>Though not new to FoxPro, I am new to VFP. I am trying to create a new class using the form class as a parent so that I can use a different icon than the FoxPro icon. After creating the class, how do I use this as my class in Form Designer to build my application's forms? Or, is there a different way to change the FoxPro icon?

You can set Form.Icon property, i.e. it's not mecessary to go to class this case, though class will be helpful in many other situations.