"Tim Zych" <nosapsmafasdfa***@nasdfasdfasdfasd.xxx> skrev i melding
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> I create a shortcut. Right click -> Properties -> change icon. Browse to
> "mypic.ico". Ok. Apply.
>
> Good. The shortcut now has a icon.
>
> Now I modify "mypic.ico". I open it with MS Paint and change something.
> Repeat the first step (browse to the mypic.ico, etc).
>
> But this doesn't work. The icon picture doesn't change in the shortcut. So
I
> try again by deleting the shortcut and repeating the first step. That
> doesn't work either. The FIRST icon is always in every new shortcut I
> create, even if that image is no longer to be found.
>
> How can I change the icon picture?

"Geir Klemetsen" <regeirgarbagespam@start.no> wrote in message
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>
> "Tim Zych" <nosapsmafasdfa***@nasdfasdfasdfasd.xxx> skrev i melding
> news:OrK5lZ3KFHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > I create a shortcut. Right click -> Properties -> change icon. Browse to
> > "mypic.ico". Ok. Apply.
> >
> > Good. The shortcut now has a icon.
> >
> > Now I modify "mypic.ico". I open it with MS Paint and change something.
> > Repeat the first step (browse to the mypic.ico, etc).
> >
> > But this doesn't work. The icon picture doesn't change in the shortcut.
So
> I
> > try again by deleting the shortcut and repeating the first step. That
> > doesn't work either. The FIRST icon is always in every new shortcut I
> > create, even if that image is no longer to be found.
> >
> > How can I change the icon picture?
>
>
> First: The icon that you see on the shortcut is actually stored in a
> iconcache file.
>
> When you change the icon, windows iconcache doesn't utdate itself just
like
> that. You have to set a new icon file for your shortcut (clicking all
those
> "ok" buttons), and then change it back to the image file that you have
> changed.
>
>
>
>

> Thanks. I tried that and when I changed it back it reverted to the old (but
> no longer existing) icon.
>
> The only way it seems to work is to rename the icon to a never-before-named
> .ico file.
>
> Maybe i am not following your advice correctly? I simply repointed the
> shortcut's icon to a new icon. That changed it. Then I repointed the
> shortcut icon back to the old (but updated in MS paint) icon. THAT reverted
> the icon to the old (prior to being updated in MS Paint) icon. Even though
> the old icon no longer exists.
>
>
>
> "Geir Klemetsen" <regeirgarbagespam@start.no> wrote in message
> news:d1elng$he5$3@services.kq.no...
>
>>"Tim Zych" <nosapsmafasdfa***@nasdfasdfasdfasd.xxx> skrev i melding
>>news:OrK5lZ3KFHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>I create a shortcut. Right click -> Properties -> change icon. Browse to
>>>"mypic.ico". Ok. Apply.
>>>
>>>Good. The shortcut now has a icon.
>>>
>>>Now I modify "mypic.ico". I open it with MS Paint and change something.
>>>Repeat the first step (browse to the mypic.ico, etc).
>>>
>>>But this doesn't work. The icon picture doesn't change in the shortcut.
>
> So
>
>>I
>>
>>>try again by deleting the shortcut and repeating the first step. That
>>>doesn't work either. The FIRST icon is always in every new shortcut I
>>>create, even if that image is no longer to be found.
>>>
>>>How can I change the icon picture?
>>
>>
>>First: The icon that you see on the shortcut is actually stored in a
>>iconcache file.
>>
>>When you change the icon, windows iconcache doesn't utdate itself just
>
> like
>
>>that. You have to set a new icon file for your shortcut (clicking all
>
> those
>
>>"ok" buttons), and then change it back to the image file that you have
>>changed.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

