winforms - Making icon for a Windows Form: How to make it show up correctly? -


ok, have built windows form application. want icon it. use icon editor built visual studio 2012. draw out nice , purdy. once done, have .ico file , make default icon project, , icon 1 winform in application.

unfortunately, not show have created it! displayed default icon file existed before modified in icon editor. it's 32x32 4 bit icon. if change extension .bmp shows default.

it looks vs icon editor editing else, not appearance of icon. can tell me doing wrong?

i used have progam called iconart create icons looked icons when used them in vs. iconart abandonware , won't run on 64bit windows workstation.

since didn't answers within time hoping, posted question in msdn visual studio forum, , got answer thought should post here. credit reed copsey, jr, answer!

this it:

you'll need put design in of different versions. ico files contain multiple versions of same image, different screen resolutions.

my personal preference not use vs - there's ico plugin paint.net (all free) allows make single image (typically 256x256), , save multiple versions within ico file in 1 shot. it's useful building icons.

see http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/927-icon-cursor-and-animated-cursor-format-v37-may-2010/ plugin.

since paint.net user, plugin sounded great idea, , tried it. bingo! works nicely.


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