.ico saved in bad size (smaller)

[Netuser]

Hello,

I am having some small bug when i want to save an image as .ico file type. I want to have Big .ico file for my vista Desktop icon for a mediaplayer. Some how when I save as max size 256 X 256 it seem not to be a 256 X 256 but I feel like it is more 48 X 48 or a little biger may with a big square arround.

See the screen shot to see what I mean:

Here is the Image file that is used to create ico :

and here is how it look when i save as .ico as u see compare to Paint.Net ico it is very small else the image used to make is realy bug enough to have big icon.

How it look when it is small sized :

How it looks when i changed Desktop icon size to bigerup, all icon big up well except the one i create with paint.Net there is larger square that apear arround the icon and also quality seem to be so bad else image used is not that bad quality

Thanks a lot for all your help

[Myrddin]

Tried this the best I can so should work, however I don't have Vista only XP.

Try this plugin...

http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1152

...and save your image with all the boxes ticked when saving, you'll know what I mean when you see it.

Hope it works and helps.

[Netuser]

Thanks for your reply, but you should understand by my post that If i can save in .ico it mean I already have that plugin anyway the trick is not working but same image if i use this site to online conversion : http://www.convertico.com/ it work like charm. anyway i will try to ask in plugin topic also

thanks

[Myrddin]

Sorry if I got your hopes up unduly, and yes I should have realised :oops:

[Rick Brewster]

I'm not sure if the ICO plugin supports the 256x256 icon format that Vista is expecting. In my experience, mixing "old" ICO tools with Vista doesn't necessarily produce the right results.

[Netuser]

What an ico resolution got to do with vista ? it seem to have a Bug in the plugin as On website I indicated above it generate the correct 256 X 256

[Rick Brewster]

Because Vista introduced support for the 256x256 size, and you're using Vista above, and I just told you that Vista and certain tools don't mix well. So Vista has everything to do with it.