Vista - Old games show default Icon

02-19-2009

This might be better posted in Vista General but here goes

I have installed some antique games on our new computer. The game exe files
on the CD I burned all display their appropriate icons in XP but show as
generic icons in Vista. It may be possible that they are 16 x16 icons,
haven't checked yet.

Has anyone seen this or better yet, found a solution

Thanks
Ernie

02-22-2009

"Ernie" <#$%tvdoctor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:evYJPDwkJHA.5836@xxxxxx

Quote:

> This might be better posted in Vista General but here goes
>
> I have installed some antique games on our new computer. The game exe
> files on the CD I burned all display their appropriate icons in XP but
> show as generic icons in Vista. It may be possible that they are 16 x16
> icons, haven't checked yet.
>
> Has anyone seen this or better yet, found a solution
>
> Thanks
> Ernie
>

Have you tried Right-click-> Change icon on the shortcut? Browse to the
program .exe to see what icons are available. DOS programs won't have an
icon unless it is a separate file (.ico) but some Windows games were also
the same way. Look for an icon file in the game folders.

02-19-2009	#1 (permalink)
Ernie n/a posts	Old games show default Icon This might be better posted in Vista General but here goes I have installed some antique games on our new computer. The game exe files on the CD I burned all display their appropriate icons in XP but show as generic icons in Vista. It may be possible that they are 16 x16 icons, haven't checked yet. Has anyone seen this or better yet, found a solution Thanks Ernie
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02-22-2009	#2 (permalink)
RalfG n/a posts	Re: Old games show default Icon "Ernie" <#$%tvdoctor@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:evYJPDwkJHA.5836@xxxxxx Quote: > This might be better posted in Vista General but here goes > > I have installed some antique games on our new computer. The game exe > files on the CD I burned all display their appropriate icons in XP but > show as generic icons in Vista. It may be possible that they are 16 x16 > icons, haven't checked yet. > > Has anyone seen this or better yet, found a solution > > Thanks > Ernie > Have you tried Right-click-> Change icon on the shortcut? Browse to the program .exe to see what icons are available. DOS programs won't have an icon unless it is a separate file (.ico) but some Windows games were also the same way. Look for an icon file in the game folders.
My System Specs

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