Changing default icons associated with .exe program files

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Richard Roseweir

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Am using Windows XP SP3 and have the following two media players installed

in the Program Files folder:



1) Media Player Classic (mplayerc.exe)

2) Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc.exe)



Both of these .exe program files are being assigned the same default icon by

WinXP.



I would like to assign a different icon to say, mpc-hc.exe, such that it is

clearly identifiable in the right click context file menu such as Open

with... At this time, both of these media players are being identified by

the same name i.e. "Media Player Classic" and the same default Win XP icon.

Is there a way within Win XP, without installing a 3rd party

free/share/adware utility, to reassign a different icon to it?



I have already been able to change the icons assigned to all shortcuts on

Desktop and Start Menu that point to these two media players and those are

looking and working rather cool.



With thanks,

Richard

Surrey, BC, Canada.
 
You can only do that using a shortcut.





ju.c





"Richard Roseweir" wrote in message news:#jHsngNxKHA.3408@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Am using Windows XP SP3 and have the following two media players installed

> in the Program Files folder:

>

> 1) Media Player Classic (mplayerc.exe)

> 2) Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc.exe)

>

> Both of these .exe program files are being assigned the same default icon by

> WinXP.

>

> I would like to assign a different icon to say, mpc-hc.exe, such that it is

> clearly identifiable in the right click context file menu such as Open

> with... At this time, both of these media players are being identified by

> the same name i.e. "Media Player Classic" and the same default Win XP icon.

> Is there a way within Win XP, without installing a 3rd party

> free/share/adware utility, to reassign a different icon to it?

>

> I have already been able to change the icons assigned to all shortcuts on

> Desktop and Start Menu that point to these two media players and those are

> looking and working rather cool.

>

> With thanks,

> Richard

> Surrey, BC, Canada.

>

>
 
Richard Roseweir wrote:

> Am using Windows XP SP3 and have the following two media players

> installed in the Program Files folder:

>

> 1) Media Player Classic (mplayerc.exe)

> 2) Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc.exe)

>

> Both of these .exe program files are being assigned the same default

> icon by WinXP.

>

> I would like to assign a different icon to say, mpc-hc.exe, such that

> it is clearly identifiable in the right click context file menu such

> as Open with... At this time, both of these media players are being

> identified by the same name i.e. "Media Player Classic" and the same

> default Win XP icon. Is there a way within Win XP, without installing

> a 3rd party free/share/adware utility, to reassign a different icon

> to it?



No, not with XP, only with a resource editor.



--



dadiOH

____________________________



dadiOH's dandies v3.06...

....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from

LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.

Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
 
dadiOH wrote:

> Richard Roseweir wrote:

>> Am using Windows XP SP3 and have the following two media players

>> installed in the Program Files folder:

>>

>> 1) Media Player Classic (mplayerc.exe)

>> 2) Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc.exe)

>>

>> Both of these .exe program files are being assigned the same default

>> icon by WinXP.

>>

>> I would like to assign a different icon to say, mpc-hc.exe, such that

>> it is clearly identifiable in the right click context file menu such

>> as Open with... At this time, both of these media players are being

>> identified by the same name i.e. "Media Player Classic" and the same

>> default Win XP icon. Is there a way within Win XP, without installing

>> a 3rd party free/share/adware utility, to reassign a different icon

>> to it?

>

> No, not with XP, only with a resource editor.



- OR -



with a program such as Microangelo.



--



dadiOH

____________________________



dadiOH's dandies v3.06...

....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from

LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.

Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
 
Thank you for confirming my suspicions in respect of a 3rd party utility

program like Microangelo. I will just live with the limitations of Win XP

for the meanwhile.



Richard,

Surrey, BC, Canada



"dadiOH" wrote in message

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> dadiOH wrote:

>

> No, not with XP, only with a resource editor.

>

> - OR -

>

> with a program such as Microangelo.
 
You could try Icon Changer

http://www.shelllabs.com/change_exe_icon.htm



The free trial version can change no more than 3 icons and is limited to

finding a maximum of 3000 icons.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009

A+

http://dts-l.net/



"Richard Roseweir" wrote in message

news:OoEr3WRxKHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Thank you for confirming my suspicions in respect of a 3rd party

> utility program like Microangelo. I will just live with the

> limitations of Win XP for the meanwhile.

>

> Richard,

> Surrey, BC, Canada

>

> "dadiOH" wrote in message

> news:uxT8RmPxKHA.3304@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> dadiOH wrote:

>>

>> No, not with XP, only with a resource editor.

>>

>> - OR -

>>

>> with a program such as Microangelo.

>

>
 
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