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re: Question about 'Change the icon for Internet Shortcuts' Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 1:32 am Posted by DocCrain (786 messages posted) Have you tried making a different browser your "default" browser? That should free the icons from system control and let you change them with the normal context menu options. Remember-IE is a System process. Neurons that fire together, wire together. (Posted with Opera) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Change the icon for Internet Shortcuts' Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 2:15 am Posted by Jacob6601 (2174 messages posted) You can try creating shortcuts to a web document, which will open in IE. Open a page and File - Send - Desktop. Change the icon in the properties. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Change the icon for Internet Shortcuts' Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 7:15 am Posted by Deb (1434 messages posted) You could download Folder Marker from www.foldermarker.com I've changed my Internet Explorer icon on my desktop to a very nice chrome looking one, this program also lets you change from the usual yellow folders to a variety of colours, make all your folders look how you want them too. Neat program. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Change the icon for Internet Shortcuts' Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 5:44 pm Posted by Jerry Nalley (3 messages posted) When I do that and click-properties-change icon-then pick one and click -ok-apply-it never changes as it stays the dreaded blue E ? jenalley On Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 2:15 am, Jacob6601 wrote: >You can try creating shortcuts to a web document, which will open in IE. Open a page >and File - Send - Desktop. Change the icon in the properties. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Change the icon for Internet Shortcuts' Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 5:50 pm Posted by Jerry Nalley (3 messages posted) Do you mean like Mozilla ? I've used it some but still like IE7. What do you mean by free icons from system control ? And How ? Jerry jenalley On Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 1:32 am, DocCrain wrote: >Have you tried making a different browser your "default" browser? That should free >the icons from system control and let you change them with the normal context menu >options. Remember-IE is a System process. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Change the icon for Internet Shortcuts' Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 6:03 pm Posted by DocCrain (786 messages posted) The folder tweaker suggestions above are fun and give you lots of options. Since IE is an extension of Windows Explorer, when it makes an icon, that icon "belongs" to Windows-not you. Just like system files and folders belong to Windows, and you cannot modify them. If you open Add and Remove Programs in the Control Panel, you will notice a panel at the left that is marked "Set Program Access and Defaults." When that opens choose "Custom," and click the little down arrows on the right to see your choices. Here you can change anything you like, and when finished just click OK. Changing your default browser won't stop you from using IE, but it may allow you to change the icons. Remember, you're hearing from a guy that only uses Opera, so take this with a grain of salt. I never have cared for Firefox but have left IE forever. I love Opera! Neurons that fire together, wire together. (Posted with Opera) [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum