Changing icons?

[RedWolf]

I've noticed over the last few days a strange thing happening on my desktop... certain icons on my desktop are changing... The entire TYPE is changing.. For instance it seems that the icon usually used for "dial up networking" has changed to something else... as well as the one used for PDF's.

But wait.. they just changed back to normal (without rebooting). Anybody ever heard of this? It's freaking me out

[This message has been edited by RedWolf (edited August 27, 2001).]

 

[t92300]

Could be a 1.virus or 2.trojan or just a 3.windows error <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/wink.gif" border=0>

solutions for 1,2 download the latest dat files for you virus checker then run it

solutions for 3
delete windows use linux linux
delete windows use a mac
use dos
or hack windows

t92300

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[This message has been edited by t92300 (edited August 29, 2001).]

 

[GenghisK]

Don't worry, I've experienced those kind of things on Windows98. I think it's a bug, rather than virii. Generally, you can try to fix the icons back, at least for the apps. For the folders, it's impossible though.

 

[Aristonico]

Windows 98... ummmm I know that thingie. It is not something that comes incorporated inside a funny beige box and when you start it gives back always intimidating messages as "Your skdiet.dll is missing, your are going to crash"?

Sorry, not int he best mood. My question is: do you know what is the reason tat caused it? My girlfriend runs W98 (I am a Mac-man)... and I play multiplayer on it

Thanks in advance (and again excuses)

 

[CornMaster]

What you could do is download TweakUI and rebuild the system icons. I don't know if it will work

but it's worth a shot.

Aristonico any idea what program may be causing it? Does the box have a title? Have you installed/uninstalled any programs recently?

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[RedWolf]

Originally posted by CornMaster:
What you could do is download TweakUI and rebuild the system icons. I don't know if it will work <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif" border=0> but it's worth a shot.

Well a reboot always fixes the problem.. it doesn't appear to be serious... and it's only happened twice. But the first time was on;y recently and I've been running this install for over a year.. So it wories me a bit. I think i need a good virus program .

JUST in case.