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Icon size questions

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I downloaded a bunch of Vista icons to customize my desktop. They're all .ico file. now I go and change the icon in the properties of the shortcut. Now I CTRL+scroll to increas, but the new icons don't increase in size. What's up?

Is there a way to increase this manually like in xp set icon size from 32x32 to 128x128. ?

Thanks.

here's my problem in picture form.

http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t125/lrn2f1y/?action=view&current=icons.jpg

Notice the Vista stock icons grow huge, but the custom icons do not.. :(
 
I think the problem is just that the Vista icons come with large versions, whereas other icons don't have them; they're all stored as bitmaps.

You can change icon size in the "Window Color and Appearance" control panel, by clicking "Open classic appearance properties" and going to Advanced.
 
I think you need to download .png icons instead of .ico for that functionality. Most icon websites let you choose which format to download.
 
gtg465x said:
I think you need to download .png icons instead of .ico for that functionality. Most icon websites let you choose which format to download.
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What the heck are you talking about? Do you even use Vista? Vista only accept ico. You'll need an alternative software if you want PNG.

Seems to me you downloaded a 32x32 version of the icon. You need a 128 or a 256.
 
ASIA911 said:
What the heck are you talking about? Do you even use Vista? Vista only accept ico. You'll need an alternative software if you want PNG.

Seems to me you downloaded a 32x32 version of the icon. You need a 128 or a 256.
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You might want to actually know what you're talking about before you go off on someone. PNGs are the default icon format in Vista. Just do a search for .png on your C: drive and you'll see all of the default Vista icons.

Quote from Wikipedia:

"In 2006, Microsoft introduced PNG icons into Windows with the release of Windows Vista."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics

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gtg465x said:
You might want to actually know what you're talking about before you go off on someone. PNGs are the default icon format in Vista. Just do a search for .png on your C: drive and you'll see all of the default Vista icons.

Quote from Wikipedia:

"In 2006, Microsoft introduced PNG icons into Windows with the release of Windows Vista."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics

More Reading
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Ok, I want to see you rightclick on an icon and try to replace it with a PNG icons wise guy.
 
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