How to perform “shell” icon embedding in Visual Studio 2010?

Question

As far as I can tell, there have been (at least?) three types of icon embedding. There\'s the original style used by shell32.dll and friends, .NET\'s embedding, and the new

Answer 1

I'd highly recommend taking a look at this solution posted here (http://einaregilsson.com/add-multiple-icons-to-a-dotnet-application/). It integrates right into a ms build post build event and doesn't require an unmanaged project (to create an assembly from a .rc/.res file).

This removes a dependency on managing a second solution / assembly anytime you want update an icon and saves you from IL Merging the compiled c++ assembly.

I'd also recommend taking a look at WIX for your deployment. I've written a guide that accompanies this answer located here.