Changing Icons on the desktop
 

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

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

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.

Just google free windows icons

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.