 UTC
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Can you right-click the icon and type in the path to Firefox and others, for
example
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" or find the program in the
program files and drag a new icon to the desktop.
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Mary Sauer
http://msauer.mvps.org/
Post by barnacleboy
hello all!
im still using windows xp as OS and i have windows office2007...
idk what happened but every time i click the desktop icons (like firefox) it
doesnt open, instead microsoft office pcture manager comes up and it has a
white small box in it in the middle...idk what to do...pls help..thanks in
advance...
barnacleboy
2009-02-15 18:35:02 UTC
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Post by Mary Sauer
Can you right-click the icon and type in the path to Firefox and others, for
example
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" or find the program in the
program files and drag a new icon to the desktop.
--
Mary Sauer
http://msauer.mvps.org/
Post by barnacleboy
hello all!
im still using windows xp as OS and i have windows office2007...
idk what happened but every time i click the desktop icons (like firefox) it
doesnt open, instead microsoft office pcture manager comes up and it has a
white small box in it in the middle...idk what to do...pls help..thanks in
advance...
hi mary!
thanks for ur help i tried both but it's still not working... :(
idk what to do anymore...
Mary Sauer
2009-02-15 19:04:24 UTC
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Change the associations the way described in this article.
How to change or select which program starts when you double-click a file in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859/en-us
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Mary Sauer
http://msauer.mvps.org/
Post by barnacleboy
Post by Mary Sauer
Can you right-click the icon and type in the path to Firefox and others, for
example
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" or find the program in the
program files and drag a new icon to the desktop.
--
Mary Sauer
http://msauer.mvps.org/
Post by barnacleboy
hello all!
im still using windows xp as OS and i have windows office2007...
idk what happened but every time i click the desktop icons (like firefox) it
doesnt open, instead microsoft office pcture manager comes up and it has a
white small box in it in the middle...idk what to do...pls help..thanks in
advance...
hi mary!
thanks for ur help i tried both but it's still not working... :(
idk what to do anymore...
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