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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T03:19:25+00:00 2026-05-16T03:19:25+00:00

My application creates a shortcut on the user’s desktop with a standard icon. How

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My application creates a shortcut on the user’s desktop with a standard icon. How can I change the icon to something custom? I’m using VS2008 with .NET 3.5. Thank you.

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    2026-05-16T03:19:26+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 3:19 am

    This forum post explains the various hoops you will have to jump through to get this to work. I know one of the developers at my work had issues with getting it to work he said he’d found the msdn forum post which helped him out.

    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbide/thread/f00e1051-f3ef-46e1-b034-e82f14dc1444

    hth

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