Change Icon is greyed in Word 2000

Hi,
I want to change the shortcut to Word 2000 Premium. Since it is blue,
like the Internet Explorer shortcut, when I go in my folders that have
both documents and web pages stored, I have a difficult time telling
them apart. My problem is that when I click "Properties" for the
shortcut to "Word 2000" the "Change Icon" is grayed. I did a repair but
it didn't fix it.
Any suggestions,
Angie
P.S. I am a newbie


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TF
Sun Jan 11 05:30:51 CST 2004

Angelina

You cannot change the default Word icon.

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http://www.mvps.org/word/

"Angelina" <Angelina.zuse5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
I want to change the shortcut to Word 2000 Premium. Since it is blue,
like the Internet Explorer shortcut, when I go in my folders that have
both documents and web pages stored, I have a difficult time telling
them apart. My problem is that when I click "Properties" for the
shortcut to "Word 2000" the "Change Icon" is grayed. I did a repair but
it didn't fix it.
Any suggestions,
Angie
P.S. I am a newbie


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Graham
Sun Jan 11 05:57:39 CST 2004

Hmmmm. You may not be able to change the Icon that Office install would
create for its shortcut, but there's nothing to stop you creating a new
shortcut pointing to winword.exe, for which you can have any Icon you wish.
As for the file display in Explorer, you can change this icon using tools >
folder options > file types > advanced and change the icon to anything you
like - eg there are loads of icons in the shell32.dll file in the
windows\system32 folder. This will hold until next time you repair Word or
re-register it.

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TF wrote:
> Angelina
>
> You cannot change the default Word icon.

TF
Sun Jan 11 10:46:40 CST 2004

Graham

I agree, but in this particular case we are talking about the icon displayed
in Windows Explorer Folders - or at least that is my understanding. The icon
is pulled from the associated exe file, so without some clever editing of
WinWord.exe, I don't see that this would be a simple task.

Terry


"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OrmffoD2DHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
: Hmmmm. You may not be able to change the Icon that Office install would
: create for its shortcut, but there's nothing to stop you creating a new
: shortcut pointing to winword.exe, for which you can have any Icon you
wish.
: As for the file display in Explorer, you can change this icon using tools
>
: folder options > file types > advanced and change the icon to anything you
: like - eg there are loads of icons in the shell32.dll file in the
: windows\system32 folder. This will hold until next time you repair Word or
: re-register it.
:
: --
: <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
: Graham Mayor - Word MVP
: E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
: Web site www.gmayor.com
: Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
: <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
:
:
: TF wrote:
: > Angelina
: >
: > You cannot change the default Word icon.
:
:

Graham
Sun Jan 11 11:22:29 CST 2004

That's the one I thought it was too, and you are correct that the icon is
normally pulled from the exe file, but you can certainly change this for an
icon from another exe, and it will stick, (I am looking at Explorer now with
that icon changed for a '?' icon from shell32.dll) unless you repair or
reregister Word, in which case it will restore the original.

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Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
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TF wrote:
> Graham
>
> I agree, but in this particular case we are talking about the icon
> displayed in Windows Explorer Folders - or at least that is my
> understanding. The icon is pulled from the associated exe file, so
> without some clever editing of WinWord.exe, I don't see that this
> would be a simple task.
>
> Terry
>
>
> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OrmffoD2DHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hmmmm. You may not be able to change the Icon that Office install
>> would create for its shortcut, but there's nothing to stop you
>> creating a new shortcut pointing to winword.exe, for which you can
>> have any Icon you wish. As for the file display in Explorer, you can
>> change this icon using tools
>>
>> folder options > file types > advanced and change the icon to
>> anything you like - eg there are loads of icons in the shell32.dll
>> file in the windows\system32 folder. This will hold until next time
>> you repair Word or re-register it.
>>
>> --
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>> E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
>> Web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>>
>>
>> TF wrote:
>>> Angelina
>>>
>>> You cannot change the default Word icon.

TF
Sun Jan 11 15:37:02 CST 2004

So you broke it deliberately!

Terry

"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OabsAeG2DHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
: That's the one I thought it was too, and you are correct that the icon is
: normally pulled from the exe file, but you can certainly change this for
an
: icon from another exe, and it will stick, (I am looking at Explorer now
with
: that icon changed for a '?' icon from shell32.dll) unless you repair or
: reregister Word, in which case it will restore the original.
:
: --
: <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
: Graham Mayor - Word MVP
: E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
: Web site www.gmayor.com
: Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
: <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
:
:
: TF wrote:
: > Graham
: >
: > I agree, but in this particular case we are talking about the icon
: > displayed in Windows Explorer Folders - or at least that is my
: > understanding. The icon is pulled from the associated exe file, so
: > without some clever editing of WinWord.exe, I don't see that this
: > would be a simple task.
: >
: > Terry
: >
: >
: > "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@mvps.org> wrote in message
: > news:OrmffoD2DHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
: >> Hmmmm. You may not be able to change the Icon that Office install
: >> would create for its shortcut, but there's nothing to stop you
: >> creating a new shortcut pointing to winword.exe, for which you can
: >> have any Icon you wish. As for the file display in Explorer, you can
: >> change this icon using tools
: >>
: >> folder options > file types > advanced and change the icon to
: >> anything you like - eg there are loads of icons in the shell32.dll
: >> file in the windows\system32 folder. This will hold until next time
: >> you repair Word or re-register it.
: >>
: >> --
: >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
: >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
: >> E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
: >> Web site www.gmayor.com
: >> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
: >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
: >>
: >>
: >> TF wrote:
: >>> Angelina
: >>>
: >>> You cannot change the default Word icon.
:
:

Graham
Mon Jan 12 00:59:52 CST 2004

'Broke it'? :)
Windows allows for icons to be changed. That's hardly breaking it.
Office, does, however maintain a strong grip, so the 'break' may be more of
a 'bend'. :)

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TF wrote:
> So you broke it deliberately!
>
> Terry
>
> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OabsAeG2DHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> That's the one I thought it was too, and you are correct that the
>> icon is normally pulled from the exe file, but you can certainly
>> change this for an icon from another exe, and it will stick, (I am
>> looking at Explorer now with that icon changed for a '?' icon from
>> shell32.dll) unless you repair or reregister Word, in which case it
>> will restore the original.
>>
>> --
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>> E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
>> Web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>>
>>
>> TF wrote:
>>> Graham
>>>
>>> I agree, but in this particular case we are talking about the icon
>>> displayed in Windows Explorer Folders - or at least that is my
>>> understanding. The icon is pulled from the associated exe file, so
>>> without some clever editing of WinWord.exe, I don't see that this
>>> would be a simple task.
>>>
>>> Terry
>>>
>>>
>>> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:OrmffoD2DHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hmmmm. You may not be able to change the Icon that Office install
>>>> would create for its shortcut, but there's nothing to stop you
>>>> creating a new shortcut pointing to winword.exe, for which you can
>>>> have any Icon you wish. As for the file display in Explorer, you
>>>> can change this icon using tools
>>>>
>>>> folder options > file types > advanced and change the icon to
>>>> anything you like - eg there are loads of icons in the shell32.dll
>>>> file in the windows\system32 folder. This will hold until next time
>>>> you repair Word or re-register it.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>>> E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
>>>> Web site www.gmayor.com
>>>> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> TF wrote:
>>>>> Angelina
>>>>>
>>>>> You cannot change the default Word icon.