How do i change the MY COMPUTER icon in Windows XP SP2 ?

Question

I want to change the icon to suit my laptop !!!!!!
By the way do you know any program to make icons ?

I know how to change Shortcut icon......
I want to change the real icon.....
I mean i don't want the shortcut sign.
(Like you can change in 98 !!!!)

Answer 1

Right click on MY COMPUTER and click on PROPERTIES and then go to the shortcut tab. There is a button to change icon.

Go to http://www.downloads.com and look for some shareware of freeware programs that will help you create icons. You can create the gif or jpg first, and then there should be a program to let you convert the pictures into a .ico extension for icons. Then you can just use the above steps I typed out to change your icon to whatever you want.

Or just go to http://www.iconbazaar.com/ or google "free icons" and you can find some cool icons that are already made. Just copy it into your hard drive and then use the "change icon" method above and find the icon you just saved.

Edit:
I think the one youre talking about is at:
Click Start, click Control Panel, click Display, then Desktop and under Customize Desktop you can change icons there too.
On the Desktop tab of the Display Properties dialog box, click Customize Desktop.

Answer 2

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RE:
How do i change the MY COMPUTER icon in Windows XP SP2 ?
I want to change the icon to suit my laptop !!!!!!
By the way do you know any program to make icons ?

Answer 3

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