Windows 7: can I do anything to let the icon stay the same

Oh and another thing please.

The icons that I have changed, are looking beautiful ... as long as I don't open them. After I do, they look different. Does it have to be like that, or can I do anything to let the icon stay the same, whether it's been closed or opened.

closed = before
opened = after

Not sure if this will work for you, but it did for me in similar circumstances.,

Make the shortcut read only.

Hi, thanks .. but it didn't work this time.

Shame. Did you make it read only before putting it on the taskbar. That is sometimes necessary. Also I don't think it will affect the running icon, just the pinned one when the app is closed.

I did the following:

1. unpin the old shortcut from the task bar
2. go to start and type "replay media catcher"
3. right click the icon and select properties
4. go to the "general" tab and put a tick on "read-only"
5. go to start and find "replay media catcher" again
6. right click and select "properties"

The result is the picture from above.
"Change icon" is still grayed out ... strange

Oh well, perhaps someone else will have an idea.

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Hi,

The sarcasm really is unnecessary

You may want to try creating a shortcut to those programs then changing the icons for the shortcuts. You can then pin the shortcuts to the taskbar.

It's worth a try

Ok, scrap that, just tried it and it didn't work

Hi sharky, that's not sarcasm, that was supposed to make you smile.
Every culture is different, and since the internet age, you might get in touch with people who don't live in the same country like you are. What's funny in your country, might not be funny at all at where I live - and the other way around.

Yes, it's a good idea trying to pin shortcuts to the task bar instead, but sorry ... didn't work either.