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Group: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize · Group Profile
Author: ju.c
Date: Jul 22, 2008 23:02

You cannot, I think, use a PNG file as an icon. You must convert "thanks8.png" to an icon
file. That should work.

ju.c

"Andrew E." msn.com> wrote in message
news:FCCE6DE7-4F84-4BC0-A77C-AAB8DB045B43@microsoft.com...
> Open control-panel,folder options,file types,edit.
>
> "booker@mgt" wrote:
>
>> I have the following vbs script running as a logon script. But everytime it
>> runs, When the shortcut is created, it is created with the symbol of no icon.
>> How can I direct the icon location to an actual windows system icon file.
>> When I open up a file via properties, and browse for a new icon, it directs
>> me to look in shell32.dll, but I can't find a way to get to all of those
>> icons shown in that window.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> set objShell = Wscript.Createobject("Wscript.Shell")
>> strDesktopFld = objShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
>> Set objURLShortcut = objShell.createShortcut(strDesktopFld &
>> "\Install-CoM-Applications.lnk")
>> 'Name for Shortcut to add
>> objURLShortcut.Targetpath = "http://localhost:9595/webportal/webportal.exe"
>> 'Path to icon
>> objURLShortcut.IconLocation = "C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images\thanks8.png"
>> 'Path for Shortcut
>> objURLShortcut.Save
>>
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