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raccoon

(31,111 posts) Thu Jun 7, 2012, 03:23 PM Jun 2012

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A shortcut icon that looks like a small white rectangle with a blue bar at the top, instead of

a Hawk or whatever it is supposed to look like, what does that mean?

(These shortcuts usually don't work, either.)

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A shortcut icon that looks like a small white rectangle with a blue bar at the top, instead of (Original Post) raccoon Jun 2012 OP

Huh? All my shortcuts use the icon of their parent file. Angleae Jun 2012 #1

I am not exactly sure what you are asking: Gore1FL Jun 2012 #2

Thanks for the response. I'll have to find one and try it out. raccoon Jun 2012 #3

Take a screen shot (fn-prt sc) and paste it into Paint - then crop it. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #4

I think I know what you are talking about. ohheckyeah Jun 2012 #5

Screenshot would be helpful. Earth Bound Misfit Jun 2012 #6

Angleae

(4,484 posts)

1. Huh? All my shortcuts use the icon of their parent file.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:31 PM

Jun 2012

Gore1FL

(21,132 posts)

2. I am not exactly sure what you are asking:

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:58 PM

Jun 2012

right click the shortcut and choose properties. What is it pointing to?

raccoon

(31,111 posts)

3. Thanks for the response. I'll have to find one and try it out.

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 07:10 AM

Jun 2012

one of the computers at work which has been having issues was
displaying shortcuts like this. So it will be a few days before I can get back
about this.

I looked for an image on the Internet but couldn't find one.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

4. Take a screen shot (fn-prt sc) and paste it into Paint - then crop it.

Reply to raccoon (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:02 PM

Jun 2012

Copy it to a thumb drive and bring it home.

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)

5. I think I know what you are talking about.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 02:43 PM

Jun 2012

It is a shortcut that points to a file that Windows cannot find the application for opening the file.

Earth Bound Misfit

(3,554 posts)

6. Screenshot would be helpful.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2012, 11:00 AM

Jun 2012

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