re: Question about 'Change the icon for Internet Shortcuts'
Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 7:39 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by werner
(7087 messages posted)
search on Google for Favorg.You can still find it as Freeware.Easy to use.I got mine
from ...www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/18699 .....The site is in German,but Google can
translate and you can find the D/L link easily there anyway. W.
On Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 7:07 pm, Lout wrote:
>I have a question about Change
>the icon for Internet Shortcuts:
>
>That is excellent advice. I now know how to change that annoying blue e on a page
>... if however you want to take advantage of the favicon that some websites include,
>but keep losing your favicons (within your favourites or links bar) when you delete
>your temporary internet files ...here's what you do...
>
>Each webpage that has it's own icon will download it into your Temporary Internet
>Folder when you add the website to your favourites (the file is called favicon.ico)
>This is why they disapear when you delete your temp folders. (favicon is deleted
>too)
>
>Go into your Temporary Internet Folder (C:\Documents and Settings\"username"\Local
>Settings\Temporary Internet Files You will need to turn on "Hidden/System Files"
>first, as the "Local Settings" folder is a hidden file. (open My Computer, then
click
>Tools - Folder options - view - tick show all files)
>
>Copy the file called "favicon.ico" (in the Temporary Internet Folder) to somewhere
>you will remember later on. eg my documents
>
>Now you have a copy of the icon that will not be deleted when you delete your internet
>files. Bear in mind, each website that you go to downloads a new file called the
>same name (favicon.ico)
>
>Now heres the sucky bit.... It apears you can only change the icon with Internet
>Explorer as the default browser, you can not change the icons in your favourites
>to point to the new icon location in my documents.
>(If you right click on the icon, then click properties, you do not get the CHANGE
>ICON option)
>
>To combat this, you must change your browser back to Internet Explorer, and ensure
>Internet Explorer is your default Browser (Internet Tools - programs - tick the
box
>at the bottom)
>
>To make this work, you now need to change your monitor color setting (this resets
>your icons) From your desktop, right click then properties - settings - change the
>color property and ok. You can change it strait back again to your original preferences.
>(as long as a change was made)
>
>Now when you right click on your link in your favourites then click on properties,
>you will see a button CHANGE ICON. You can now point the icon to the one you stored
>earlier.
>
>Once you get all your icon's changed how you would like them, you can set another
>browser to the default, and your icons will still be there.
>
>Hope you're still with me LOL Lout
>(email if you are still confused but read the above first)
>
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