How to Change Program Icon at runtime

**Xena** · 13-05-2009

I want to create an application which will reflect the work it completes and if that application does some different work then that application status should get automatically changed, such as what we sees in the messenger services if any user is online it changed its status to online and vice versa when he goes offline.

**pancham** · 13-05-2009

The requirement you have defined here for your problem requires very lengthy code and which also requires deep understanding for your project and this made your project very complicated and the program difficulties, so it would be recommended that if you go for any tutorial for your project requirement.

**Adley** · 13-05-2009

Here i will provide some easy steps to change The Shortcut Icon

right-click on the icon on the desktop which your wanted to change.then click on the 'Properties' button there you would see the 'Change Icon' button then 'Change Icon' dialog with a list of available icons for the program*. select that icon again and click OK. If you don't like the icons on offer. there you have to 'Browse' button which you wanted to change, change folders c:\winnt\system. click on 'shell32.dll' then click on 'Open' button once you have select the icone click OK.