Changing default icons associated with .exe program files
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From: Richard Roseweir on 16 Mar 2010 03:13 Am using Windows XP SP3 and have the following two media players installed in the Program Files folder: 1) Media Player Classic (mplayerc.exe) 2) Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc.exe) Both of these .exe program files are being assigned the same default icon by WinXP. I would like to assign a different icon to say, mpc-hc.exe, such that it is clearly identifiable in the right click context file menu such as Open with... At this time, both of these media players are being identified by the same name i.e. "Media Player Classic" and the same default Win XP icon. Is there a way within Win XP, without installing a 3rd party free/share/adware utility, to reassign a different icon to it? I have already been able to change the icons assigned to all shortcuts on Desktop and Start Menu that point to these two media players and those are looking and working rather cool. With thanks, Richard Surrey, BC, Canada.
From: ju.c on 16 Mar 2010 04:22 You can only do that using a shortcut. ju.c "Richard Roseweir" <richrose(a)telus.net> wrote in message news:#jHsngNxKHA.3408(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Am using Windows XP SP3 and have the following two media players installed > in the Program Files folder: > > 1) Media Player Classic (mplayerc.exe) > 2) Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc.exe) > > Both of these .exe program files are being assigned the same default icon by > WinXP. > > I would like to assign a different icon to say, mpc-hc.exe, such that it is > clearly identifiable in the right click context file menu such as Open > with... At this time, both of these media players are being identified by > the same name i.e. "Media Player Classic" and the same default Win XP icon. > Is there a way within Win XP, without installing a 3rd party > free/share/adware utility, to reassign a different icon to it? > > I have already been able to change the icons assigned to all shortcuts on > Desktop and Start Menu that point to these two media players and those are > looking and working rather cool. > > With thanks, > Richard > Surrey, BC, Canada. > >
From: dadiOH on 16 Mar 2010 08:05 Richard Roseweir wrote: > Am using Windows XP SP3 and have the following two media players > installed in the Program Files folder: > > 1) Media Player Classic (mplayerc.exe) > 2) Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc.exe) > > Both of these .exe program files are being assigned the same default > icon by WinXP. > > I would like to assign a different icon to say, mpc-hc.exe, such that > it is clearly identifiable in the right click context file menu such > as Open with... At this time, both of these media players are being > identified by the same name i.e. "Media Player Classic" and the same > default Win XP icon. Is there a way within Win XP, without installing > a 3rd party free/share/adware utility, to reassign a different icon > to it? No, not with XP, only with a resource editor. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
From: dadiOH on 16 Mar 2010 08:12 dadiOH wrote: > Richard Roseweir wrote: >> Am using Windows XP SP3 and have the following two media players >> installed in the Program Files folder: >> >> 1) Media Player Classic (mplayerc.exe) >> 2) Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc.exe) >> >> Both of these .exe program files are being assigned the same default >> icon by WinXP. >> >> I would like to assign a different icon to say, mpc-hc.exe, such that >> it is clearly identifiable in the right click context file menu such >> as Open with... At this time, both of these media players are being >> identified by the same name i.e. "Media Player Classic" and the same >> default Win XP icon. Is there a way within Win XP, without installing >> a 3rd party free/share/adware utility, to reassign a different icon >> to it? > > No, not with XP, only with a resource editor. - OR - with a program such as Microangelo. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
From: Richard Roseweir on 16 Mar 2010 10:33
Thank you for confirming my suspicions in respect of a 3rd party utility program like Microangelo. I will just live with the limitations of Win XP for the meanwhile. Richard, Surrey, BC, Canada "dadiOH" <dadiOH(a)invalid.com> wrote in message news:uxT8RmPxKHA.3304(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > dadiOH wrote: > > No, not with XP, only with a resource editor. > > - OR - > > with a program such as Microangelo. |