click on a GIF image to start a program

**Mr.Macroney** · 21-01-2009

Hi all, I wanted to know if there would have a program or any trick to make a GIF image on the desktop and click on it to launch some other program. Until now, these are file (. icon). but as I find more to see icons even if there are as nice as I can have a preference from either a gif image, so if someone who know something or perhaps already thinking long and that applies already would be great. Thank you all

**Expertz** · 21-01-2009

I really do not understand whats your problem ...
Save a GIF on the desktop? to run a prog. ?

In other words, you want to replace an icon (. Ico) by an image of your choice ... is that what you mean?!
Take your picture. gif, open it in a suitable software and records the icon format (. ico).
Then in the properties of the shortcut, you change the icon indicating that you have created ...

**JAMES_911** · 21-01-2009

it is not possible for an image in GIF format that you can not transform into an ico file and use it as a desktop icon to launch an application.
You can not force Windows to create a shortcut using a gif file. But given the ease of converting gif to ico, I do not see the problem ....

**Team Leader** · 21-01-2009

There is a possibility:
Using an HTML page (local) as wallpaper
On this page use your place and you gifs creates links ....
It's just for those who want to make life easier