how to have custom icons for installed files?

[giacino]

Hi,

I think/hope this is my last question and I will have my installer completed. I would like to thank the Advanced Installer support team and especially Denis for the quick and valuable responses that he sent to my previous questions.

My last question is:

One of the files that I am installing on users' system is a QuickTime Movie (".mov" extension). I would like to be able to associate a custom icon with that file. I have found the way to add a custom icon for the "Add/remove program" panel and for the installer itself, but I do not know how I can add custom icons to the files that I am installing. Any solutions?

As always thank you for your help and support!

Regards,

Guillaume

[Ionut]

Hi,

Thanks for the nice words .

Actually, you can not associate a custom icon with a file that is not an EXE. You can associate a custom icon with all the files of a certain type (Quicktime ".mov" files in your case) but this is only recommended when your application associates itself with that file type.

I would recommend that you create a shortcut to that particular file (on the Desktop for example) and associate an icon with that shortcut (in the "New File Shortcut" dialog).

Regards,
Denis

[giacino]

Thanks for your answer. I definitely do not want to hijack the QuickTime MIME type, so I will most likely create a shortcut with my custom icon.

Thank you for your valuable recommendations.

Guillaume