File Extension ICO

.ICO File

File extension: ICO
File type: Windows Icon
Do you have ICO - related issues?
First check your registry for hidden errors.


Notes about the ICO file extension:



Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The ICO file type is primarily associated with 'Windows Icon' by Microsoft Corporation.

Detailed information for file extension ICO:


Primary association: Windows Icon
Company: Microsoft Corporation
Mime type: image/ico, image/x-icon, application/ico, application/x-ico, application/x-win-bitmap, image/x-win-bitmap, application/octet-stream
Identifying characters Hex: 00 00 01 00 , ASCII:
Related links: IrfanView, Microangelo, Ima

Other applications associated with file type ICO:

  • GIMP (Icon) by The GIMP TeamThe GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages. Related links: XnView, CKNOW GIMP Info
  • OS/2 Icon The Mime types used with this association are: application/octet-stream. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 42 41 , ASCII: BA
  • Sun Icon/Cursor Related links: XnView
File Identifier - TrID
'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database




Important: When encountering any file extension issues it is always recommended that you run a free scan for Windows registry errors.

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .ICO

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: ACDSee.ICO, FileType: ACDSee ICO Image, AppName: ACDSee

ProgramID: ACDSee.ICO, FileType: ACDSee ICO Image, AppName: ACDSee for Windows 95/98/2000/NT

ProgramID: ACDSee6.ico, FileType: ACDSee6 ICO Image, AppName: ACDSee 6.0 Application
EXEFile: ACDSee6.exe

ProgramID: ACDSee6.ico, FileType: ACDSee6 ICO Image, AppName: ACDSee Application

ProgramID: FotoCanvas2.ICO, FileType: FotoCanvas ICO Image, AppName: FotoCanvas2
EXEFile: FotoCanvas2.exe

ProgramID: Frigate3.view, FileType: HTML Document, AppName: Frigate3

ProgramID: GraphicsConverterPro.ico, FileType: Icon, AppName: GraphicsConverter-reg
EXEFile: GraphicsConverter.exe

ProgramID: icofile, FileType: Icon, AppName: ABC Image Browser 4
EXEFile: IBrowser4.exe

ProgramID: icofile, FileType: Icon, AppName: IcoEdit

ProgramID: icofile, FileType: Icon, AppName: Icon Catcher
EXEFile: IconCatcher.exe

ProgramID: icofile, FileType: Icon, AppName: Internet Explorer
EXEFile: Iexplore.exe

ProgramID: icofile_Aha, FileType: Windows Icon, AppName: iconxp
EXEFile: iconxp.exe

ProgramID: IconCoolEditor.ico, FileType: Icon, AppName: IconCooleditor-no
EXEFile: IconCooleditor.exe

ProgramID: IconCoolEditor.ico, FileType: Icon, AppName: IconCooleditor-rg
EXEFile: IconCooleditor.exe

ProgramID: ICPlus, AppName: ImageEditor Plus
EXEFile: ICPlus.exe

ProgramID: IrfanView.ico, FileType: IrfanView ICO File, AppName: IrfanView

ProgramID: PEX7.Image, AppName: Ulead Photo Explorer
EXEFile: PEX.EXE

ProgramID: PV1.Image, AppName: Ulead Instant Viewer

ProgramID: SlowView ICO, AppName: SlowView
EXEFile: SlowView.exe

ProgramID: Winamp3.File, FileType: Winamp media file, AppName: Winamp3
EXEFile: winamp3.exe

ProgramID: EZPhotoTools2.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BestOn\EZPhoto Tools 2.1\EZPhotoTools2.exe %1

ProgramID: PV8.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 SE Basic\eViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: UltimatePaint
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UP\upaint.exe %1

ProgramID: MozillaICO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NETSCAPE\NETSCAPE\NETSCP.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Borland\Resource Workshop\BIN\WORKSHOP.EXE %1

ProgramID: FotoCanvas2.ICO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\FotoCanvas\2.0\FotoCanvas2.exe /dde

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 7.0\eViewer.exe

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0\eViewer.exe

ProgramID: PV8.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0

ProgramID: PV1.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 7.0\eViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: IconDeveloper.ico
EXEFile: Y:\Object Desktop\IconDeveloper\IconDeveloper.exe %1

ProgramID: icofile_Aha
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Axialis\IconWorkshop\IconWorkshop.exe %1

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: F:\graphics\microan\studio.exe %1

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SnIco Edit\IcoEdit.exe %1

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microangelo\studio.exe %1

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IconForge7\ICONFORGE.EXE %1

ProgramID: ICO_UV
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Advanced Image Viewer and Converter\ImgViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee6.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\6.0\ACDSee6.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee.ICO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\HEWLET~1\PHOTOS~1\ACDSys\ACD\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee.ICO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSYS~1\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee.ICO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee.ICO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\5.0\ACDSee5.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee 7.0.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\7.0\ACDSee7.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee 6.0.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\6.0\ACDSee6.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\nero\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee 7.0.ico
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\7.0\ACDSee7.exe %1

ProgramID: Icon.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IconArt\IconArt.exe %1

ProgramID: MozillaICO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILLA.ORG\MOZILLA\MOZILLA.EXE -url

ProgramID: ACDSee.ICO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSYS~1\ACDSEE~1\ACDSEE.EXE /dde

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: F:\Old D Drive\Phoenix Light and Sound Website\LiquidXP.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee 8.0.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0\ACDSee8.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files7.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero 7\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: PV85.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5 SE\eViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microangelo\creation.exe %1

ProgramID: SnagIt.7.Picture
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\TechSmith\SnagIt 7\SnagIt32.exe %1

ProgramID: PV85.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ScanSoft\OmniPagePro14.0\omnipage.exe %1

ProgramID: IconDeveloper.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IconDeveloper\IconDeveloper.exe %1

ProgramID: IviIHTPICTURE.MediaFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\Home Theater\Home Theater.exe -Picture %L

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead3\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe

ProgramID: IrfanView.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\i_view32.exe

ProgramID: ACDSee Pro.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0.Pro\ACDSee8Pro.exe

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Icon Maker\icon.exe

ProgramID: PV85.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.6\eViewer.exe

ProgramID: PV85.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5 SE Basic\eViewer.exe

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Axialis\IconWorkshop\IconWorkshop.exe

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe %ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoViewer.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SnIco Edit\snico.exe

ProgramID: IrfanView.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IRFANV~1\i_view32.exe

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files7.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero 7\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe

ProgramID: IconCoolStudio.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IconCool Software\IconCool Studio\IconCoolStudio.exe

ProgramID: ACDSee 9.0.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\9.0\ACDSeeQV.exe

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: do3270ae.exe

ProgramID: FView.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FreshDevices\FreshView\fview.exe

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microangelo\Microangelo\studio.exe

ProgramID: Firegraphic.FiregraphicXP.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Firegraphic\Firegraphic XP\FiregraphicXP.exe

ProgramID: PV85.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5\eViewer.exe

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 SE Basic\eViewer.exe

ProgramID: IconDeveloper.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Stardock\Object Desktop\IconDeveloper\IconDeveloper.exe

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Axialis\IconWorkshop\IconWorkshop.exe

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files7.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero8\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe

ProgramID: NeroPhotoSnapViewer.Files8.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero8\Nero PhotoSnap\PhotoSnapViewer.exe

ProgramID: MyViewPad.ico
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\My ViewPad\MyViewPad.exe

ProgramID: icofile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe %ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .ICO

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.
Program Name Mime Type application/GraphicConverter application/x-internet-signup

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