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Desktop Icon question...

16 years ago

Some of my desktop shortcuts have little icons pertaining to whatever site it goes with. This one has the Gardenweb leaf,,but some sites just show an Internet exp.icon. Is there a way to change them, and why do some have specific ones and others just the explorer ones?

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randy_ca
16 years ago
You can right click the icon/ properties/ customize, change icon, but you'll be limited to the selection.

What you are really talking about are "favicons" which come from the different websites. Most Favorites or Bookmarked urls have favicons, but it depends on the website, some have them and some don't.
caroline1947
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks Randy but it wont work for me...another box comes up that says BROWSE and it has hundreds of listings in it and I have no clue what to do with that...ty anyway
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randy_ca
16 years ago
You shouldn't have to browse, there should be pictures of a 100 or so icons showing in the box, just click an icon you like, then ok.
caroline1947
Original Author
16 years ago
Randy, I did find the icons but they wont work. I click ok and it still shows Im using IE and they wont change.AAARGH!!
Lindsey_CA
16 years ago
Caroline, I use Internet Explorer as my browser, and my operating system is Windows XP Pro.

The default location for the icon for a new shortcut is this:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\url.dll

That's where you end up with the icon that looks just like the Internet Explorer icon.

You already know how to get to the point where you can change the icon, so click on "Browse" to change locations and then go to:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll

There are a lot of icons to choose from in that dll.
caroline1947
Original Author
16 years ago
I saw them all...the problem is I click on one and on ok , but it doesnt change the icon. Its still IE icon.
randy_ca
16 years ago
If the icons where not always like this, you may need to rebuild the icons using Tweak UI

After downloading and installing, it can be found in All Programs/ Powertoys for Windows XP
Lindsey_CA
16 years ago
Caroline, after you find an icon that you like and you click on it once to highlight it, then you click on "OK," that will take you back to the shortcut properties window -- you'll need to click on "Apply" -- that should make it stick.
caroline1947
Original Author
16 years ago
I was able to change some of them,,,evidently some cant be changed,as I get a whole different screen on some when I right click on them,,,but its better,at least I have some pretty ones besides the IE ones all over
caroline1947
Original Author
16 years ago
I figured out a way...had to put everything in folders first...

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