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Thanks guys for trying to help. I did not try "scf /scannow". Finally I manage to solve the problem by using Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4. I go to Tweaking Tools/Visual Styler/Reset all icons and now all my desktop shortcut icons go back to the way there were before, without any blocking. Thanks again.

I am using Dell Inspiron 1420 Laptop with Vista Business Core2 Duo/2GB Ram. Recently all my desktop shortcut icons except Recycle Bin were blocked by another imageless icons (individually) similar to the first icon from the file Change Icon (c:WindowsSystem32shell32.dll). The software of the icons still works when clicks on it and I have manually try to change the icon, did system restore, scanned for virus/spywares, without any success. I have contacted Dell Customer Service (Software Agent) twice, and they are unable to offer any solutions except advise me to reformat the harddisk. As I have quite a number of softwaresprograms on my laptop and reformatting my HD will be my last solution. I believe there must be a way to overcome the problems. Any tips on the solution will be most appreciated.