Design your own icons

This is very easy and gives your PC a customized look.

1. Fire up Paint from Start-All Programs-Accessories.
2. Press Ctrl + E and set the image size to 32 x 32 px.
3. Draw your icon or minimize a picture
4. Save as filename.ico
5. Right-click on a folder and open the properties window. Click on the customize tab an the Choose Picture button and locate your icon.

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