Mark,

   You should be able to set the icon on the project properties page, and
that will be the icon for the executable.

   If you want to have an icon in your executable which is used for file
associations, you will have to create a win 32 resource file, and then
compile it into your app.  From the command line, you will compile your app
and then use the /win32res switch to attach the .res file to the executable.
Then, in your file association registry settings, you can point to your
executable and the resource id of the icon.

Are you using the Express Edition?

My recollection is that support for resource types is limited in
Express.  In my version of VS 2005 Pro, I have no trouble creating as
many icon resources in the application as I like.

Even in Express, you should be able to add pre-existing icon files as
resources though.  The limitation I recall has more to do with editing
them than in adding them.

The basic steps are easy: just double-click on the "Resources" item
under "Properties" in your project, and that will show the resource
editing UI.  In there, you should be able to add new resources,
including icon files.

Pete

Hi mark,
Like a bitmap, an icon is used to display graphics on window objects. While
a bitmap can have any dimension the window needs, the size of an icon is
limited. This is because icons assume different roles on an application.

to create a sererated icon, please follow the below link, i hope it will
help you.

http://www.functionx.com/vcsharp/gdi/icons.htm

Regards,
Husam Al-A'araj
www.aaraj.net