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Old 02-01-2008   #6 (permalink)
DeanC


 
 

Re: desk top icons

Yes

"Bob" wrote:
Quote:

> You resized it correctly. Did you save it as a 256 color bitmap?
>
> "DeanC" <DeanC@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:745317A4-85FA-40BB-A5E2-C31683394DDA@xxxxxx
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
> >> > 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
> >>
> >>
>
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