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Periodically, the icon used to mark Firefox html files on my computer goes away.

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jimweinberg
jimweinberg
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To restore it I have to uninstall/reinstall Firefox or do a full registry restore. Can you tell my why this happens and how to fix it?

Instead of looking line image1 (attached), it looks like image2 (attached).

To restore it I have to uninstall/reinstall Firefox or do a full registry restore. Can you tell my why this happens and how to fix it? Instead of looking line image1 (attached), it looks like image2 (attached).
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finitarry
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If you are using Windows, maybe your icon cache is too small. When I was using Windows, I had to make it bigger. The icon cache could also be corrupted. http://www.thewindowsclub.com/rebuild-the-icon-cache-windows

FredMcD
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Separate Issue; Your System Details shows;

Installed Plug-ins

Garmin Communicator Plug-In 2.9.3.0 Garmin Communicator Plug-In 4.2.0.0 BETA

Shockwave Flash 18.0 r0 Shockwave Flash 14.0 r0
Having more than one version of a program may cause issues. You must remove the older programs. Then get the current full installer.

Flash: Grab the uninstaller from here: Uninstall Flash Player | Windows Uninstall Flash Player | Mac

Then reinstall the latest version.

Flash Player Version 18.0.0.160
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html

jimweinberg
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finitarry and FredMcD.

I tried both your suggestions and neither worked. I now only have one version of flash. I uninstalled firefox and reinstalled it and the problem went away. However, it will be back and there must be a better way to solve the problem than uninstalling/reinstalling firefox every time.