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Fix blank desktop url shortcuts in Firefox

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Just bought a new computer w/win 8. Firefox desktop short cut show up as blank pages. I.E. normal shortcuts appear..

Just bought a new computer w/win 8. Firefox desktop short cut show up as blank pages. I.E. normal shortcuts appear..

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Do you mean the Firefox shortcut to the application is a blank icon, or do you mean that a shortcut to a web page is a blank? You can change the icons used for different document types.

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The short cuts to various urls are blank. If I go to properties of shortcut & go to change icon there are no options other than generic

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Is this what you see? Press the Browse button, make your way to the computers Programs Folder, then the Firefox folder. Then select Firefox.exe.