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How do I convert a .PNG into a .ICO?

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There's an image in the VS2010 stock icon pack which is only included as a PNG, which I would like to use as an ICO (I want XP and earlier users to see the icon). How can I convert the PNG into the ICO?

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The opensource imagemagick utility can pack multiple images into one single icon file. It provides image re-sizing to generate multiple size icons, and support various other image manipulation. Imagemagick contains several image handling utilities, is opensource, free to use, available on multiple platforms (Linux, Windows, Mac Os X, iOS) and can be batched easily for example in Continuous Integration pipelines. In this case, one practical approach is to use the vector svg image format as input…

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