In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
change the file icon.

In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
to change the icon.

Advice?

TIA

"ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
> change the file icon.
>
> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
> to change the icon.
>
> Advice?
>
> TIA

It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.

Rename the file with a different extension Like for abc.txt make it abc.doc
or anything other, ICON will get changed automatically.
:-)
Akki

"ms" wrote:

> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
> change the file icon.
>
> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
> to change the icon.
>
> Advice?
>
> TIA
>

Well, That was a joke....

John

Akki wrote:

> Rename the file with a different extension Like for abc.txt make it abc.doc
> or anything other, ICON will get changed automatically.
> :-)
> Akki
>
> "ms" wrote:
>
>
>>In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
>>change the file icon.
>>
>>In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
>>to change the icon.
>>
>>Advice?
>>
>>TIA
>>

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
>> change the file icon.
>>
>> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
>> to change the icon.
>>
>> Advice?
>>
>> TIA
>
> It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
>
>
In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
association changes, but that's it.

I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the File
Properties screen when editing the file association.

Comment?

Control Panel > Folder Options > Files Types > scroll to applicable item >
select item > click on Advanced button > click on Change Icon > select new icon
from resource shown there.

"ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
| > "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| >> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
| >> change the file icon.
| >>
| >> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
| >> to change the icon.
| >>
| >> Advice?
| >>
| >> TIA
| >
| > It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
| >
| >
| In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
| executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
| association changes, but that's it.
|
| I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the File
| Properties screen when editing the file association.
|
| Comment?
|
|

David Webb wrote:
> Control Panel > Folder Options > Files Types > scroll to applicable item >
> select item > click on Advanced button > click on Change Icon > select new icon
> from resource shown there.
>
I am seeing different. After I select TXT extension, there are 3
choices, Change, Restore, or New. Change puts me in the Open With screen
to pick another association, N/A.
Only if I click on New do I see Advanced.
Then, click on Advanced button, have to enter extension, but DON'T
want to disassociate txt with text files, so I never see: click on
Change Icon > select new icon from resource shown there.

Comment?

> "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> | Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> | > "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> | > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> | >> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
> | >> change the file icon.
> | >>
> | >> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
> | >> to change the icon.
> | >>
> | >> Advice?
> | >>
> | >> TIA
> | >
> | > It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
> | >
> | >
> | In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
> | executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
> | association changes, but that's it.
> |
> | I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the File
> | Properties screen when editing the file association.
> |
> | Comment?
> |
> |
>
>

Strange, I don't know what you're looking at.

Just a long shot.....but are you maybe logged in as a Guest?

"ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| David Webb wrote:
| > Control Panel > Folder Options > Files Types > scroll to applicable item >
| > select item > click on Advanced button > click on Change Icon > select new
icon
| > from resource shown there.
| >
| I am seeing different. After I select TXT extension, there are 3
| choices, Change, Restore, or New. Change puts me in the Open With screen
| to pick another association, N/A.
| Only if I click on New do I see Advanced.
| Then, click on Advanced button, have to enter extension, but DON'T
| want to disassociate txt with text files, so I never see: click on
| Change Icon > select new icon from resource shown there.
|
| Comment?
|
| > "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| > | Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
| > | > "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| > | > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| > | >> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility
to
| > | >> change the file icon.
| > | >>
| > | >> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
| > | >> to change the icon.
| > | >>
| > | >> Advice?
| > | >>
| > | >> TIA
| > | >
| > | > It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
| > | executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
| > | association changes, but that's it.
| > |
| > | I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the File
| > | Properties screen when editing the file association.
| > |
| > | Comment?
| > |
| > |
| >
| >

ms <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> David Webb wrote:
> > Control Panel > Folder Options > Files Types > scroll to applicable item >
> > select item > click on Advanced button > click on Change Icon > select new icon
> > from resource shown there.
> >
> I am seeing different. After I select TXT extension, there are 3
> choices, Change, Restore, or New. Change puts me in the Open With screen
> to pick another association, N/A.
> Only if I click on New do I see Advanced.

There's not an Advanced button in the bottom right corner of the box,
below the Change button? If it's not there, you probably have some
restrictions set in the registry.


> Then, click on Advanced button, have to enter extension, but DON'T
> want to disassociate txt with text files, so I never see: click on
> Change Icon > select new icon from resource shown there.

> Comment?

> > "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > | Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> > | > "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > | > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > | >> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the possibility to
> > | >> change the file icon.
> > | >>
> > | >> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be no way
> > | >> to change the icon.
> > | >>
> > | >> Advice?
> > | >>
> > | >> TIA
> > | >
> > | > It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
> > | >
> > | >
> > | In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
> > | executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
> > | association changes, but that's it.
> > |
> > | I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the File
> > | Properties screen when editing the file association.
> > |
> > | Comment?

--
Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio

"David Webb" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:eB#(E-Mail Removed):

> Strange, I don't know what you're looking at.
>
> Just a long shot.....but are you maybe logged in as a Guest?
>
> "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| David Webb wrote:
>| > Control Panel > Folder Options > Files Types > scroll to applicable
>| > item > select item > click on Advanced button > click on Change Icon
>| > > select new
> icon
>| > from resource shown there.
>| >
>| I am seeing different. After I select TXT extension, there are 3
>| choices, Change, Restore, or New. Change puts me in the Open With
>| screen
>| to pick another association, N/A.
>| Only if I click on New do I see Advanced.
>| Then, click on Advanced button, have to enter extension, but DON'T
>| want to disassociate txt with text files, so I never see: click on
>| Change Icon > select new icon from resource shown there.
>|
>| Comment?
>|
>| > "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| > | Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
>| > | > "ms" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>| > | > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| > | >> In W98, View/File Types, there is for each file type, the
>| > | >> possibility
> to
>| > | >> change the file icon.
>| > | >>
>| > | >> In W2K, I can change the file association, but there seems to be
>| > | >> no way to change the icon.
>| > | >>
>| > | >> Advice?
>| > | >>
>| > | >> TIA
>| > | >
>| > | > It's one of the icon properties, accessible via a right-click.
>| > | >
>| > | >
>| > | In the Open With screen, when I click Other, then browse to my
>| > | executable, then OK, the icon properties never come up. The file
>| > | association changes, but that's it.
>| > |
>| > | I could maybe change the executable's icon, but W98 did it in the
>| > | File Properties screen when editing the file association.
>| > |
>| > | Comment?
>| > |

David, I hope you see this.

It finally fell into place.

You didn't mention the Restore button. That leads to Advanced, that leads
to the normal icon change, association change, etc.

So I do see what you described, finally, but the Restore button is needed.
Certainly not very intuitive, if you want to change a file association,
restore is the last thing you want.

Thanks again,

MS