application icon 3

[Crazyf]

Hello everybody.
I have created an application in vb6 and i want to change the icon of executable file because i don't like it and because i am going to create a setup file. So, after setting up the program in a computer the icon of program would be the default executable file's vb6 icon. Does anybody know where can i find icons and how can i change the default executable file's vb6 icon to another icon?

Thank you
in advanced

 

[Andrzejek]

In VB6, go to:
Projects -- Project1 Properties... Make tab, and in Application frame you can choose Icon that is assigned to any Form in your App. And this will be an icon for your EXE.

Have fun.

---- Andy

 

[dilettante]

Typically for a VB6 EXE the Startup Form's icon is used by default. You can also choose the icon from another form in the project via the Project Properties' Make tab.

There are other ways to set the EXE icon via a Resource file too.

VB6 came with a small set of icons you might use. There are still a few web sites that offer free downloadable icons as well. Most people use a dedicated icon editor or a general-purpose graphics tool that supports creating multi-image .ICO files. With this they create their own custom icons.

 

[Crazyf]

Thank you both of you.
Dilettante can you give me the sites of free downloadable icons please? Where can i find icon editor or a general-purpose graphics tool? Do you know? Does anybody knows?

 

[dilettante]

You might take a look at

http://icofx.xhost.ro/

but I'd be cautious considering the URL.

In general try Google or some other search engine with a search expression like free icon editor and you should find some. I use a now-not-free one that's a little obsolete so I won't recommend it.

 

[BobRodes]

Going to tucows.com and searching there for "icon" yields many responses, many of which are freeware, for example

http://www.tucows.com/preview/505757.