11 Replies Latest reply: Nov 25, 2014 4:36 AM by MeGattu RSS

    Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)

    joschi4 Community Member

      Adobe.jpg

       

      I m using Win 8 Pro, 64-Bit. You can see there is a wrong icon-association in Win 8. Did somebody else noticed this?

       

      thankhttp://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=DOKJAA&search=association&trestr=0x8001s

        • 1. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
          Bill@VT CommunityMVP

          Sorry, but I do not remember that one showing up when I installed AAXI on Win8. In any case, you should be able to use the windows tools to change the icon that Acrobat uses.

          • 2. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
            joschi4 Community Member

            Do you use as well Office 2010 with Microsoft Picture Manager?

             

            Than please give me instructions how to change that. It is not so easy as you think.

            thanks

            • 3. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
              Bill@VT CommunityMVP

              I had installed OFFICE 2010 on a Win8 pre-release. Since installing Win8 I have not been successful with reinstalling OFFICE. SO I guess I can't answer that one.

              • 4. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
                joschi4 Community Member

                Can somebody else reproduce this?

                • 5. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
                  JoshuaJMorgan Community Member

                  I had this same problem too with the Acrobat XI Pro icon, only mine showed the Photoshop "PS" icon instead, in both the Windows 8 Apps and taskbar. Usually I would easily fix an icon problem this by changing the icon using the "Change Icon" setting in the Acrobat's Programs shortcut properties, but for some reason the "Change Icon" button was disabled for the Acrobat XI Pro icon, so I deleted the shortcut with the wrong icon and just created a new shortcut in Start Menu/Programs. Now the correct icon appears in both the Windows 8 Apps and taskbar.

                  • 6. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
                    fun2play Community Member

                    I signed in to tell you how I solved this problem.

                    I have Adobe Acrobat XI Pro and Windows 7 64 bit.

                    All PDF icons are correct except in the taskbar... in my case it's showing the Gimp icon in stead.

                    Here's my fix:

                    1) Remove, unpin or delete Adobe  Acrobat icon from the Start Menu, the desktop and (if you have it there) from the taskbar.

                    2) Go to C: > ProgramData > Microsoft > Windows > Start Menu > Programs  and you'll find the "sinner" "Adobe Acrobat XI Pro" with the wrong icon. The that looks like a shortcut. Delete it!.. Close the window.

                    3) Go to C: > Program Files (x86) > Adobe > Acrobat 11.0 > Acrobat... and find Acrobat.exe

                    4) Right click on Acrobat.exe > Send to > Desktop

                    5) Right click again on Acrobat.exe > Pin to Start Menu... and close the window

                    6) Right click on Acrobat.exe - shortcut (that you just created on your desktop) > Copy

                    7) Go back to: C: > ProgramData > Microsoft > Windows > Start Menu > Programs... and Paste the shortcut here (you need administrator privileges for that)

                    8) Rename this shortcut from "Acrobat.exe - shortcut" to "Adobe Acrobat XI Pro"

                    9) Close the window

                    10) Now if you open any PDF document, the right icon will appear on the taskbar.

                    Hope that helps.

                    • 7. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
                      Moncoeur Community Member

                      Your fix works, but it's an old icon for Acrobat - not the nice red one that it should be. But, better than the Photoshop PS icon.

                      • 8. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
                        vinsondesign Community Member

                        Here's what i did.... Windows 8.1 64bit...

                         

                        1. Programs and features
                        2. Right click on Adobe Acrobat
                        3. Click change
                        4. Click Repair

                         

                        When it finished all of my icons were correct other than the START shortcut...so..

                         

                        1. Go to start screen
                        2. Right click on adobe (the one with the wrong icon)
                        3. Click open file location at the bottom of the screen
                        4. delete the shortcut from the folder it is in...not just the start screen...(if you only delete it from the start screen and pin it back it will still have the wrong icon...at least mine did)
                        5. go to your desktop view right click on Adobe and click pin to start
                        6. Icons should all be correct now

                         

                        Hope it helps

                        • 9. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
                          theking2 Community Member

                          Your fu is flawless.

                           

                          Just a small hint: In order to find the ProgramData folder enter %ProgramData% in the Run command (Win+R) .

                          • 10. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
                            OlongapoSteve Community Member

                            Many thanks. I had the identical problem and spent ages trying to find a solution before seeing your simple answer. Worked a treat.

                            • 11. Re: Acrobot XI Pro - wrong icon (Bug)
                              MeGattu Community Member

                              Hey ,

                              What you suggested works. Thanks!!