Hi John,
Yep, that function is gone in Vista. You can change the default program, but
not the default icon. I haven't found a satisfactory third-party product
yet.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
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My thoughts
http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"John Stubbings" <anna.riceDELETE-THIS@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> Utility to change default icon in Vista. Like old File Types in previous
> OS's. Freeware or can you do it with OS?
>
> TIA