default icon for windows applicaton

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How to set default icon while deploying windows application. i am getting a file type(default) icon after installing my deployed win application. default icon should be my selected one

Posted 6-Jan-10 0:23am

vikash_singh

Updated 6-Jan-10 0:26am

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Tom Deketelaere · Answer 1 · 2010-01-06T00:30:00

Solution 1

Go to the properties of your project (the windows application type project in case you have several)

Tab 'Application' (first one)

There you can choose a icon.

Not sure about this but I think you have to include that icon file into your setup (if you have a setup).

Posted 6-Jan-10 0:30am

Tom Deketelaere

vikash_singh · Answer 2 · 2010-01-06T02:04:00

Solution 2

i did but still i am unable to get icon. Can any one.....please help

Posted 6-Jan-10 2:04am

vikash_singh

Updated 6-Jan-10 3:48am

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Kschuler · Answer 3 · 2010-01-06T07:46:00

Depending upon system settings like resolution, etc, and maybe even the OS, different size icons are used. For example, it's possible that you have an icon that is setup to display a 16x16 icon but the OS wants to display a 32x32 icon. Make sure that your icon has the needed Image Type. If you use Visual Studio, you can open your icon there to edit it. Then check in the Image menu under Current Icon Image Types. You could add a few other "Image Types" which are really just other versions of your icon in a different size and/or different set of colors. I usually make sure my icons have at least these Image Types:
16x16 4 bit
32x32, 4 bit
16x16, 8 bit

All of this is strictly for a .ico file.

Hope this helps.