How can I fix this??

[Korie]

Right, so I just got home & my brother went off my PC not long ago(allowed him to use it since his own is broken), I turn it on and EVERYTHING has the LNK file picture, every time I try to open something it trys to open the basic windows program to show pictures, how can I fix this?

http://i.imgur.com/jSsu3gw.jpg

Sorry fotr the huge picture, I just want this fixed asap.

Instead of another massive picture: http://i.imgur.com/8hQShQ2.png

[Seosaimhin]

Did he screw with you and replace your files with images?

[E] I mean shortcuts, not files.

[Korie]

Did he screw with you and replace your files with images?

Thats what I tought, but no, when I try to open, lets say, Wow, it just opens the standard windows picture program & tells me the file cannot be shown.

[Evil Inside]

Looks like it, unless he changed all the extension names.

[Korie]

Looks like it, unless he changed all the extension names.

I'll upload a picture of what happens when I try to open a program.

[Darkrulerxxx]

Go to your options and enable file type extension to be shown. Manually replace the file extensions to the appropriate extensions (WOW.exe etc.)

[Seosaimhin]

Have you tried actually going to the WoW folder and opening the exe file there, instead of trying shortcuts? I imagine so, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

[Darkrulerxxx]

You're also in luck because it seems like most of your icons are .exe programs so you just have to manually change each file type.

[Korie]

Go to your options and enable file type extension to be shown. Manually replace the file extensions to the appropriate extensions (WOW.exe etc.)

I need to do this with every file??

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Have you tried actually going to the WoW folder and opening the exe file there, instead of trying shortcuts? I imagine so, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

I have, and yes, that works, but I want the shortcuts to work.

[Azerox]

Open command prompt in admin mode and:

sfc /scannow

[Evil Inside]

I need to do this with every file??

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I have, and yes, that works, but I want the shortcuts to work.

Alternatively you could just right click on each of those programs and create a shortcut on desktop and then delete the old ones. And dont let your brother use your computer again lol.

[Darkrulerxxx]

I need to do this with every file??

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I have, and yes, that works, but I want the shortcuts to work.

well you need to do it to every file that has been change, affected, or not working. not all of them are .exe so you have to look

[Deleted]

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ho...windows-vista/

My earlier post Incorrect icon shown for a file type in Vista (March 31, 2008) tells you how to refresh the shell icons in Vista. In case the solution posted in that link does not help, you may want to clear the icon cache database. The icon cache can be cleared by deleting the hidden file named IconCache.db in the following location:

Note: %userprofile% represents the path to user profile folder.
Rebuilding the Icon Cache Database

1. Close all folder windows that are currently open.
2. Launch Task Manager using the CTRL+SHIFT+ESC key sequence, or by running taskmgr.exe.
3. In the Process tab, right-click on the Explorer.exe process and select End Process.
4. Click the End process button when asked for confirmation.
5. From the File menu of Task Manager, select New Task (Run…)
6. Type CMD.EXE, and click OK
7. In the Command Prompt window, type the commands one by one and press ENTER after each command:

CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
DEL IconCache.db /a
EXIT

8. In Task Manager, click File, select New Task (Run…)
9. Type EXPLORER.EXE, and click OK.


Try this, Had a similar issue a while back and seems to solve it.

[Seosaimhin]

I have, and yes, that works, but I want the shortcuts to work.

What happens if you create a new shortcut from your WoW exe file? Might be easier to recreate shortcuts than going through and fixing all the extensions.

[Nivena]

I like the "random shit" folder

[Frozenbeef]

control panel -> apperance and personalization -> folder options -> view -> advanced settings - untick hide extensions for know file types

rename the actual files to .exe instead of .lnk? 0o

no idea if it would work as i don't know what he changed :S

[Korie]

I like the "random shit" folder

Nothing to see there c:

[Deleted]

The number of icons makes me want to cry =[.

BTW is your random shit folder what I think it is ?

[Korie]

control panel -> apperance and personalization -> folder options -> view -> advanced settings - untick hide extensions for know file types

There is no Advanced Settings ._.

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The number of icons makes me want to cry =[.

BTW is your random shit folder what I think it is ?

A folder with shit

[Evil Inside]

The number of icons makes me want to cry =[.

BTW is your random shit folder what I think it is ?

I believe that would be the bewbs folder :P