Changing Desktop Shortcut Icon

[David Schwartz]

I would like to customize the images used on my desktop shortcuts.
Right click-properties-change icons only lets me change it to an "icon file
type"
How can I use a JPG image for a desktop shortcut? Do I have to somehow
convert the JPG to an icon file type?
Also, in case it matters, the shortcuts I want to change are mainly
shortcuts to web sites.
Thanks

 

[Big_Al]

I would like to customize the images used on my desktop shortcuts.
Right click-properties-change icons only lets me change it to an "icon file
type"
How can I use a JPG image for a desktop shortcut? Do I have to somehow
convert the JPG to an icon file type?
Also, in case it matters, the shortcuts I want to change are mainly
shortcuts to web sites.
Thanks

Yes, you have to have an ICO file.
I use http://icofx.ro/ as an editor. It has built in a way to convert
JPG etc files. I think you just load it and it puts a sample on the
screen and depending on the resolution you have to move a square around
and cut out a usable portion of the image to use as the icon.
Remember jpgs can be very big.
Google images sometimes has nice icons if you search for "small" images.

Have fun. I customize most of mine. I hate normality.