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How to have custom desktop icon using Inno Setup

I am using Inno Setup for the first time and I am not familiar with scripting syntax at all. I have used the Inno Setup wizard to accomplish everything I need except the icon placed on the desktop is a generic Windows icon. The setup icon is custom and I would like the desktop icon to be custom as well.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Mirtheil

Attached is an example script (generated by InnoSetup) and it optionally creates a Desktop Icon. I ran it and saw the icon of the EXE.
How are you adding the Desktop Icon in your script? Does your EXE have the proper icon in it?

Mirtheil

Sorry, here's the script:

; Script generated by the Inno Setup Script Wizard.
; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!

#define MyAppName "My Program"
#define MyAppVerName "My Program 1.5"
#define MyAppPublisher "My Company, Inc."
#define MyAppURL "http://www.example.com/"
#define MyAppExeName "MyProg.exe"

[Setup]
AppName={#MyAppName}
AppVerName={#MyAppVerName}
AppPublisher={#MyAppPublisher}
AppPublisherURL={#MyAppURL}
AppSupportURL={#MyAppURL}
AppUpdatesURL={#MyAppURL}
DefaultDirName={pf}\{#MyAppName}
DefaultGroupName={#MyAppName}
OutputBaseFilename=setup
Compression=lzma
SolidCompression=yes

[Languages]
Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"

[Tasks]
Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked

[Files]
Source: "C:\util\innosetup\Examples\MyProg.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files

[Icons]
Name: "{group}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"
Name: "{commondesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Tasks: desktopicon

[Run]
Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,{#MyAppName}}"; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent

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kyleboca

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Hi mirtheil,
The setup and uninstall icon are custom but the exe is generic.

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kyleboca

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Thanks mirtheil. It worked perfectly.