[SOLVED] Desktop icons turning into white paper icon when i create a shortcut, how i can resolve it?

[Ghela]

Desktop icons turning into white paper icon when i create a shortcut, how i can resolve it?

 

[alceryes]

The white paper icon is indicative of either -
The destination file that the shortcut goes is no longer at that location.
The OS doesn't know what program to use to run/execute the file at the target location.

 

[Ghela]

mhh ok... and how i can resolve it? thanks for the reply

 

[alceryes]

Is either of those things happening? Are you moving the destination file? Does Windows know how to run/execute the target file?
Describe exactly what you are doing to create these shortcuts and what when they change to the white paper icon.

Also, if you right click the icon, go to properties, you can change the icon to whatever you'd like.

 

[Krotow]

Either program that is supposed to open particular file type by file extension is not installed or file type registration disappeared from Windows Registry. You can right click on mentioned file and then in popup menu select "Open With". Then you will have a choice of programs from which you must select one used to open files of particular type. Alternative way is right click on file, select "Properties", in dialog click on "Change" button and select the program.

 

[Ghela]

idk, but i don't do the defragment for a long time, could be this the problem? or no?

 

[Krotow]

Nothing to do with defragmentation. "Blank" icon mean missing file type registration in registry. I already said above what to do.