Icon Libraries Under Windows Operating Systems

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ICON LIBRARIES

(that contain one or more icon files in a dll)

(that contain several icons in a generic exe) 

where				qty		os		desc
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C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\url.dll	4 icons		windows 98se	news, letter, msie
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL	80 icons	windows 98se	default icons
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\acctres.dll	5 icons		windows 98se	note, net, msn
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\advert.dll	1 icon		windows 98se	ring-triangle-circle
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\AHQCPRES.DLL	1 icon		windows 98se	soundcard
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COOL.DLL	45 icons	windows 98se	globe, folders, pbrush
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ICONLIB.DLL	136 icons	windows 98se	documents, envlopes
C:\WINDOWS\MORICONS.DLL        	210 icons	windows 3.1	classic icons
C:\WINDOWS\PROGMAN.EXE		46 icons	windows 3.1	classic icons, movie reel	
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comments: os indicates operating systems the path has been tested with. Icons most likely will appear under any version of windows.

 

CONVERT PAINT IMAGE A TO WINDOWS ICON

Save the image as a 32x32 png and use a free, open-source program called png2ico to convert the png image to an icon resource. png2ico is available at ftp.robotz.com and the syntax to use it: 

 png2ico outfile.ico infile1.png [infile2.png ...]

 

 

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