How to change desktop icon image

[Guy Delaney]

When I drag a URL from Internet Explorer to my Desktop, I would like for the
Icon to be that of the site from which it came. For instance if I drag the
URL for www.bankofamerica.com to my desktop, I would like for the Bank of
America logo to appear as the icon. How can I accomplish that?

 

[Beck]

When I drag a URL from Internet Explorer to my Desktop, I would like for
the
Icon to be that of the site from which it came. For instance if I drag the
URL for www.bankofamerica.com to my desktop, I would like for the Bank of
America logo to appear as the icon. How can I accomplish that?

I think the logo is set by the website itself and is down to them to
implement in their webcode. There might be a way of getting the logo from
the site, shrinking it and applying it to your favourites although I am
unsure whether this is possible.

 

[Beck]

When I drag a URL from Internet Explorer to my Desktop, I would like for
the
Icon to be that of the site from which it came. For instance if I drag the
URL for www.bankofamerica.com to my desktop, I would like for the Bank of
America logo to appear as the icon. How can I accomplish that?

Ignore my last message, its late and I totally misread it - ignoring the
desktop bit and thinking you meant links in your browser.

 

[Malke]

When I drag a URL from Internet Explorer to my Desktop, I would like
for the Icon to be that of the site from which it came. For instance
if I drag the URL for www.bankofamerica.com to my desktop, I would
like for the Bank of America logo to appear as the icon. How can I
accomplish that?

Those specialized website icons are called "favicons". Here is
information about saving them for your own use:

http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Favicons
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm - FavOrg-restore and save
favourite icons (line 108, right column)

Malke

 

[Guy Delaney]

When I download and try to unzip
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm - FavOrg-restore and save
favourite icons (line 108, right column), I get the message, "Cannot Open
File: It does not appear to be a valid asrchive." I am using WinZip 10 and
have tried several times to no avail.

 

[Malke]

When I download and try to unzip
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm - FavOrg-restore and
save favourite icons (line 108, right column), I get the message,
"Cannot Open File: It does not appear to be a valid asrchive." I am
using WinZip 10 and have tried several times to no avail.

Then try Doug's method instead, or Google for "save favicons".

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=save+favicons&btnG=Google+Search

Malke