Custom icon works on windows seven, not on XP?

[Witis]

Hi

I customised my main form's icon which is also used as the icon for the .exe, I compiled it on windows seven and it works as it should, although when I tried running it on XP the app won't run. I tried 2 different icon making programs and I got the same result on both occasions. The application works on seven and XP if I don't use a custom icon, is it a known bug?

[LaVolpe]

You'll want to look at that icon. Ensure it doesn't contain a 32bpp or PNG. Vista & Win7 can handle PNGs within icons, XP & below cannot. VB cannot handle 32bpp icons at all.

Also, how are you adding this icon to your form exactly?
You may want to upload the icon here & many of are knowledgeable enough to look at it and let you know if we see anything odd about it. Not suggesting your icon creator is flawed, but it is a possibility?

[Witis]

Hi LaVolpe

Thanks for your reply. I tried to replicate the error (I was setting the form's icon property to a custom 16x16 bit icon) although I could not, I will have to investigate it further. Nonetheless you might find this as interesting as I did: http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/Vb...ly/article.asp

Rgds