External Program Override IconPackager

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Hey Guys

 

I have IconPackager installed and as per normal I have an icon library applied.  When I look within IconPackager program it shows the various icons associated with various file types as it should.

 

BUT

 

I also have VLC installed and it (VLC) has put its little traffic cone icon on all my avi files overriding the icon I want from the icon library via IconPackager.

 

How do I prevent this.

 

Thanks in advance.

steph

iconpackager
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

go into VLCs setting/preference and unassociate it from all the files

you can still right click and open one with vlc - just don't set it to always open with vlc

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Is that the only solution? Same problem here, with PDF files in my case. I can load the PDF icon I want, but as soon as I open a file (Foxit PDF) the icon changes to the default one. Kinda annoying...
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Is that the only solution?
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It's not the only solution but it's probably the best solution.

You could open Iconpackager each time you close Foxit or VLC and re-apply the package but that's not a "better" solution.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Well, since I don't like at all the best solution (thanks a lot anyway ;-) ) I tried to replace the icon inside the exe file of the program and it works like a charm :)