Add a "Favicon" to your website - This will cause internet surfers to see a little icon next to your URL ( and when using Firefox, the actual tab will show this icon as well ) Also, if you do this for your blog, FeedReader or other rss reader programs will display this icon next to the blog:

1. Go to: http://www.winterdrache.de/freeware/png2ico/index.html and download the command line version of this. (It's easier, trust me, than trying the .NET version. At least I didn't have much luck running the GUI version even though I do have an application that uses dotnet, so I have it on my system). The command line version just simply works.

2. Unzip the file:  png2ico.exe (this is the file mentioned above in 1.) into a 'central repository' folder where you keep downloaded utilities like this. (For instance, I keep downloaded software in E:\ZIPS\UTILITIES)

3. Then create a 16 x 16 png file from whatever jpg or gif file that you plan on using for this image.

You can use a variety of apps to create this PNG file. I use Paint shop pro.  But I just now checked, and you can use Win XP's built-in Paint to save as PNG. It has to be 16 x 16.

4. Then open a command prompt and navigate to this folder where this PNG file resides.

5. Then type in: E:\ZIPS\UTILITIES\FAVICON-UTILITY\png2ico.exe favicon.ico myfile.png

     (That is, if you were on my computer. Use whatever path is applicable to you. You know, the blue part.)

6.  Check this folder now - you should now have a FAVICON.ICO file sitting there. Yes, it's exciting, but go to the next step.

7. Now, you have to go into your Header section and paste this:

<link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">

Remember, of course, to upload this file to your web server after making this change.

 

8. Then upload your FAVICON.ICO file next.

Steps 7 and 8 for users of XSitePro First go into Other Tab, and then Scripts.  Paste those two lines in the top box. Now, add your .ico file to your file manager.  Stay in the Other tab and click File Manager. Navigate to the proper folder, and add it. Publish

Another solution is to use: http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/