Hi Linda, choosing a default program in Windows should have no effect on the icons. The cause may be different... there were some updates related to thumbnail extraction for .ico in Windows in the past years. Also, the thumbnails are cached by Windows and not updated immediately. Sometimes, copying a file will force an update.

You may also try associating .ico file type inside the RWIconEditor instead of in Explorer (in the Tools->File Association window).

Thanks Vlasta but I tried these ideas and they did not change anything.

The icons, some show up and others show the RealWorld logo. I am so confused.

You can only see all the icons if I use Windows Picture Viewer. Is there a way to undo the Windows Update you spoke of?

Oh boy! I found a backup of some of my icons somewhere and I can see them in ANY size just fine. I THINK the ones that were effected were the ones that were OPEN in the file that I ...
"I wanted to view all the icons thru RW so I right clicked one of them "Open with" "choose Default Program" then chose RW-Editor then ALL of my icons went to One Size ... about the size of XP"

Now don't hold me to this since NONE of this makes any sense.

What do think is going on ? ? ?

Linda

Well, I just tested what you have described and ended up with (probably) the same result on my Windows 7. After setting RWIW as the application for .ico using Windows Explorer instead of directly from the editor, the small icons have changed and so far I was not able to get them back despite cleaning the registry pretty thoroughly (a reboot may help though). I'll let you know, one I succeed.

Update: here is what helped: deleting the registry key (everything under it) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.ico
The associating .ico files with RWIconEditor within the application (Tools->File associations menu), then removing it finally associating it again.