Frank,
Check out the article "How to add an icon to an EXE that will appear in the Windows Explorer" here in the knowledge base.
Mark

>i am getting ready to distrubute my application. i will be using vfp 6.0 service pack 3 to build the executable.
>ive never used it but i guess it builds an application that you can distribute much like install shields that
>other windows apps use to install their software. my question is how do you develop and compile
>the icon that you want to appear on the desktop or with the program group when you distribute the app.
>all my apps now use the fox as the icon. any and all help will be appreciated
>thank you
>frank