I have several shortcuts to websites placed on my desktop. As you may know, the default icon for a website is a rather unattractive white box with the Internet Explorer logo on it.

The other day I decided to change their appearance... I right clicked each icon and went to "properties", then to "change icon." I edited each to appear as I wanted them to, and everything was fine.

However... every time I restart or shut down my computer the icons reset themselves to the ugly default appearance. What can I do to make my settings stick?

I'm running Windows Vista by the way.

I don't have Vista, so the following may require some variation in exact procedure, but the basic idea should work.

This page explain how to create a personal icon (file extension: .ico) Create Icons This uses the free graphics program IrfanView.

Create your own icon, with whatever file name you want using the extension: .ico

Save that file to a directory other than "Temporary Internet Files". For instance, put it in C://sarah51
Once done, right click on the desktop shortcut and use the Properties command. Click the "Change Icon" button and direct it to the c://sarah51 folder where your icon file is saved.

You can see all installed .ico files on your system by searching for: *.ico

You can use IrfanView to open and edit existing .ico files. Right click on the .ico file and use the "Open With" command (when IrfanView is installed). You may need to use the "Choose Program" button to locate the IrfanView program file option.

I hope this helps!

Dwight