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Is there a way that I can create my own personal icons
or
are there icon downloads ? ? ?

 

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Some places to download icon files...

Jeff's Icons
http://www.jeffs-icons.com/

Scrow's Icons
http://virtualplastic.net/scrow/misc.html

Ur I.T. Mate Group Freeware Library Icon Library
http://www.it-mate.co.uk/icons/

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In news:00BC9B0F-9055-41B9-AE78-EEDC58F8BD53@microsoft.com,
mel-cad <melcad@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Is there a way that I can create my own personal icons
> or
> are there icon downloads ? ? ?

 

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"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Some places to download icon files...
>
> Jeff's Icons
> http://www.jeffs-icons.com/
>
> Scrow's Icons
> http://virtualplastic.net/scrow/misc.html
>
> Ur I.T. Mate Group Freeware Library Icon Library
> http://www.it-mate.co.uk/icons/
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:00BC9B0F-9055-41B9-AE78-EEDC58F8BD53@microsoft.com,
> mel-cad <melcad@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Is there a way that I can create my own personal icons
> > or
> > are there icon downloads ? ? ?
>

 

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"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Some places to download icon files...
>
> Jeff's Icons
> http://www.jeffs-icons.com/
>
> Scrow's Icons
> http://virtualplastic.net/scrow/misc.html
>
> Ur I.T. Mate Group Freeware Library Icon Library
> http://www.it-mate.co.uk/icons/
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:00BC9B0F-9055-41B9-AE78-EEDC58F8BD53@microsoft.com,
> mel-cad <melcad@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Is there a way that I can create my own personal icons
> > or
> > are there icon downloads ? ? ?
>

 

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http://www.fast-rewind.com/8millionways.htm

I read the book.

http://www.lawrenceblock.com/books_scudder.htm

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Nicoliani â„¢ <Nicoliani@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
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>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Some places to download icon files...
>>
>> Jeff's Icons
>> http://www.jeffs-icons.com/
>>
>> Scrow's Icons
>> http://virtualplastic.net/scrow/misc.html
>>
>> Ur I.T. Mate Group Freeware Library Icon Library
>> http://www.it-mate.co.uk/icons/
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:00BC9B0F-9055-41B9-AE78-EEDC58F8BD53@microsoft.com,
>> mel-cad <melcad@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Is there a way that I can create my own personal icons
>>> or
>>> are there icon downloads ? ? ?

 

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On the internet you will find no end of icons and the software to create
same.

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Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"mel-cad" <melcad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way that I can create my own personal icons
> or
> are there icon downloads ? ? ?
>

 

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Just make it in paint and save it as a bitmap (bmp) file. Some icon changing dialogs won't show bmp files, just rename it from whatever.bmp to whatever.ico.

Icon files are just single or multiple bmp images in a single file. Generally 2 bmp per icon - one with the picture and one with what part is transparant. When using a plain old bmp the colour of the upper left pixel determines the transparent colour. However something in XP makes it black instead of transparent - doesn't matter if you are using photos.

32 px x 32 px is a good size.
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"mel-cad" <melcad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:00BC9B0F-9055-41B9-AE78-EEDC58F8BD53@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way that I can create my own personal icons
> or
> are there icon downloads ? ? ?
>

 

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Saving it in Paint & then renaming it doesn't work in XP, I tried. It does
not show up in the Icon wizzard. Any other suggestions?

On the same note, I want to copy & distribute some freware using the custom
icon it comes with. How do I do it?