C# .net getting icon of a file type

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C# .net: How to get the icon of a specific file? for eg., How to get the icon of the file 'Notepad.exe'?

Posted 9-Sep-12 4:14am

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Pankaj Nikam · Answer 1 · 2012-09-09T04:20:00

Solution 1

Check out an article of it on Codeproject here[^].

Posted 9-Sep-12 4:20am

Pankaj Nikam

WebMaster · Answer 2 · 2012-09-09T05:31:00

Solution 2

1. Open Visual Studio
2. Press Ctrl + O
3. Choose an exe file (In your case NotePad.exe)
4. Expand the "Icon"
5. Do right click on the specific icon and choose "Export..." from the menu

Posted 9-Sep-12 5:31am

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Updated 9-Sep-12 5:34am

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Phrone · Answer 3 · 2012-09-09T06:35:00

Solution 3

I wrote a little program a couple of months ago that gets the icon from exe files.
You can check my code or download it from my blog.
http://perschluter.com/extract-associated-icon-from-exe-file-in-c-sharp/[^]

Posted 9-Sep-12 6:35am

Phrone