You resized it correctly. Did you save it as a 256 color bitmap?
"DeanC" <DeanC@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Thanks Bob
> I followed your instructions (I think) when I got to the resize it gave me
> choices of percentage and I used 32 X 32 and followed the rest of the
> trail,
> however when the icon came up on my desktop it was very faint and grainy.
> Did I screw up in the resize?
>
> "Bob" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Use Paint to open the file you want to use as an icon. Resize it to 32x32
>> and save it in the folder in question as a BMP file. Rename it to
>> filename.ico.
>>
>> "DeanC" <DeanC@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:B691ED79-6CD7-4E88-A6C2-B80A627F6174@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > when i try to change a shortcut icon on my desktop I get a message that
>> > there
>> > are no icons in that folder. I am used to being able to use any item
>> > for
>> > an
>> > icon when using XP. Vista will not let me use downloaded clip art etc.
>> > any
>> > suggestions.
>> > Dean
>>
>>