PDF Icon not showing in SharePoint 2010 Document Library

Follow the steps below to resolve the issue of PDF icon not showing up in Document Libraries in SharePoint 2010:

1) Download icon - http://www.adobe.com/images/pdficon_small.gif and copy to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\IMAGES

2) Navigate to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\XML - Open the file "DOCICON.XML" in notepad

3) Enter a Mapping key <Mapping Key="pdf" Value="pdficon_small.gif" /> right above the </ByExtension> tag. Save the file and exit

4) Perform iisreset /noforce

5) Do the above steps in each SharePoint server in your farm.

Change your default Windows 8 Enterprise Product Key

Step 1 - Launch cmd.exe in Administrator mode (right click on cmd.exe and select "Run as Administrator")

Step 2 - In the command window type slui.exe 3

Step 3 - In the new Window that pops up, enter your new licensed Windows 8 Enterprise Product Key

If you purchased a downloaded a licensed version of Windows Enterprise using your MSDN licensing then this option will work and your Windows will be activated and ready for use

ENJOY the most powerful OS built by Microsoft ever!