How to resolve the icon change problem

Problem: All my desktop shortcuts look like the Word icon. When I use a shortcut to try to open a program, Word 2010 opens and then it tries to open the program so a file conversion window appears! What’s going on? How do I get the shortcuts back? Solution: Open the Run dialog (Start → Run or (Win)+R) Type regedit, then click [OK] or type Enter Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts Look for a .lnk branch Delete whole .lnk key or delete the userchioce key on that. Reboot.