EXE icons

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robot(Posted 2006) [#1]
Yeah, hi. I was wondering, how do you give your executable a cool Icon, instead of the stupid little window icon?


Kuron(Posted 2006) [#2]
Here ya go, this will work for you. Taken from an old thread. Grab Resource Hacker (its free)


1. Open your EXE from Reshacker
2. Action > Add New Resource...
3. Locate the icon file you want to add.
4. In the dialog box, call the resource "ICON".
5. Click OK.




robot(Posted 2006) [#3]
Open from reshacker? huh?


Kuron(Posted 2006) [#4]
Google for Resource Hacker, download it and then follow those instructions.


robot(Posted 2006) [#5]
can you walk me through all this in more detail. I a retard when it comes to this i guess.
;() MUHUHAHAHAHAH HAAAAAAAA


Grisu(Posted 2006) [#6]
You can download it here:
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/


Grey Alien(Posted 2006) [#7]
well first things first: make an icon (say 32x32 in true colour) in a decent paint package and save it as ICO. If you can't do that, save it as .bmp and use something like Imagicon to convert it to an icon with a transparent background.

Then follow Kuron's instructions once you have downloaded and installed ResHacker. It's what I did for my games. It's a bit of a fag but once you are used to it you can do it in about 30 seconds.


robot(Posted 2006) [#8]
Thank you all SOOOOOOOOOOOO much. I know I was being stupid. SORRY! Thank you, now my executable's icons wont be that stupid little window thing.

;() MUHU HAHAHAHA HAAAAAAAAAAA