Hi, my shortcuts on my favourites bar have all changed their icons, and often tabs I open up also have the wrong icon accosiated with them, which makes thinga confusing when you have many tabs open, all with wrong icons attached. I have internet explorer 8 and windows 7, any solutions?

Hi
Depends upon your browser.
For Google, make sure your bookmarks bar is activated in "settings" which you can get to from the tools menu - far right of address bar. Also from this menu are various options for viewing and managing bookmarks.
For IE, use the star icon on the right of the window, and this will show you your favourites (as IE calls them), and the list can be pinned to the left of the IE window by using the icon at the top left of the Favourites window.
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What version of windows are you using? Windows 7 you can create a shortcut to your gmail account on the desktop. Download and save a Gmail Icon file (should be .ico from somewhere like http://findicons.com/search/gmail) then right click on the newly created shortcut on your desktop, choose properties, choose change icon under the shortcut tab, browse to where you icon was saved when you downloaded it and click on the file [your shortcut icon should now display your new icon]. Next click on your desktop shortcut holding your right mouse button and drag it to your task bar and release the right mouse button when pin to task bar is displayed.

Open a web page Right click in the top of screen select the menu tab.
This will add to your screen toolbar File Edit View Favorites Tools and Help
Open your hotmail right click select Add to Favorites.
Then you can access your Hotmail through Favorites drop down list.
Or
If you have multiple Hotmail accounts, you can create a shortcut icon for each of the accounts on the desktop.
This allows you to quickly launch the specific login page for each email account without having to reenter or remember each email address.

1
Log in to your Hotmail account. Place the cursor in the address bar and highlight the URL.
Right-click and select "Copy."
2
Right-click on an empty space of the desktop and select "New" and then "Shortcut."
The "Create Shortcut" wizard launches.
3
Right-click inside "Type the location of the item" field and select "Paste."
The URL of your Hotmail account is pasted as the location of the shortcut.
Click "Next."
4
Type a name for the icon in the "Type a name for this shortcut" field and click "Finish."
The Hotmail shortcut icon appears on the desktop.
Double-click the Hotmail icon to log in and access your Hotmail account.
Repeat Steps 1 through 4 for each Hotmail account you want to create an icon for on the desktop.

Fix All My Computer Shortcut Links
Computers often use shortcut links to make it easier for users to locate and open files.
These links are commonly placed in a folder easily accessible to users, such as a desktop folder.
When a shortcut is created, it is given directory information and an icon.
If the file associated with a shortcut is later moved, the shortcut may fail to locate the file.
When this problem occurs, you need to update the shortcut's directory information.
This process is often automated by operating systems, but in a some instances, you need to repair shortcuts manually

Right-click on a broken shortcut link's icon.
Select the "Properties" option. Locate the "Target" box and copy its information into your clipboard using the Ctrl and C keys.
Open the "My Computer" folder on your computer and paste the target information into the folder's address bar using the Ctrl and V keys.
If the address bar is not viewable, you may need to enable it in the folder's settings.
Find address bar options in the "View" menu under "Toolbars."
The file's target path folder will open.
Locate the file in the target path folder.
If the file is not present, the target path is inaccurate and likely the cause of the shortcut link error.
Locate the file in its correct folder.
Browse folders or search for the file by typing the file name into the "Start" menu.
After finding the file, open the properties of the shortcut link icon again.
Copy the file's correct path, from the containing folder's address bar, and paste it in to the "Target" box, replacing the incorrect link.
Another way to find a file's target path is by right clicking on the file and selecting Properties.
You can find accurate target information in the "Target" box, provided the icon is the original file icon and not a shortcut.

Computers often use shortcut links to make it easier for users to locate and open files.
These links are commonly placed in a folder easily accessible to users, such as a desktop folder.
When a shortcut is created, it is given directory information and an icon.
If the file associated with a shortcut is later moved, the shortcut may fail to locate the file.
When this problem occurs, you need to update the shortcut's directory information.
This process is often automated by operating systems, but in a some instances, you need to repair shortcuts manually

Right-click on a broken shortcut link's icon.
Select the "Properties" option. Locate the "Target" box and copy its information into your clipboard using the Ctrl and C keys.
Open the "My Computer" folder on your computer and paste the target information into the folder's address bar using the Ctrl and V keys.
If the address bar is not viewable, you may need to enable it in the folder's settings.
Find address bar options in the "View" menu under "Toolbars."
The file's target path folder will open.

