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lately something has been messing with the icons on my machine. not all of them, mind you, just those that are text or document related (.txt, .doc, .chm, etc.). when it happens, they get changed to other icons that are on the system. for example, the .txt icon might become a Kazaa icon, while .doc might become an mIRC icon. each time it happens, the icons to which they get switched are different. now, a reboot restores them to normal, but sooner or later, they seem to get mixed up again. I've updated and run my spyware apps (AdAware, Spybot S&D, Spysweeper) and come up empty. Ditto with my a/v program (AVG).

The only clue I have is that it SEEMS to occur when Im browsing or d/ling from Usenet groups. However, since I am a bit of a Usenet junkie and have my newsreader in use almost constantly, I can not say for sure if there is any real correlation there or if its just coincidence.

Also, I havent ever managed to catch the change immediately upon its occurence. I will discover the problem only after minimizing the reader app and notice that the 1/2 dozen or so text icons on my desktop have been changed.


any of you ever run into anything like this? Ive search this forum as well as Google and havent found anything that might help me figure it out.


pertinent info:

os: win98se
newsreader: Xnews

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