You can change it manually in the Registry at [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AVIFile\DefaultIcon]
or using 'Folder Options-->File Types'.


ju.c


"WildWill" <WildWill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DE2164B6-88EA-469C-8969-79625743B3C0@microsoft.com...
> Hi - I have set all my .avi files to be "Opened WIth" Windows Media Player,
> expecting all the icons accociated with such .avi files to change to the
> little Media Player icon - yet they do not. The retain the little film-strip
> type icon with the word "AVI' shown on it. How can I cnage this? P.S. I have
> succesfully changed all my .mp4 files to show the little quicktime icon.