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Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by fmed4, 2014/04/18.

  1. 2014/04/18
    fmed4

    fmed4 Inactive Thread Starter

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    I have Windows 8.1 and IE 11. Im trying to upload a picture to be utilized with my account. I have several icons/pictures that all have a .ico file extension. But when I go to accounts > change picture > browse, I'm taken to what looks like the black screen when you use start screen > scan. I go up to the icon folder the folder is found but no individual icon sub folders will open. Any thoughts?
     
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  2. 2014/04/18
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    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Hi fmed4, Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > Make Changes to my Account in PC Settings > Account Picture > Browse > There is a black background with THIS PC Pictures > Go Up > Select Album > Bottom right of screen > Choose Image.

    If you can't don't have the above appearing, you may not have any stored pictures.
    Where are your .ico files stored?
    Alongside THIS PC there should a Down icon. This enables you to find where your file is stored. Neil.
     
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    fmed4

    fmed4 Inactive Thread Starter

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    I have the folder with .ico file extensions in the THIS PC > pictures. I have labeled it ICON. After browse I do get taken to the black screen THIS PC > ICON. I open it and all of the subfolders with all of the choices are shown with all of the correct tile names. But when I select any of the tile choices it opens with THIS PC > (my chosen tile ), but below it reads " There are no files and folders in this view . "
     
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    I'm at a loss because it works for me as per my details.
    What I did was Download icons from a web site and I didn't rename them.
    here is the site:http://www.iconarchive.com/tag/ico-files
    They are .ico files. Neil.

    My Browser is FF - haven't tried IE yet.
     
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  6. 2014/04/22
    Arie

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    Although I haven't been able to find any definite answer to this, my WAG would be that you can't use an .ico file for a Windows 8 user account picture.
     
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    retiredlearner

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    I've just Renamed an .ico file (to Icon) from my Download Folder copied and pasted into Pictures.
    Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > Make Changes to my Account in PC Settings > Account Picture > Browse > There is a black background with THIS PC Pictures > Go Up > Select Album > Bottom right of screen > Choose Image.

    It appeared in my user account as the .ico file I had originally downloaded. Neil.
     
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  8. 2014/04/26
    Arie

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    I tried it, and as expected you can not select a .ico file (isn't even displayed).

    Now, if you saved the image (icon from your link) as a .png file, you can select it, as the png file is a picture format.
     
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  9. 2014/04/26
    fmed4

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    Thank you Arie and everyone else who responded. Yes I tried a .png file extension image and it did work. It was recognized as an account picture. Much appreciated.
     
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