Cannot Choose Icons in Executable File

ID: Q158841

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 2

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to change the icon associated with an executable file that contains icons of its own, you may be presented with a selection of icons found in the default Windows\system\shell32.dll file.

Attempts to manually enter the path to the executable file may generate the following error message:

The file <filename> contains no icons.

CAUSE

A space in the path to the file prevents the file's use as a source for icons.

RESOLUTION

Reinstall the program to a new folder that does not include spaces in the path.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords : osr2 win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
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