Changing Icons on the desktop

[Fareastdriver]

A quick one. I have some shortcuts that have been lifted from programmes that are just a representation of the page on the programme. I have, once upon a time, changed these icons to a selection offered by Windows.

I can't find out how to do it again.

I used the search mode and everything but I cannot get there.

What's the trick?

W7

[Saab Dastard]

The standard Windows 7 icons are stored in:

C:\Windows\system32\imageres.dll and c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll

Right click the shortcut, Properties, Change Icon.

SD

[Fareastdriver]

Why didn't I think of that. It's a shame that the choices are different from XP but I've found one.

Ta ever so.

[A A Gruntpuddock]

Just google free windows icons

[Duckbutt]

There are loads of sites out there from where icons can be downloaded. The one I mostly use is Icon Archive - Search 494,890 free icons, desktop icons, download icons, social icons, xp icons, vista icons which has literally thousands of free icons.


I download the ones I like the look of to a folder I've made in my 'Pictures' folder and called (obviously!) 'icons' and I can apply them to, for example items on my 'Favourites' bar in IE by using the method detailed by SD.