Locate the file in the target path folder.
If the file is not present, the target path is inaccurate and likely the cause of the shortcut link error.
Locate the file in its correct folder.
Browse folders or search for the file by typing the file name into the "Start" menu.
After finding the file, open the properties of the shortcut link icon again.
Copy the file's correct path, from the containing folder's address bar, and paste it in to the "Target" box, replacing the incorrect link.
Another way to find a file's target path is by right clicking on the file and selecting Properties.
You can find accurate target information in the "Target" box, provided the icon is the original file icon and not a shortcut.

do you want to make a shortcut ?
if you right click on the opened fixya page right click select add to favourites it will be added to the favourites for short cut click on the faourites you will see fixya on the drop down list

if you dont a favourites tab right click in the top toolbar select the menu bar which will add File Edit View Favorites Tools and Help

First of all make your webcam the default mic on your computer
Plug in webcam

TEST SPEAKERS
Right click on speaker icon in System Tray or from Control Panel
Select "Playback Devices"
The speaker icon ( checked as working) and volume level graph should be visible
Right click on the volume graph and click "Test"
Left hand speakers followed by right hand should be heard

SET DEFAULT & TEST MIC
Click "Recording" tab.
To set required (webcam) mic as default - click on mic font to highlight and click "Properties"
In lower dropbox display "Use this device enable" click 'OK'
Click "Levels" tab and ramp up sliders ( adjust to suit later)
Return to "Recording". Test mic by speaking and make sure volume graph displays

RESTART COMPUTER ( IMPORTANT )
You can now adjust the mic by clicking on the speaker icon down in the notification area ( by the clock )
If its not there - right click on the lower task bar ( a blank area) and select 'Properties' click 'Notification area) and check the box for 'volume' > Apply > OK

During the webcam software upload you may not have opted for the Logitech shortcut on your desktop - if so > Start > All Programs - locate the logitech folder and expand it - right click on the logitech software ( with the webcam icon) and select ' Send to - Desktop create shortcut'

Plug in your webcam
Launch the webcam dashboard (toolbar) by double-clicking the shortcut icon and open the 'Settings' menu ( 2 gearwheels)
Select the mic icon to make any changes

You can open a new browser window from these locations :

1. Start -> Programs -> Internet Explorer / Mozilla Firefox.

2. Double-Click the "Internet Explorer / Mozilla" shortcut icon in the 'Desktop'.

3. Click on the "Internet Explorer / Mozilla" shortcut icon in the 'Quick Launch' (Left Side of Task Bar).

4. If a browser window is already open, try "Ctrl+N"!

if it helps tell me....tc! :)

Hi dear,
Create Icons for Shutdown and Reboot If you find it annoying to access the Start Menu for shutting down or rebooting the computer, create a shutdown and reboot icon for the desktop.
Desktop Shutdown Icon Right click on the desktop
Click [New] [Shortcut] to open the Create Shortcut Wizard
Type [shutdown -s -t 00] without the brackets.
Click [Next] and type a descriptive name of your choosing for the shortcut
Click [Finish]
Add a bit of class to the shortcut by assigning it a custom icon. Right click the shortcut, click [Properties] and select the [Shortcut] tab. Click [Change Icon] and select from the icons that are displayed.
Desktop Reboot Icon Right click on the desktop
Click [New] [Shortcut] to open the Create Shortcut Wizard
Type [shutdown -r -t 00] without the brackets.
Click [Next] and type a descriptive name of your choosing for the shortcut
Click [Finish]
Add a bit of class to the shortcut by assigning it a custom icon. Right click the shortcut, click [Properties] and select the [Shortcut] tab. Click [Change Icon] and select from the icons that are displayed.
A Final Note: If you happen to be as fanatical as I am about having nothing on the desktop, drag the new icons into the Quick Launch area of the Taskbar.


then use it.

if not resolve it

then use following step ;-


click on start then go to RUN and type SFC /SCANNOW
press enter
this command recover all windows lost files, if it will ask windows CD then enter the windows disk.

bye take care
good luck
veeru

Hi sadiebay. It was not my solution for your initial post, but I think I can explain why you can not find the shortcut tab.

Because Internet Explorer is a Microsoft program integrated into XP, it is considered a 'Desktop Icon' item. The shortcut you are trying to find the properties tag for was probably put on the desktop using the Show Desktop Items routine in the Display Properties routine. It will not have the same right-click options available as a regular shortcut icon placed on your desktop.

The solution is to go to your Start Button->All Programs and right click on the Internet Explorer icon in the program list, then Send To Desktop. You will get another icon that looks the same, but you should notice that the new one has the small shortcut arrow on the 'E' where the old one doesn't. Now when you right click on the new icon (the one with the arrow) you get Properties as the last option, and within the Properties tab you should see Run with a drop down box next to it, in which you can select Maximized. Delete the old icon (right-click and delete, doesn't hurt anything) and put the new one in its place to keep your desktop set as you are used to it.