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From: alex@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Edmund Davis)
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Subject: Re: System corrupted?
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Date: 4 May 91 04:21:00 GMT
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In article <74787@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v119mb9h@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
>Recently the icons of two of my programs became generic icons
>rather than what they were supposed to look like.  They are 
>QuickLink II and WriteNow.  The other programs in my hard disk
>are ok.  I suspect that the system (or finder) may be corrupted
>but not sure.  I am hesitant to replace the system because of
>all the fonts and DA that I have installed.  Can someone shed
>some light on this matter.  Thanks!
>
>Phillip Ng
>v119mb9h@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu

Before you do anything else, re-build your desktop files.  To do this,
restart your Mac.  While it is initializing, hold down the command and option
keys simultaneously.  You will be asked if you really want to rebuild the
desktop.  Click OK.

See if that helps...

alex
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