You simply failed to notice the "Change Icon" button. Options/FileTypes tab,
highlight MP3, click "Advanced" button, see 'change icon' button. This will
let you Browse for the file containing the icon you want (probably either
the app exe file, or one of it's dll's.)

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"MotoDaren" <MotoDaren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I recently installed new MP3 software and want to associate MP3 type files
> with it. In Explorer I used Tools/Options/File Types to change the
> association, but it did not change the icon in Explorer. I now see a
> Windows
> Media Player icon, although when I double click on the file it does open
> in
> my new program. I am also experiencing the same problem with WAV files
> and
> another program. I have spent allot of time searching for an answer
> online,
> but assume I need to edit the registry, and I am always very leery about
> changing anything in there without professional advice. Hopefully some
> here
> can let me know how to do this correctly.
>
> Thanks,
> Daren