file type icons

In XP I was able to change the icon the system would use for a file type.
I have installed a text editor and would like to use it's icon. But Vista keeps using the ugly notepad icon. Can this icon be changed in Vista? DCC

Using Windows Explorer, find the file you want to edit and right-click on it and select Open With-->Choose Default Program. You should be able to select your text editor there.
-Reed Rinn MVP Shell / User
"DCC" wrote in message

In XP I was able to change the icon the system would use for a file type.
I have installed a text editor and would like to use it's icon. But Vista keeps using the ugly notepad icon. Can this icon be changed in Vista? DCC

I can get the new text editor to be the default program, but it uses the notepad icon still. In XP I was able to associat other icons with file types such as .txt. Can this not be done in Vista?

I think it works the same as in XP. Right-click the program's shortcut icon and choose Properties. On the Shortcut tab of the Properties sheet click Change Icon.
I can't speak to the actual icon for the text editor. That has nothing to do with Vista and how that works is up to whoever created that text editor.

"DCC" wrote in message

I can get the new text editor to be the default program, but it uses the notepad icon still. In XP I was able to associat other icons with file types such as .txt. Can this not be done in Vista?