How change file icon?

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In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
change the file icon.

In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
to change the icon.

Advice?

TIA
 
ms said:
In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
change the file icon.

In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
to change the icon.

Advice?

TIA
Click to expand...

It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
 
Rename the file with a different extension Like for abc.txt make it abc.doc
or anything other, ICON will get changed automatically.
:-)
Akki
 
Well, That was a joke....

John
Rename the file with a different extension Like for abc.txt make it abc.doc
or anything other, ICON will get changed automatically.
:-)
Akki

:
Click to expand...
 
Pegasus said:
It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
Click to expand...
In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
association changes, but that's it.

I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the File
Properties screen when editing the file association.

Comment?
 
Control Panel > Folder Options > Files Types > scroll to applicable item >
select item > click on Advanced button > click on Change Icon > select new icon
from resource shown there.

| Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
| > | >> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
| >> change the file icon.
| >>
| >> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
| >> to change the icon.
| >>
| >> Advice?
| >>
| >> TIA
| >
| > It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
| >
| >
| In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
| executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
| association changes, but that's it.
|
| I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the File
| Properties screen when editing the file association.
|
| Comment?
|
|
 
David said:
Control Panel > Folder Options > Files Types > scroll to applicable item >
select item > click on Advanced button > click on Change Icon > select new icon
from resource shown there.
Click to expand...
I am seeing different. After I select TXT extension, there are 3
choices, Change, Restore, or New. Change puts me in the Open With screen
to pick another association, N/A.
Only if I click on New do I see Advanced.
Then, click on Advanced button, have to enter extension, but DON'T
want to disassociate txt with text files, so I never see: click on
Change Icon > select new icon from resource shown there.

Comment?
 
Strange, I don't know what you're looking at.

Just a long shot.....but are you maybe logged in as a Guest?

| David Webb wrote:
| > Control Panel > Folder Options > Files Types > scroll to applicable item >
| > select item > click on Advanced button > click on Change Icon > select new
icon
| > from resource shown there.
| >
| I am seeing different. After I select TXT extension, there are 3
| choices, Change, Restore, or New. Change puts me in the Open With screen
| to pick another association, N/A.
| Only if I click on New do I see Advanced.
| Then, click on Advanced button, have to enter extension, but DON'T
| want to disassociate txt with text files, so I never see: click on
| Change Icon > select new icon from resource shown there.
|
| Comment?
|
| > | Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
| > | > | > | >> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility
to
| > | >> change the file icon.
| > | >>
| > | >> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
| > | >> to change the icon.
| > | >>
| > | >> Advice?
| > | >>
| > | >> TIA
| > | >
| > | > It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
| > | executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
| > | association changes, but that's it.
| > |
| > | I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the File
| > | Properties screen when editing the file association.
| > |
| > | Comment?
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
 
ms said:
I am seeing different. After I select TXT extension, there are 3
choices, Change, Restore, or New. Change puts me in the Open With screen
to pick another association, N/A.
Only if I click on New do I see Advanced.
Click to expand...

There's not an Advanced button in the bottom right corner of the box,
below the Change button? If it's not there, you probably have some
restrictions set in the registry.
 
Strange, I don't know what you're looking at.

Just a long shot.....but are you maybe logged in as a Guest?

| David Webb wrote:
| > Control Panel > Folder Options > Files Types > scroll to applicable
| > item > select item > click on Advanced button > click on Change Icon
| > > select new
icon
| > from resource shown there.
| >
| I am seeing different. After I select TXT extension, there are 3
| choices, Change, Restore, or New. Change puts me in the Open With
| screen
| to pick another association, N/A.
| Only if I click on New do I see Advanced.
| Then, click on Advanced button, have to enter extension, but DON'T
| want to disassociate txt with text files, so I never see: click on
| Change Icon > select new icon from resource shown there.
|
| Comment?
|
| > | Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
| > | > | > | >> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the
| > | >> possibility
to
| > | >> change the file icon.
| > | >>
| > | >> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be
| > | >> no way to change the icon.
| > | >>
| > | >> Advice?
| > | >>
| > | >> TIA
| > | >
| > | > It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
| > | executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
| > | association changes, but that's it.
| > |
| > | I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the
| > | File Properties screen when editing the file association.
| > |
| > | Comment?
| > |
Click to expand...

David, I hope you see this.

It finally fell into place.

You didn't mention the Restore button. That leads to Advanced, that leads
to the normal icon change, association change, etc.

So I do see what you described, finally, but the Restore button is needed.
Certainly not very intuitive, if you want to change a file association,
restore is the last thing you want.

Thanks again,

MS
 
I didn't mention the Restore button because it isn't there in a normal
installation. As I mentioned to you before, there's something really strange
about your installation....something that I don't understand.

Glad to hear you found a workaround. It may be a way of life for many of your
system's standard features.

| |
| > Strange, I don't know what you're looking at.
| >
| > Just a long shot.....but are you maybe logged in as a Guest?
| >
| > | >| David Webb wrote:
| >| > Control Panel > Folder Options > Files Types > scroll to applicable
| >| > item > select item > click on Advanced button > click on Change Icon
| >| > > select new
| > icon
| >| > from resource shown there.
| >| >
| >| I am seeing different. After I select TXT extension, there are 3
| >| choices, Change, Restore, or New. Change puts me in the Open With
| >| screen
| >| to pick another association, N/A.
| >| Only if I click on New do I see Advanced.
| >| Then, click on Advanced button, have to enter extension, but DON'T
| >| want to disassociate txt with text files, so I never see: click on
| >| Change Icon > select new icon from resource shown there.
| >|
| >| Comment?
| >|
| > | >| > | Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
| >| > | > | >| > | >> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the
| >| > | >> possibility
| > to
| >| > | >> change the file icon.
| >| > | >>
| >| > | >> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be
| >| > | >> no way to change the icon.
| >| > | >>
| >| > | >> Advice?
| >| > | >>
| >| > | >> TIA
| >| > | >
| >| > | > It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
| >| > | >
| >| > | >
| >| > | In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
| >| > | executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
| >| > | association changes, but that's it.
| >| > |
| >| > | I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the
| >| > | File Properties screen when editing the file association.
| >| > |
| >| > | Comment?
| >| > |
|
| David, I hope you see this.
|
| It finally fell into place.
|
| You didn't mention the Restore button. That leads to Advanced, that leads
| to the normal icon change, association change, etc.
|
| So I do see what you described, finally, but the Restore button is needed.
| Certainly not very intuitive, if you want to change a file association,
| restore is the last thing you want.
|
| Thanks again,
|
| MS
|
 
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