Microsoft Word icon changed to unknown program Solved/Closed

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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.System Configuration: Windows Vista / Internet Explorer 7.0

tygr22 · Accepted Answer

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

statsby · Answer

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.

jccompprobs · Answer

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.

Microsoft Word icon changed to unknown program

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