webpage icons (famicons)

when restoring the backups in vista backup and restore after reinstalling
windows webpage shortcuts which had their own unique icons such as hsbc
having their logo as an icon have all dissapered. How can i get them to
return to my webpage shortcuts on my desktop?

thanks in adv.

The 'favicon.ico' file associated with the site must be in your Favorites
list and your Internet Cache. Restoring the .lnk file on the desk does not
restore either of those. Revisiting the site, and adding it to favorites
will restore the favicon.
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"Joe" <> wrote in message
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> when restoring the backups in vista backup and restore after reinstalling
> windows webpage shortcuts which had their own unique icons such as hsbc
> having their logo as an icon have all dissapered. How can i get them to
> return to my webpage shortcuts on my desktop?
>
> thanks in adv.

Joe

I had the same problem of webpage icons changing. I finally made my own
using the Snipping tool and MS paint program.
This was posted on this newsgroup some time ago. Briefly: Use the snipping
tool to capture any logo or what ever you want from the computer screen
(Something about the finished size that you want works best). The Snipping
tool allows you to save the image as a .jpg file. Open the file with MS
Paint and then resave the file as type 24-bit Bitmap. This changes the file
format. Now resave a third time but manually change the extension to .ico
(I would think you could just change the file name from an .bmp extension to
..ico extension also). Now go to the desktop shortcut , right click, select
properties, change icon. Point to the .ico file you just created. Click on
OK , OK to change the icon selection.

Stuart

"Joe" <> wrote in message
news:6D6A6745-959C-455E-9DF2-...
> when restoring the backups in vista backup and restore after reinstalling
> windows webpage shortcuts which had their own unique icons such as hsbc
> having their logo as an icon have all dissapered. How can i get them to
> return to my webpage shortcuts on my desktop?
>
> thanks in adv.

"Stuart Sabatini" <> wrote in message
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> Joe
>
> I had the same problem of webpage icons changing. I finally made my own
> using the Snipping tool and MS paint program.
> This was posted on this newsgroup some time ago. Briefly: Use the snipping
> tool to capture any logo or what ever you want from the computer screen
> (Something about the finished size that you want works best). The
> Snipping
> tool allows you to save the image as a .jpg file. Open the file with MS
> Paint and then resave the file as type 24-bit Bitmap. This changes the
> file
> format. Now resave a third time but manually change the extension to .ico
> (I would think you could just change the file name from an .bmp extension
> to
> .ico extension also). Now go to the desktop shortcut , right click,
> select
> properties, change icon. Point to the .ico file you just created. Click
> on
> OK , OK to change the icon selection.


Instead of resorting to making your own favicon, you can just get the
original one from the site, and apply that in the same way.

Just go to www.DOMAINNAME.com/favicon.ico

eg. www.microsoft.com/favicon.ico

ss.