Most of my desktop icons have changed to itunes icons....
Most of my desktop icons and all of my quick taskbar icons changed to itunes icons after upgrading to 10.4.....
I uninstalled itunes and reinstalled using version 9 and the problem has returned.
For now I've removed all itunes software and my computer seems to be OK.
Is there a fix for this????
Hi,
This might be caused by service conflict, I suggest to perform a clean boot in this way:
1.Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then click Search.
2.Type msconfig in the search box, and then tap or click msconfig.
3.On the Services tab of the System Configuration dialog box, tap or click to select the Hide all Microsoft services check box, and then tap or click Disable all.
4.On the Startup tab of the System Configuration dialog box, tap or click Open Task Manager.
5.On the Startup tab in Task Manager, for each startup item, select the item and then click Disable.
6.Close Task Manager.
7.On the Startup tab of the System Configuration dialog box, tap or click OK, and then restart the computer.
Details as below:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
Regards
Wade Liu
TechNet Community Support
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