A Dumb Question...(about Icons)

June 17, 2003 6:54 PM from

For some reason I feel as if I've gone brain-dead. But how do you change the Icon for an Application (.exe). With every other file, I get that Icon tab in the properties page and I can change it with IconPackager. When I go to properties for an .exe, all I get are the version numbers and whatnot. I feel as if I *SHOULD* be able to change the icon easily. Did my brain just quit on me?

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Reply #1 June 17, 2003 7:04 PM from

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Heres what you do. Stand back a couple feet and say: Ok icons, change. That should work if you got the touch.

Reply #2 June 17, 2003 7:09 PM from

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I followed your advice WOM, all I got was a 'What the hell is wrong with you??' from my sister. My dog started to bark at me too... >

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Reply #3 June 17, 2003 7:28 PM from

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Sorry Hus, I was just feeling in that kind of mood. Hope you didn't mind.

Wife said it should have changed by what you said you did.

Reply #4 June 17, 2003 7:32 PM from

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hehe...I like people with a sense of humor, WOM. Imagine if none of us existed? Yikes!

As far as the icon's go, I still can't seme to change an icon for any exe files...still dunno why...

Reply #5 June 17, 2003 7:46 PM from

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Hus, why don't you get onto Stardock Chat. There are a lot of people there who might beable to help.

Reply #6 June 17, 2003 7:49 PM from

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Create a shortcut then you can change that icon.

Reply #7 June 17, 2003 7:55 PM from

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sttroopers...that's the easy way out!

Reply #8 June 17, 2003 8:27 PM from

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One way to do it, is open the .exe with IconWorkshop, (or something similar)....... you can modify the icon and save it. I think you can change it with ResHack also. But be careful, you can break the program.

Reply #9 June 18, 2003 12:17 AM from

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I just posted a very similar question here a couple days ago...and sttroopers is right...just create a shortcut on either desktop or quicklaunch, then change the icon there. I tried to change it on the .exe file, but the "Change Icon" button was not available.

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