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How to view icons stored in executable files (Icon Viewer)

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This code shows how to retrieve icon resources from EXE and DLL files using the ExtractIcon.

How to extract the icon resources from an EXE or DLL and save them in image files

Converting image file to .ICO file


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Created: 2001-08-21 12:00:00
Modified: 2009-11-16 10:17:26
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Listed functions:

DestroyIcon
DrawIcon
ExtractIcon
GetDC
GetFocus
GetModuleFileName
GetModuleHandle
LoadIcon
ReleaseDC

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Notice that the icons drawn on the form disappear after covering this form by another window or minimizing and then maximizing it.

An icon stored in memory can be saved as icon file. Code sample Converting image file to .ICO file explains how to create .ICO file from HICON handle.

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Read Icons in Win32 article wriiten by John Hornick from MS Corp.

MSDN article Using Icons describes how to perform certain tasks related to icons: creating, displaying, sharing Icon resources.

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