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Hold down the Cmd and Opt. keys (Apple + Alt) at some point during start-up, but before the desktop shows. Mac OS 9 will ask you whether to rebuild the desktop database. Say yes.
For OS X, you'd clear the LaunchServices cache. Go to /Library/Caches, find all the files whose names start with "com.apple.launchservices", delete them, and reboot.
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For OS X, you'd clear the LaunchServices cache. Go to /Library/Caches, find all the files whose names start with "com.apple.launchservices", delete them, and reboot.