Change the icon on Windows?

[Magnus von Brömsen]

Hello Jan

(Sorry for not coming back to you earlier).
I tried your suggestion - change the extension from .bmp to .ico - but 
in the properties window for my .exe (standalone) file I have no button 
for changing the icon. But if I make a "shortcut" I can change that icon 
in the properties window. But just only for the shortcut.

I also looked around on Download.com -- but everything I tried was only 
for creating icons.  You don't happens to know the name of a app that 
can do what need?

/magnus

On Monday, June 10, 2002, at 04:34 , Jan Schenkel wrote:

> Hi Magnus,
>
> There are plenty of freeware/shareware utilities for
> this on http://www.download.com, but I can give you
> the following tip:
>
> Save the Photoshop-made icon as a .bmp file, and then
> change the extension from .bmp to .ico
> Then  you can assign this file as the icon of the
> program via the "Change icon..." button in the
> "Properties" window in the WIndows Explorer.
> Downside of this approach is that the icon is a
> separate file, but again, one of the utilities on
> download.com can 'move' these into your .exe file.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jan Schenkel.
>
> "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more
> foolishg at the same time."  (De Rochefoucald)
>
> --- Magnus_von_Brˆmsen <webmaster at studioalice.se>
> wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> I know this had been an issue before:  How to change
>> the icon on Windows?
>> If  doing it then building the standalone -- 16
>> color seems to be the
>> limit. And that just not looking good (I know it can
>> never look as good
>> as on Mac OS  X, but...).
>>
>> Is there another way to change icon? Making a
>> windows-icon with the
>> plug-in for Photoshop "Iconbuilder" creates a .icn
>> file. How can I use
>> that?
>>
>> Any Windows-pro that know?
>>
>> /magnus
>>
>>
>>
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