Deleting .ICO Files Does Not Delete Icons in Windows (75041)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 3.0a
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q75041 SUMMARY
After you set up some third-party icon files from an icon library and
change the icons in Windows, the icon (.ICO) files are deleted from the
hard drive. Even if you exit and restart Windows, the third-party icons
still appear in the groups where they were placed for specific
applications.
MORE INFORMATION
The icon (.ICO) file is merely a visual representation of the icon itself.
The actual association for the icon is retained within the specific group
(.GRP) file where the icon resides. Any time an icon is changed, that
change is written to the group file. As long as the icon is not replaced
with another icon, the association remains and Windows continues to use
that icon representation.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/7/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB75041 |
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