Have you just installed a new program and all the icons for a particular type of file have changed and you want them back. This guide will tell you how to put the icons back to what they were before.
e.g. a new MP3 program has been installed and it has changed the icons and you want the windows media icons back.
Open Windows Explorer,
Select tools,
Select folder options,
From that new box select file types.
A list of file types will now be displayed. Select the file type you want e.g .mp3
Under details for it select the advanced button,
A new box will be displayed,
In that new box select change icon,
You can then select a file which has icons in it to use.
In our example we wanted the windows media icon back.
To do this the file we want is C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
Once you have selected this file then it will display a new box. There should be 2 icons in it. Select the one which you prefure. Once you have completed that you can click ok and close explorer.
All files of that type that you changed will have a new icon now.
e.g. a new MP3 program has been installed and it has changed the icons and you want the windows media icons back.
Open Windows Explorer,
Select tools,
Select folder options,
From that new box select file types.
A list of file types will now be displayed. Select the file type you want e.g .mp3
Under details for it select the advanced button,
A new box will be displayed,
In that new box select change icon,
You can then select a file which has icons in it to use.
In our example we wanted the windows media icon back.
To do this the file we want is C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
Once you have selected this file then it will display a new box. There should be 2 icons in it. Select the one which you prefure. Once you have completed that you can click ok and close explorer.
All files of that type that you changed will have a new icon now.
