Wow, that was quick Mark, thanks (my first post ever). I have been all
through that dialog box and tried everything without any luck. It seems that
Windows Media player has tied up the default icon somehow.


"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> 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
> news:27BEAB8C-37ED-4EC0-9069-88287E18BD8D@microsoft.com...
> > 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
>