icon change for files

[Guest MatthewS]

I know how to change the icons for Folders, but I am not sure how to do this

for files, since the menu tabs that appear when I right click on the file and

select 'Properties' is different than when I do the same on a Folder.

 

Is there a way that this is possible -- for me to change the icon for

specific files such as a .txt file, or a word .docx file, etc. ?

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks.

Matt

 

Windows XP Pro SP2

[Guest kws]

Re: icon change for files

 

 

See if this is what you want.

 

Windows Explorer

 

Tools / Folder Options / File Types

Scroll to Icon or File Name / Advanced / Change Icon

 

 

 

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:53:01 -0700, MatthewS

<nospam_matthew_tap@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I know how to change the icons for Folders, but I am not sure how to do this

>for files, since the menu tabs that appear when I right click on the file and

>select 'Properties' is different than when I do the same on a Folder.

>

>Is there a way that this is possible -- for me to change the icon for

>specific files such as a .txt file, or a word .docx file, etc. ?

>

>Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>

>Thanks.

>Matt

>

>Windows XP Pro SP2

[Guest dadiOH]

Re: icon change for files

 

MatthewS wrote:

> I know how to change the icons for Folders, but I am not sure how to

> do this for files, since the menu tabs that appear when I right click

> on the file and select 'Properties' is different than when I do the

> same on a Folder.

>

> Is there a way that this is possible -- for me to change the icon for

> specific files such as a .txt file, or a word .docx file, etc. ?

 

For all files of a specific type, yes ala kws's post.

 

For one or selected files of a particular type, no, no way I know of to do

it directly. It can be done indirectly in two ways...

 

1. Make a shortcut to the file and change the shortcut's icon.

 

2. Make a new file type. For example, suppose you have a continuing need

for a group of text files with a different icon...

 

a) make a new file type with an externsion as you like - "txxt" perhaps

b) use the advanced button in the New window to associate with whatever

c) use the advanced button in the File types window to change the icon

 

 

 

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[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: icon change for files

 

MatthewS <nospam_matthew_tap@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I know how to change the icons for Folders, but I am not sure how to do this

>for files, since the menu tabs that appear when I right click on the file and

>select 'Properties' is different than when I do the same on a Folder.

>

>Is there a way that this is possible -- for me to change the icon for

>specific files such as a .txt file, or a word .docx file, etc. ?

 

Not for individual files, no. The OS decides what icon to show for

data files by finding the program they are associated with, and

displaying its icon. There is no place in an individual *.txt file to

store an icon.

 

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[Guest MatthewS]

Re: icon change for files

 

 

Thank you three for your answers... each one helped. Very much appreciated.