Icon in Apps folder not displaying correctly

Hi there,
It seems that whenever I download and install a new program into my Applications folder, the icon appears incorrectly in Grid View. For example, I just downloaded a program called Dragster, installed it and dragged it into my Applications folder. However now, when I click on 'Applications' on the dock, the icon for Dragster is white with a circle and line through it (similar to a non-smoking type of sign).
If I drag the icon to the Desktop and then back into Applications again, the icon appears as normal - the correct icon for that folder. Why does this happen? Why does the icon display incorrectly when I drag the program directly to my Applications folder... this is what I am supposed to do isn't it (am a reasonably new mac user)?
Thanks in advance.
Nicola
P.S. I have posted this question previously but unfortunately didn't find an answer :o(

Finder attributes are stored in an invisible file called .DS_Store, which gets created in every folder opened in Finder. I can't explain why it works the second time you drag it there and not the first time. But you might try deleting that file.
You can do this using Terminal commands. If you are not a Unix guru, you can download a great free utility called TinkerTool.
http://www.bresink.de/osx/TinkerTool.html
On the program's Finder screen, check the box to show hidden files, then relaunch Finder. Locate the .DS_Store file in the Applications folder and drag it to the Trash to delete. Relaunch Finder again. See of the problem still recurs.

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