Pin to taskbar problen

My problem can be best described by scrnshot:



I have google chrome pinned to the taskbar (as can be seen by the 'Unpin this program .....' on the pop up menu).

However, when I click to launch it, a new chrome icon pops up.
I have just formatted my pc and I didnt encounter this problem with chrome before, or any other application for that.

Any idea on how to fix it ?

What effect does pinning the new icon and unpinning the old icon have?

I've had this happen before but I can't remember what I did to correct it.

Nothing ! If i unpin the old, and keep the new one, I get just the one icon that represents the open window.
But closing the program and reopening it would give me yet another new icon !!

You may need to navigate to Chrome's program folder and right click on the programs exe file. Pin to taskbar from the right click context menu.

I'm not using Chrome or I could give you the default location for Chrome's program folder.

I had tried that, but it still didnt work :/
I also tried unistalling chrome and reinstalling, but still ...

Hello Zyyk, to Windows 7 Forums,

Try this; With Chrome closed, unpin both icons in the Taskbar, next delete the Desktop shortcut to Chrome.
Click the Start Orb, then All Programs, click on the Google Chrome folder, then click on the Chrome icon to open it, right click the new icon in the Taskbar to pin it, then drag it to the left so it's next to the Start Orb.

See if that works and let us know
Don

It worked .... the first time.
But I closed chrome, and reopened just to be certain, and sure enough, new icon -.-

And Thanks for the welcome

I'm at a loss, what you have tried should have worked.

Download the "alternate installer for all user accounts" version from here Alternate (offline) Google Chrome installer (Windows) - Google Chrome Help to a folder of your choosing on your computer.
Uninstall Chrome
Reboot your computer
Run the installer you downloaded above from the folder where you saved it.
Good Luck
Randy

Originally Posted by Zyyk

It worked .... the first time.
But I closed chrome, and reopened just to be certain, and sure enough, new icon -.-

And Thanks for the welcome

I've done a little search and it seems this is an ongoing issue, starting back in 2009.
Try doing it this way, with Chrome open this time, unpin both icons if 2 are showing, then repin the one that represents the open window.
Also, try Troubles advice.

Let us know the outcome

Don