> > .ico file.
> >
> > Maybe i am not following your advice correctly? I simply repointed the
> > shortcut's icon to a new icon. That changed it. Then I repointed the
> > shortcut icon back to the old (but updated in MS paint) icon. THAT
reverted
> > the icon to the old (prior to being updated in MS Paint) icon. Even
though
> > the old icon no longer exists.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Geir Klemetsen" <regeirgarbagespam@start.no> wrote in message
> > news:d1elng$he5$3@services.kq.no...
> >
> >>"Tim Zych" <nosapsmafasdfa***@nasdfasdfasdfasd.xxx> skrev i melding
> >>news:OrK5lZ3KFHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >>>I create a shortcut. Right click -> Properties -> change icon. Browse
to
> >>>"mypic.ico". Ok. Apply.
> >>>
> >>>Good. The shortcut now has a icon.
> >>>
> >>>Now I modify "mypic.ico". I open it with MS Paint and change something.
> >>>Repeat the first step (browse to the mypic.ico, etc).
> >>>
> >>>But this doesn't work. The icon picture doesn't change in the shortcut.
> >
> > So
> >
> >>I
> >>
> >>>try again by deleting the shortcut and repeating the first step. That
> >>>doesn't work either. The FIRST icon is always in every new shortcut I
> >>>create, even if that image is no longer to be found.
> >>>
> >>>How can I change the icon picture?
> >>
> >>
> >>First: The icon that you see on the shortcut is actually stored in a
> >>iconcache file.
> >>
> >>When you change the icon, windows iconcache doesn't utdate itself just
> >
> > like
> >
> >>that. You have to set a new icon file for your shortcut (clicking all
> >
> > those
> >
> >>"ok" buttons), and then change it back to the image file that you have
> >>changed.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>

> thanks. I did that and it worked.
>
> After some reading about "ShellIconCache", some people believe that deleting
> it will cause problems. I deleted it and restarted and had no problems.
>
> The KB article http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=132668 says that Windows
> will automatically recreate the ShellIconCache by changing the colors in the
> Settings tab of the Display properties.
>
> By changing it to 256 and then back to 32 bit, that solved the problem.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
>
>
> "Bob I" <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:u8JXI39KFHA.1032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>>Still the same name attached to the "old" image in IconShellCache file.
>>Delete the hidden IconShellCache file and Windows will rebuild it with
>>the altered image.
>>
>>Tim Zych wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thanks. I tried that and when I changed it back it reverted to the old
>
> (but
>
>>>no longer existing) icon.
>>>
>>>The only way it seems to work is to rename the icon to a
>
> never-before-named
>
>>>.ico file.
>>>
>>>Maybe i am not following your advice correctly? I simply repointed the
>>>shortcut's icon to a new icon. That changed it. Then I repointed the
>>>shortcut icon back to the old (but updated in MS paint) icon. THAT
>
> reverted
>
>>>the icon to the old (prior to being updated in MS Paint) icon. Even
>
> though
>
>>>the old icon no longer exists.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Geir Klemetsen" <regeirgarbagespam@start.no> wrote in message
>>>news:d1elng$he5$3@services.kq.no...
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Tim Zych" <nosapsmafasdfa***@nasdfasdfasdfasd.xxx> skrev i melding
>>>>news:OrK5lZ3KFHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I create a shortcut. Right click -> Properties -> change icon. Browse
>
> to
>
>>>>>"mypic.ico". Ok. Apply.
>>>>>
>>>>>Good. The shortcut now has a icon.
>>>>>
>>>>>Now I modify "mypic.ico". I open it with MS Paint and change something.
>>>>>Repeat the first step (browse to the mypic.ico, etc).
>>>>>
>>>>>But this doesn't work. The icon picture doesn't change in the shortcut.
>>>
>>>So
>>>
>>>
>>>>I
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>try again by deleting the shortcut and repeating the first step. That
>>>>>doesn't work either. The FIRST icon is always in every new shortcut I
>>>>>create, even if that image is no longer to be found.
>>>>>
>>>>>How can I change the icon picture?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>First: The icon that you see on the shortcut is actually stored in a
>>>>iconcache file.
>>>>
>>>>When you change the icon, windows iconcache doesn't utdate itself just
>>>
>>>like
>>>
>>>
>>>>that. You have to set a new icon file for your shortcut (clicking all
>>>
>>>those
>>>
>>>
>>>>"ok" buttons), and then change it back to the image file that you have
>>>>changed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>