Shortcut and Folder icons only display as PNG icon

I am having trouble doing something simple and I can't figure it out. If I want to change a web shortcut icon or folder icon whatever I change it to only displays as a PNG icon, not the icon I want.
I open get info on the folder or shortcut, copy the new icon over the picture in the top left and it changes to a PNG icon but never displays the actual icon! This hapens with any icon format (png, jpg) etc.. and happens on folders and shortcuts.
Why wont this simple task work? I've repaired permissionsetc.. no joy. At the moment I have a dozen web shortcuts on my desktop all with the same icon and all the folders in my dock have the same icon whenever I try to change them

Most likely a mucked up LaunchServices database. Launch the Terminal app in /Applications/Utilities/, copy & paste this one-liner into the window that pops up, hit the return key, quit the Terminal app when the prompt symbol returns, and restart. That should do the trick.
*/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS ervices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user*

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