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does enyone know of a way to change the icons in your favorites list in i.e 6.i want to change them fron the blue E icon.eny help would be appreciated.. oops i didnt read the post ontill after i posted i could move it i would sorry about that.............

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Short answer: the little image beside a Favorite isn’t a program icon you can swap like an EXE’s — it’s the site’s favicon, and Internet Explorer only shows whatever it has cached for that site. ’s tip about changing ordinary shortcut icons is useful for desktop links, but Favorites use the website’s favicon (usually /favicon.ico or a <link rel="icon">). (developer.mozilla.org)

If you want a specific icon to stick, the reliable method is to save a real .ico file locally and point the Favorite at it. A Favorite is just a text .url file (INI-style) so you can open it in Notepad and add an IconFile line. For example:

[InternetShortcut]
URL=http://www.example.com/
IconFile=C:\Favicons\example.ico
IconIndex=0

Save the .ico in a permanent folder and — if you like — make the .url read-only so IE won’t overwrite your IconFile entry later. This is the most dependable way to keep site icons from reverting to the blue "e". (stackoverflow.com)

Troubleshooting tips: first check the site actually exposes a favicon (visit http://site.com/favicon.ico or view the page head). Older IE prefers .ico format; other image formats may be ignored. Favicons are also kept in the Temporary Internet Files cache, so clearing IE’s cache can make icons disappear — another reason to save the .ico locally. Some modern Windows builds/updates also block remote IconFile entries, so local storage is safest. If icons still don’t refresh, restart Explorer or rebuild the icon cache (IconCache.db). If you prefer automation, small utilities (FavOrg / FavIconizer / AM-Deadlink) existed to grab and reassign favicons for many Favorites at once. (developer.mozilla.org)

Practical takeaway: to keep site-specific icons in IE6-era Favorites, download the site’s favicon as a true .ico, put it in a permanent folder, edit the .url to point to it (and optionally set read-only). That removes the dependency on IE’s temporary cache and stops the icons reverting to the default. (stackoverflow.com)

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right click on the icon and go properties /change icon ,there will be 4 to choose from ,hit browse and browse to the shell32.dll file and you will get more .also you can search the web for a Icon program to get more .

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thanks you know eny names for the icon programs.thanks again

Member Avatar for caperjack

a few here.
ICONS

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thanks caperjack.i tryed the changer programs and they didnt do what i whanted them to do.i think i didnt explain the riteway.what i want to do is the web pages that i have bookmarked i want to change the icon from the default i e icon to the icon of the site it bookmarks so if i was to change the acronis icon from the default i e icon to the site colors i have already changed the programs like acronis and others but how can i do the same with web pages....................

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