How do I change Firefox file icons?
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 by LizMarr | Discussion: Icons
This will probably be one of those topics discussed yesterday but I missed it.
I have files with extension URL that have a Firefox/paper icon. I have told Icon Packager what icon I want it to be. No changes. So I manually changed it on each link. How/where do I find the place to tell Firefox that I want to use my own icons? I hate it when a program hijacks something.
Reply #2 Saturday, August 11, 2012 5:20 PM
Hey Liz, I found that when icons couldn't/wouldn't be changed any other way, going directly to the proggie's folder in ALL Programs and changing the original rather than the shortcut usually worked. Give that a try and best of luck.
Reply #3 Saturday, August 11, 2012 9:55 PM
This is what I have been using for a couple years. It's easy and extremely reliable, and best of all, it's completely free !!
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html -- Ace --
Reply #4 Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:01 PM
Silly icon is one of the ones in the exe file. But it sure is ugly. I thought about dis-associating the beastie, let it see how that feels.
I supposed it wasn't clear that I am using IconPackager to make assignments to the different file types.
Reply #5 Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:10 PM
You got me there Liz.....I have not a clue what you are talking about ...LOL !
It must be our language differences ..LOL !
by the way, I could make a custom icon replacement for whatever it is that you think is ugly and email it to you. Let me know if your interested. -- Ace --
Reply #6 Sunday, August 12, 2012 4:27 AM
oops, i was late as I missed this post, well I customized my Firefox icons directly opening Firefox .exe with Resources Hacker
expand the Icon Group tree, check 2(1033) , click on Action > replace icon and in the end click on File > Save
hope this helps (or not if IconPackager is set to overwrite the Firefox icons and sorry I don't use IconPackager) 
Reply #7 Wednesday, August 15, 2012 7:44 AM
Sounds a bit like what might need to happen. Such a bother. Maybe I can make so it isn't the program to open URL and see if that works. I think that I can use a different icon for HTML. Now I need to look at that. I noticed URL because I had a couple of web site shortcuts on my desk during the Olympics (gone now)
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Reply #1 Wednesday, August 8, 2012 8:36 PM
I would PM frankell
He is a long time user of OD with FireFox. If anyone would know, he would. You might want to look in his gallery for some cool FF icons, if you haven't already.