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    Firefox taskbar / startmenu icon missing!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by fonduekid, Apr 30, 2011.

  1. fonduekid

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    Dear all,

    Since yesterday, the firefox taskbar / startmenu icon is missing.. I've tried rebuilding the cache as well as re-installing firefox (reinstalling temporarily brought the icon back, but it then disappeared).

    I've checked in google, but none of the 'solutions' worked!

    Any ideas, Please?

    Thanks in advance, Cheers...

    PS., By the way, I'm running the latest firefox release (4.0.1).

    Edit: Added a pic, to show the start menu FF entry without the icon!!!
     
    fonduekid, Apr 30, 2011
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  2. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

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    Did you update firefox?

    edit: And have you tried right clicking --> properties --> change file icon
     
    Hungry Man, Apr 30, 2011
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  3. fonduekid

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    Yes, I did (forgot to mention in the OP, but I've added this information).
     
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  4. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

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    Reload =p I edited

    And have you tried right clicking --> properties --> change file icon
     
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  5. fonduekid

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    Yes, I tried.. but doesn't work. The icon doesn't even change.. I even tried chosing another icon but it doesn't stick.
     
    fonduekid, Apr 30, 2011
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  6. Hungry Man

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    Hm. Use firefox's sync and uninstall/reisntall?
     
    Hungry Man, Apr 30, 2011
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    Yep, tried all that. No use! :(
     
    fonduekid, Apr 30, 2011
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  8. Dreamliner330

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    The gods are telling you to use Chrome... :D
     
    Dreamliner330, Apr 30, 2011
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  9. fonduekid

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    Yeah, right :p

    Meanwhile, on my x64 desktop, its working fine even with the latest firefox. I see this only on my laptop.
     
    fonduekid, Apr 30, 2011
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  10. Full-English

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    When you rebuilt the icon cache, did you stop the explorer.exe process?
     
    Full-English, Apr 30, 2011
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  11. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    Yes, I did..

    By the way, now it 'looks' to be fixed - after _multiple_ uninstall / reinstall of firefox and trying to rebuild the icon cache _at least_ 3 times....

    At the moment, the icon is back in the taskbar and the start menu.

    Cheers
     
    fonduekid, Apr 30, 2011
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  12. Hungry Man

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    Haha this =p
     
    Hungry Man, Apr 30, 2011
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