How do you make Vista Icons?

The question may sound semi-noobish just in its nature, but I've been using Photoshop and similar programs for the past 3 years of my life (I'm only 17) and know how to work my way around quite well. I've been trying to make a icon for Vista (actually Windows 7 RC, but it uses the same guidelines) and simply cannot get it to work. I have my icon made in a 256x256 size and saved into .png. I edit the .xml file for my library that I want the icon to go for, but it simply changes it to the default folder icon. The XML coding is right, the location is correct, so it must lie within how I made the icon.

Now, I know the default icon in the ''Vista guideline'' requires 256x256 and 11 other sizes; I had figured this would just downsize automatically. Do I resize the icon manually in seperate layers or what?

And I apologize if this is the wrong place or this has been answered. I've searched the internet for at least 30 minutes, searched this forum lightly and came up empty. Also sorry if this seems more like a Windows issue rather than a Photoshop issue, but generally going into a Windows forum and asking this will get you a bunch of garbage, seeing as they may or may not have experience with making icons.

P.S. The PNG is not interlaced; shouldn't make a difference, but I'm trying to cover every little detail.

How do you make Vista Icons?

Try this link:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511280.aspx

How do you make Vista Icons?

I hadn't realized that it needs to be in .ico, I was fairly certain Vista/7 could use .png due to size in bytes. Also was unaware that msdn had such a brilliant wealth of information on this. A thousand thanks.

BGG001,

You're only seventeen??I only ask because your post was so well written.?It was very easy to understand and spelling was correct.?Plus, you apologized, in advance, if you were in the wrong forum AND came back with a ''thanks''.?Intelligence with good manners.?A true rarity here.?Seventeen, really?

Your welcome. Have fun!!

@Q Photo

Well I'm two months away from being eighteen, so take seventeen for what it is I guess. I choose not 2 typ lyk dis n make less keystrokes because, simply put, it takes me longer to do that, and gives the appearance of stupidity and ignorance. Also, thanks for recognizing that I'm a person; a large amount of people get the idea that just because I'm younger than them, it means they're better (not saying I'm ''better'' either, we're all equals, correct?).

As for the apology, that's to avoid flaming moreso than anything.

ex. ''USE THE SEARCH TOOL!!!!!!!!!!!''

I'd prefer to avoid that, although this doesn't seem like a forum that has many of those people fortunately. All in all, I suppose the point of this message is a thank you for recognition; your post shows you're not just another mindless twit infesting the internet like a plague, you're the opposite. If only everyone were like you.

Sorry that I didn't point out dec9, you were very helpful and got me exactly what I needed, which I've stated, but took the time to come back and say you're welcome. Rest assured that it's appreciated.

I'd have replied sooner, but for some reason these got sent to my junk mail folder, which I surprisingly don't get a lot of. (Despite my contribution in another thread and those not getting blocked...odd).

BGG001,

The majority of people here are friendly and helpful.?Most are more (much more) knowledgeable than I am.?There are a few that are as you described, but not many.

As far as age is concerned, to me, it's like a person's race.?Good %26amp; bad in all.?I respect everyone until they show that I should do otherwise.

Thanks for reply.

Q

Thanks, but no need to point me out. Just glad I could help. Heck, I am always learning something.

dec9 wrote:

Thanks, but no need to point me out. Just glad I could help. Heck, I am always learning something.

Open the persons mind to new ideas.

Most of us come here to learn as well as to help if we can.

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