From: Ian Chapman Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Windows 95 icon funny Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:17:48 -0400 Organization: Bell Northern Research Lines: 17 Message-ID: <3580032C.82DCD479@mailcity.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: bcarib90.bnr.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk try left click then right click the icon then click the change icon button. Good luck. Ian. Anthony Appleyard wrote: > > Sorry about the off-topic query, but I can't find anywhere else to ask, and > I can't find it in several large expensive comprehensive-looking books. > (1) I now have Windows 95. In its `My Computer' and `Windows Explorer', > against each filename it shows an icon. Which icon it is depends on the suffix > of the filename, e.g. if it is a .BMP file it shows the icon of Windows Paint > or of WANGIMG.EXE . OK so far. > (2) Except for .ICO files, where it shows the icon that is in the file, e.g. > if file SCUBA.ICO is a 32*32 pixel picture of a scuba set, My Computer or > Windows Explorer shows opposite the name SCUBA.EXE a picture of a scuba set. > (3) Or rather, it used to. It has suddenly changed to displaying a little > Windows logo in a box (the default icon) opposite all my *.ICO file names. > Please how can I make (2) true for my PC again?