How can one change the icon image of a pre-existing shortcut through java? I do not want to change the icon image of a java executable, but have a java program that changes a shortcut's icon image.
I know I can manually change the icon image by right clicking on a shortcut and going to properties->shortcut->change icon, but I would like to do this through java.
Its impractical do this in pure java yourself, although the lnk-file format is documented by microsoft (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871305.aspx), but since it originated with Win95 it underwent significant extensions and redefinitions over the years. Implementing this seems like a daunting task.
You can try to find a library that implements it for you, e.g. http://ovanttasks.sourceforge.net/ov-native/ may do what you want.
The alternative would be to use existing Windows API's to do the job (See How do you create (and read) windows shortcut(.lnk file) in Java?).
