How to change desktop default icon

::Hello world:
::Good day:
::I understood this question might have asked hundreds of time.
searching from last two hours but couldn’t find my right answer.:
::I was able to change all default icon of desktop except interne
explorer. :
::It will be thanks of you if you could give me some hint how to? :
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.ex

Thanks in advanc
Sherp

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> ::Hello world::
> ::Good day::
> ::I understood this question might have asked hundreds of time. I
> searching from last two hours but couldn't find my right answer.::
> ::I was able to change all default icon of desktop except internet
> explorer. ::
> ::It will be thanks of you if you could give me some hint how to? ::
> C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>
> Thanks in advance
> Sherpa
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> sherpa


The usual way is to right click the icon, choose "Properties" and click the
"Change Icon" button. Some apps might not allow the direct icon to be
changed; you can then create a shortcut, to the application and change the
shortcut's icon using the above method.

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>
> The usual way is to right click the icon, choose "Properties" and clic
> th
> "Change Icon" button. Some apps might not allow the direct icon to b
> changed; you can then create a shortcut, to the application and chang
> th
> shortcut's icon using the above method

Thanks for response but this is not my ::answer:

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sherpa

"sherpa" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> ::Hello world::
> ::Good day::
> ::I understood this question might have asked hundreds of time. I
> searching from last two hours but couldn’t find my right answer.::
> ::I was able to change all default icon of desktop except internet
> explorer. ::
> ::It will be thanks of you if you could give me some hint how to? ::
> C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>

The standard Internet Explorer shortcut is a special shortcut (as
you've no doubt discovered) and there is no easy way I've found to
change the icon. However, you can create a new shortcut to
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" and then you can
change the icon to whatever you like, and then remove the old Internet
Explorer shortcut.

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"The best Bang since the Big One" - Eccentrica Gallumbits

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:06:32 -0500, sherpa wrote:

>>
>>
>> The usual way is to right click the icon, choose "Properties" and click
>> the
>> "Change Icon" button. Some apps might not allow the direct icon to be
>> changed; you can then create a shortcut, to the application and change
>> the
>> shortcut's icon using the above method.
>
> Thanks for response but this is not my ::answer::

Then either you're doing something wrong or you phrased your question
incorrectly.

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:31:55 -0700, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:06:32 -0500, sherpa wrote:
>
>>>
>>>
>>> The usual way is to right click the icon, choose "Properties" and click
>>> the
>>> "Change Icon" button. Some apps might not allow the direct icon to be
>>> changed; you can then create a shortcut, to the application and change
>>> the
>>> shortcut's icon using the above method.
>>
>> Thanks for response but this is not my ::answer::
>
> Then either you're doing something wrong or you phrased your question
> incorrectly.

Or else I'm wrong.

As Zaphod points out, the preexisting shortcut is special, and what I did
as a test was on a newly made shortcut.

Ignore me (or call me names) and listen to Zaphod. Who says make a new
shortcut :-)

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

Do you mean to hide internet ico
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion
Explorer \ HideDesktopIcons \ NewStartPanel
*{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} *value=
Then creat a shortcut and change the icon of my choice

I know it is right ther

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT_CLSID_{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}_DefaultIcon_C:\Windows\System32\iefr ame.dll,-19

*How to change it to my icon C:\Windows\Icons\myicon.ico

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sherpa

"sherpa" <> wrote in message
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> Do you mean to hide internet icon
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion
> \
> Explorer \ HideDesktopIcons \ NewStartPanel\
> *{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} *value=1
> Then creat a shortcut and change the icon of my choice?
>
> I know it is right there
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT_CLSID_{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}_DefaultIcon_C:\Windows\System32\iefr ame.dll,-190
>
> *How to change it to my icon C:\Windows\Icons\myicon.ico*
>
>

If you are asking me (it's hard to tell since you didn't quote any
prior posts), then what I meant was much more simple - I meant for you
to manually remove the special desktop icon for IE, and create a new
one with your desired icon. But you seem to be wanting something
different than I (and others) initially understood from your original
post. You might try the methods described here -
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/w...les/32735.aspx -
the first method is the one I suggested, but the second may be more
what you are looking for. He does note that you can no longer change
the default icon in the registry using the method you describe.

Good luck.

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Zaphod

Arthur Dent, speaking to Trillian about Zaphod:
"So, two heads is what does it for a girl?"
"...Anything else he's got two of?"