How do I fix changing my desktop shortcut icons...?

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  1. Posts : 9
    windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
       #1

    How do I fix changing my desktop shortcut icons...?


    When I select a shortcut icon and go to change it by right clicking on it, then clicking on properties,and then in web document, I click on change icon and on some of the icons I only get five icons to pick from and not the usual larger amount of icons.

    This is the address shown for the five icons shown for the five icons.

    C:\Windows\System32\url.dll ................................. Only five icons

    And on some shortcuts, I get the normal amount of icons
     
    %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll................ This one has all the icons which is normal.

    Please help. Thank you.
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  2. Posts : 5,440
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2

    Hi and welcome to the Forum. It depends which icons you wish to change! What type of shortcut is it, a web site or a program or perhaps a shortcut to a folder or file?
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  3. Posts : 9
    windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    They are icons going to web sites.
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  4. Posts : 5,440
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #4

    Right click the ion, then Properties, click "Change icon" If you don't see a choice of icons then browse to C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll or C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll
    You can also create new icons if you wish. Let me know if you would like the procedure!
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  5. Posts : 9
    windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    when I go to %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll this give me a lot of folders and some icons. How do I return the right click to return to normal with the usual large amount of icons..? And yes, I would appreciate your offer to show me how to add new icons.
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  6. Posts : 5,440
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #6

    Sorry I am confused. In the icons window you only get images of icons. It can't show folders in that window. Could you post a screenshot of what you are seeing and say what type of icon you are right clicking. Is it a web page shortcut or what? You should be seeing this:
    How do I fix changing my desktop shortcut icons...?-icon1.png
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  7. Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #7

    These may be of assistance as well,

    Shortcut - Change Icon

    Internet Website Shortcut - Create
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  8. Posts : 9
    windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Here is what I get.

    555 is the five icons

    666 is the regular icon group.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails How do I fix changing my desktop shortcut icons...?-555.jpg   How do I fix changing my desktop shortcut icons...?-666.jpg  
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  9. Posts : 5,440
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #9

    But you have not browsed to the correct folder in the 555 screenshot. It is not showing the shell32.dll file but url.dll. Just browse to folder i said and the icons will appear!

    I can get that too if i use the "url.dll" file like this:
    How do I fix changing my desktop shortcut icons...?-icon3.png
    Last edited by mitchell65; 24 Aug 2013 at 14:47.
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  10. Posts : 9
    windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Here is what I get when I paste that url in .
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails How do I fix changing my desktop shortcut icons...?-888.jpg  
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