Changing Icon for File Association in Win Explorer

[Dennis Hughes]

I installed Photoshop and told it to associate all .psd files to it. Worked
fine and used the Photoshop icon beside the psd files.

I then installed Photoshop Elements and instructed it to NOT associate with
psd files, but it did anyway.

I was able to change the actual association back to Photoshop, but the darn
Elements flower icon still shows next to psd files.

Can that be changed also?

Thanks,

Dennis

 

[Linda B]

If it is in fact just the icon that's screwed up, you can go back into the
File Types page, find the entry for PSD files, and click the Advanced
button -- you'll see at the top of the page where you can change the icon.

I'm not 100% certain, but I'd be willing to bet that the generic Photoshop
icon is in either the Photoshop program directory or in the Photoshop .EXE
file itself.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Open Folder Options in your Control Panel,
click on File Types > Advanced > Change Icon.

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| I installed Photoshop and told it to associate all .psd files to it. Worked
| fine and used the Photoshop icon beside the psd files.
|
| I then installed Photoshop Elements and instructed it to NOT associate with
| psd files, but it did anyway.
|
| I was able to change the actual association back to Photoshop, but the darn
| Elements flower icon still shows next to psd files.
|
| Can that be changed also?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Dennis

 

[Dennis Hughes]

I found a strange thing. The "Change Icon" was present for some file types
and not others. Of course, psd didn't have it.

The option I was presented with was to revert to Elements.

Finally I removed the psd entirely and reestablished the pad association and
it worked the second or third try.

Strange, but solved.

Thanks,

Dennis