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This seems too simple to be this difficult. I cant find any info on this though. I need to know how to use an Icon with my project exe. Also when my app is installed on the users machine. How do I have the same icon on the desktop and in the program files. I am already saving the project to these locations....just need to know how to get the damn icon onto the exe. or lnk. file.
PLEASE HELP
sincerely,
Stupid
If you go to your main form you should find an attribute called "Icon". This will set the icon you see in the top left hand corner of the main form for your application.
Now go into Project/Project Properties and go through the tabs... you should find one there called "Icon" and you can set it to be the same as any of your forms. Set it to your main form and this will now be the default icon for both the desktop and when you view inside Windows Explorer
Gen-X is right! Of interest you can also add the icon to any form in the project, not just the main form. But on distribution the exe will be shown in the explorer with the dedicated icon. I find it's also worth while including the icon on splash and about screens in an image box, just another of those nice touches. :)
Excellent....thanks fellas