Hi I just recently installed Windows 7on my computer.  I am trying to personalize the desktop and had downloaded a few icons for my shortcuts and changed them with no problem.  When I shut down the computer and rebooted the next day these icons were gone and just LEFT the generic ICON .  I cannot change them back. When I go into change icon off the properties tab It shows that its changed but on the desktop it is not.  Any ideas on the problem and how to fix this.

ThanksAre you clicking "Apply" ? ?Yes I am clicking apply.When you change the icons are you re-freshing the desktop? I doubt this is the issue but we have to START somewhere.the first night I shut down and started up in the morning the icons were gone and I could not even re change them.  The next day I tried again and they WOULD change.  I shut down again that night and they were gone again the next morning but again would change.  the third night I shut down and the next morning they were still there so it LOOKS like whatever the problem was it righted itself but I have no idea what it was.  I will post in a couple of days for an update.