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I don't think PS or ImageReady will convert to an .ico file. There are a bunch of icon editors out there like Axialis IconWorkshop or Microangelo. These are more for creating/editing icons but if you just need to convert an image to .ico you can get something like Irfanview which will do the job and is freeware.
Remember that the required size of a shortcut icon is 16x16 pixels as per link below:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/Author/dhtml/howto/ShortcutIcon.asp
Icon files are not a standard graphics format. To comment on Dreamer101's comment - 16x16 isnt quite what it was: That was the old desktop icon size in earlier versions of windows, but this has changed. The ICO format is actually a container for a number of icons at different sizes and resolutions, that can be used in different modes, ie: in XP, the desktop icon is more detailed than the mini version on the shortcut bar or tray. Macs have a similar concept. There are a number of packages available, some for designing and exporting, whilst some are editors only. There are even some as PS plugins. Hope this helps.
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Struggling a bit here :o) I am trying to convert a small icon I have made into "standard Windows icon file format" I have PS7 and adobe imageready, how do I do it? Thanks for any help MaRv
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