"battles" <battlesmail@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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> How can I associate an icon with any file, like you used to be
> able to do with Win98. You used to be able to right click a
> file and associate an icon with it. I am only able to do this
> with folders in XP.
>
One particular file, or all files with one extension?
You can right click, select properties, and select change icon if it is a
shortcut.
For an entire extension, open Windows Explorer, select Tools, Folder
Options, File Types, Advanced.