>hey everybody,
>i have an icon built into my vfp5 exe. when i create a shortcut on the desktop the icon appears correctly,
>however, when i make a shortcut to it on the windows start bar ( this is win95 only ) the default fox head shows up as the icon.
>
>any ideas why the icon built into the exe doesn't show on the start bar?

Gary,

If the correct icon isn't showing up in the Windows Explorer either, check the FAQ section under Project Manager. In order to get the correct icon in Explorer, you need both a 32x32 and a 16x16 icon in the same file. The article on this explains how.

George