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Associating Icon with File Type
Posted by Norm Dresner on January 12th, 2006


Where do I go to associate a particular icon file with a particular file
type (a non-standard one, if it matters)?

TIA

Norm

Posted by Ramesh, MS-MVP on January 12th, 2006


1. Open Folder Options applet from Control Panel
2. In the Folder Options dialog box, click the File Types tab.
3. Select the file type you wish to change, and then click Advanced.
4. In the Edit File Type dialog box, click Change Icon.
5. In the Change Icon dialog box, click Browse, and navigate to the new icon
you want to use, select it, and then click Open.
6.Click OK, and then click Close.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Norm Dresner" <ndrez@att.net> wrote in message
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Where do I go to associate a particular icon file with a particular file
type (a non-standard one, if it matters)?

TIA

Norm



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