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Microsoft Word icon changed to unknown program [Solved/Closed]

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 wmclaxton -
Hello,

Recently my microsoft word (program) icon changed from the classic picture to the unknown programs icon. I wanted to know how to get the real icon back. My icons for everything else (such as Microsoft Excel) on the desktop still displa properly. When I click on the Microsoft Word unknown programs icon, it sill opens to a normal new document scree, so this is no problem.
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Hello,

Go to microsoft office / microsoft office tools / microsoft office picture manager / help detect and repair / check restore my shortcuts while repairing.

This should restore all the microsoft office shortcuts and icons
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Very good. Found the answer at last!
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YOU ARE amazing! Been searching everywhere but did not work. Luckily found this and it's completely helpful. Cheers!
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Geeeezzzz! About 2 months looking for a solution to this issue! This was the only one that solved this problem!
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Great solution. Thanks.
Answer 2 / 3

I went to control panel under program and program features and right clicked the Microsoft office icon. Clicked on the change button then clicked repair programs.
Answer 3 / 3

So I rooted around and found a fix. I'm still not sure why this happened. But I right clicked on just one of the MS Word document icons on my desktop (it was a shortcut to a document I've been working on), selected "Open With..." then "Microsoft Word." The document opened (which was not the problem) and the MS icons (even Excel and PPT) are restored.
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