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Few things make a good program more unappealing than a bad icon. You can have the most powerful program in the world, but a lousy icon will make it look dated and amateurish. If you’d like to change the icons of your favorite programs to something a little more “you,” read on after the break to learn how.
 
Few things make a good program more unappealing than a bad icon. You can have the most powerful program in the world, but a lousy icon will make it look dated and amateurish. If you’d like to change the icons of your favorite programs to something a little more “you,” read on after the break to learn how.
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#*This does not actually change the .exe, it makes a new .exe "archive" with a new icon.  The archive will run the batch file, which runs the program.  It is like "wrapping" the old .exe with an icon and a .bat.
 
#*This does not actually change the .exe, it makes a new .exe "archive" with a new icon.  The archive will run the batch file, which runs the program.  It is like "wrapping" the old .exe with an icon and a .bat.
  
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