Copy Icon from One Application to Another

[randau]

I'm trying to copy an Icon from one application shortcut to another on
the Desk Top and in the Start Menu. Can't drag & drop the Icon from
one Properties>Shortcut>Change Icon window to another. And, can't find
the Icon's file location. I've looked through the Icons in
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL and searched the disks *.ico files and
couldn't find the particular icon anywhere.

Are there applications that come with their own unique sets of Icons
that are NOT in *.ico files? So that they can only be used with their
application?

[Mart]

The icons are often incorporated into the .exe file. When trying to change a
shortcut icon, navigate to the .exe file of the application whose icon you
want to copy and you *should* be able to 'import' that icon to your
shortcut.

HTH

Mart


"randau" > wrote in message
om...
> I'm trying to copy an Icon from one application shortcut to another on
> the Desk Top and in the Start Menu. Can't drag & drop the Icon from
> one Properties>Shortcut>Change Icon window to another. And, can't find
> the Icon's file location. I've looked through the Icons in
> \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL and searched the disks *.ico files and
> couldn't find the particular icon anywhere.
>
> Are there applications that come with their own unique sets of Icons
> that are NOT in *.ico files? So that they can only be used with their
> application?

[Shane]

Besides what Mart says, there are also several other .dll files containing
icons in the Windows\System folder.


Shane


"randau" > wrote in message
om...
> I'm trying to copy an Icon from one application shortcut to another on
> the Desk Top and in the Start Menu. Can't drag & drop the Icon from
> one Properties>Shortcut>Change Icon window to another. And, can't find
> the Icon's file location. I've looked through the Icons in
> \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL and searched the disks *.ico files and
> couldn't find the particular icon anywhere.
>
> Are there applications that come with their own unique sets of Icons
> that are NOT in *.ico files? So that they can only be used with their
> application?

[Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

"Shane" > wrote in message
...
> Besides what Mart says, there are also several other .dll files
containing
> icons in the Windows\System folder.
>
>
> Shane
>
>
> "randau" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I'm trying to copy an Icon from one application shortcut to another
on
> > the Desk Top and in the Start Menu. Can't drag & drop the Icon from
> > one Properties>Shortcut>Change Icon window to another. And, can't
find
> > the Icon's file location. I've looked through the Icons in
> > \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL and searched the disks *.ico files and
> > couldn't find the particular icon anywhere.
> >
> > Are there applications that come with their own unique sets of Icons
> > that are NOT in *.ico files? So that they can only be used with
their
> > application?
>
>
There are also icons in Windows\moricons.dll
Also available on the Internet is iconlib.exe which is a collection of
icons, but be careful with this one as there are some infected versions
around.
Regards Mike.




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[randau]

Thanks all for your help. I didn't realize that Icons could be found
almost anywhere. Especially didn't realize they're sometimes embedded
in *.exe files. I think I understand it a lot better now.

Thanks again,
-randau
Oregon, USA