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re: Changing a softwares default icon Friday, November 27, 2009 at 1:51 pm Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) In Folder options, under File types. Find the Program in the List, and you will have a Change icon Tab under the Advanced Button for the file. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Changing a softwares default icon Friday, November 27, 2009 at 1:55 pm Posted by Gilzean (659 messages posted) This is a bit off topic - nothing to do with Windows. The answer though is yes, download a free app called Resource Hacker , find and replace the offending icon. Backup the exe first. Too old to die young [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Changing a softwares default icon Friday, November 27, 2009 at 5:27 pm Posted by Nancy (135 messages posted) Thanks Steve for the info. The problem is the software is just a graphic viewer. So it has no inherent extension or file type. I just associate whatever type images I want to go with it. Mostly jpgs. So the change icon option is not available. On Friday, November 27, 2009 at 1:51 pm, Steve wrote: >In Folder options, under File types. Find the Program in the List, and you will have >a Change icon Tab under the Advanced Button for the file. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Changing a softwares default icon Friday, November 27, 2009 at 5:34 pm Posted by Nancy (135 messages posted) Thanks Gilzean. I'm checking this little utility out also. I assumed I could do it without any extra utility but I'm having problems doing so! On Friday, November 27, 2009 at 1:55 pm, Gilzean wrote: >This is a bit off topic - nothing to do with Windows. >The answer though is yes, download a free app called Resource >Hacker , find and replace the offending icon. Backup the exe first. > > Too old >to die young [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Changing a softwares default icon Friday, November 27, 2009 at 7:31 pm Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) Why don't you post the name of the Viewer. Might help. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Changing a softwares default icon Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 1:25 pm Posted by Nancy (135 messages posted) irfanview Icons look like blood splatters. ( http://i49.tinypic.com/14ilcb8.jpg ) Nancy On Friday, November 27, 2009 at 7:31 pm, Steve wrote: >Why don't you post the name of the Viewer. Might help. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Changing a softwares default icon Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 1:46 pm Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) Change the file associations back to their default settings, and just open items you want to infranview with the rt click, open with. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Changing a softwares default icon Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 1:51 pm Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) Infranview has a file associations setting in options. Just uncheck all the file that are checked. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Changing a softwares default icon Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 2:00 pm Posted by Nancy (135 messages posted) I want Infranview to be associated with all those files. Its just the icon it puts on them that sucks. :-P And yes I'm a bit OCD. On Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 1:51 pm, Steve wrote: >Infranview has a file associations setting in options. Just uncheck all the file >that are checked. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Changing a softwares default icon Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 2:33 pm Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) You can have the default Windows icons, and keep infranview as the default program. At least that is the way it works on My PC. The infranview icon is coded into the programs exe file. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Changing a softwares default icon Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 2:49 pm Posted by Nancy (135 messages posted) ah. Ok. I'll check into that. Thanks for your time Steve! Nancy On Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 2:33 pm, Steve wrote: >You can have the default Windows icons, and keep infranview as the default program. >At least that is the way it works on My PC. The infranview icon is coded into the >programs exe file. [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