Wrong Office 2010 Icons - how do I get the correct ones back?

It sounds like an error in file association, or at least a partial error (icon only)

First thing I would suggest is simply doing an inplace Repair of Office 2010 Pro:

Repair or Uninstall Office 2010 - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/repair-or-remove-office-2010-HA010357402.aspx?CTT=1

You could also try this MS Fixit: http://www.askvg.com/microsoft-releases-fix-for-random-incorrect-icon-change-problem-in-windows-xp-vista-and-7/  (Please let us know if it works.

If that doesnt' work, try some of these techniques to fix file associations. It may be that by redoing the file associations you will pick up the correct icons:

File will not open on double click - File Association

Here are a whole bunch of ways of fixing "file association" (that's "windows speak") problems. Just work your way though ones you have not tried yet until you find one that works:

Note: if you have the Click-To-Run installation of Office Starter and you have “normal” installation of other version of Office you have to decide which version is going to have file association. Only one can be invoked by double clicking on file. Normally that would not be Starter.

Try repairing your Office installation, for example via Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.

Repair or remove Office 2010 - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/repair-or-remove-office-2010-HA010357402.aspx?CTT=1

Re-register the application

There are several different ways you can reset the proper file associations. Word itself provides a way to do it. Open a command prompt window and, at the command line, enter the following:

winword /r

Nothing seems to happen when you press Enter, but Word will reregister itself back in Windows. In the process, it resets the file associations for the files it uses, such as DOC and DOT files. You can close the command prompt window and double-click on a document; Word should start right up.

Alternate Re-register the application

Close the app. Open the Run Window: <WIN> R, use the following command (Modify the Path to match your specific installation):

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\winword.exe" /unregserver

The quotes are necessary, but you may need to change the path so it reflects the location of the winword.exe file on your system. (You can use Windows’ Search tool to locate the path to the winword.exe file.) The /unregserver switch “unhooks” all the references to Word in the Windows Registry.

You should then, immediately, use the following command:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\winword.exe" /regserver

This command causes Word to rewrite all its Registry keys and to reassociate itself with document and template files. Now you can double-click a document file and see if Windows starts Word and opens the document.

In Windows 7:

1. Right-click the file,
2. Select "Open With"   select [Your Program Here]
3. Check always use this program.

Alternate method of associating file type with program:

·Click Start

·type cmd in the run dialog box then press ok.

·On the command prompt line type "control panel" without the quotation marks.

·In control panel > folder options > file types > new (button) in the new window click advanced.

·In the file extension dialog box type the file extension to fix, ie: exe.

·In the drop down menu locate and select application > click ok.

Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on the file in windows explorer:

(xl2003 menus) - Tools|Options|General|Uncheck "Ignore other applications"

(xl2007) Office Button|Excel Options|Advanced|General|Uncheck "Ignore other applications that use DDE"

Change the program that opens a type of file - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-the-program-that-opens-a-type-of-file

Fix File Association Error When Launching Windows Explorer in Win7 - http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fix-file-association-error-explorer-in-windows-7/

How to Set Defaults Successfully http://www.worldstart.com/how-to-set-defaults-successfully/print/

Win7 Set Default and Use Open With & Always Open With Settings in Pictures- http://notebooks.com/2011/02/08/how-to-set-default-programs-and-use-open-with-and-always-open-with-settings/

Uninstalling is such a brute force fix.  Especially when it comes to Starter. There are no Starter installation files available to users. It can only be installted at the factory. As a result, the only way a user can re-install starter is to use the recovery partition to re-install Windows and all of the factory default "crapware".

There is one good reason to delay uninstalling Starter. Starter is the only edition of office that will allow you to create a "Portable Office" installed on a USB drive!

The real portable Microsoft Office - USB Starter Version - http://news.office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?articleid=1519&zoneid=12

Create Portable Office 2010 Starter USB Flash Drive - http://www.blogsdna.com/5795/how-to-create-portable-office-2010-starter-usb-flash-drive.htm

Take Office Starter with you - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/starter-help/take-office-starter-with-you-HA010380216.aspx

We would need to remove and re-install any prior office versions prior to installing the newer version of office 2010 

use the fix-it in the link below and remove and re-install Office 2010 Pro Plus

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

I already tried uninstalling Office Starter before reinstalling Office Professional Plus and that didn't work. What else can I do?

We would need to remove and re-install any prior office versions prior to installing the newer version of office 2010 

use the fix-it in the link below and remove and re-install Office 2010 Pro Plus

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301