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New MS Favorites icon?

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by Welshjim, 2006/05/22.

  1. 2006/05/22
    Welshjim

    Welshjim Inactive Thread Starter

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    Perhaps the least important thread you have seen.
    Lately when I save a Microsoft page as a Favorite I often get a new Favicon. A blank (no lines) sheet of paper with a bent edge. It almost always used to be a hand supporting a blue question mark.
    For example
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c&DisplayLang=en
    Has MS changed or do I have a "Problem "?
     
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  2. 2006/05/22
    TonyT

    TonyT SuperGeek Staff

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    appears to be a new favicon from MS, this is what I got:
    ms_icon
     
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  4. 2006/05/22
    Zander

    Zander Geek Member Alumni

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    I get the same. Gee, I hope they have more creativity than that when it comes to Vista! :D
     
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  5. 2006/05/23
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    When I download an update for Windows XP, I also add a shortcut to the Security Bulletin in the same folder. The last time, the icon for the shortcut looked like that but a day or two later, when I burned the update to CD, the icon looked normal.

    I have added Welshjim's shortcut to my Favorites and watching closely when I opened the browser, it looked like the other ones but after a fraction of a second, it looked "new ".

    See the attachments, I had to be quick hitting "print screen" to get it. I hereby name this a bug!

    Christer
     
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  6. 2006/05/23
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    Right-click the link > Properties > Change icon > you can choose the "normal" icon.

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  7. 2006/05/23
    Welshjim

    Welshjim Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thanks all, for confirming that I am not alone.
     
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