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Icons

How to change icon size in Windows Vista

How to add icons to the Windows Vista desktop

INFORMATION: Vista Live Icons

Iconoid - handy utility to restore icon positions on desktop

Tweak UI - rebuilds icons, a solution when Windows displays the wrong icons for files, folders or shortcuts, handy when an icon from a theme is 'stuck'

TuneUp Utilities (Free Trial) - performance suite -  includes Icon Cache repair (very handy for those times when icons bring up the wrong program), Registry Repair, Internet connection optimization, Uninstaller, RAM optimization, System TuneUp wizard, StartUp manager, and more.

iconfactory - quality collection, download, unzip, drag and drop an icon to desktop, then see 'Changing Icons' just below

The Icon Browser - searchable database of icons, an early Internet site

Icon Archive

Icon BAZAAR

My Space Icons - Disney icons, My Space icons in lots of categories

Disney Themes - Disney Themes with icons, wallpaper, cursors

Spheres - nice collection of polished icons, available 48x48 and 128x128, for Windows and Mac, also available in PNG

Changing Icons

Change a Shortcut Icon - right-click on the icon you want to change ->click 'Properties' -> choose the 'Shortcut' tab -> click 'Change Icon'->browse to the icon you want or select one from the list-> click 'OK' -> 'Apply' -> 'OK'

Change a System Icon - right-click on the desktop(not the icon) -> click 'Properties' -> choose the 'Desktop' tab -> click on 'Customize Desktop' -> choose the 'General' tab -> select the icon you want to change->click 'Change Icon'-> browse to the icon you want or select one from the list->click 'OK'->'OK'->'Apply'->'OK'

Change a File Icon - right-click on the icon ->click 'Properties'->choose 'Customize' tab -> click 'Change Icon'  -> browse to the icon you want or select one from the list -> click 'OK ' -> 'Apply' -> 'OK'