Change custom step icon

I want to change the icon for loaded custom steps in a sequence. I've created the icon and put it in the icons folder with the rest. I opened the custom step properties and selected the new icon and all newly added steps of this type now use the new icon. But..... The previously loaded steps in my sequence still use the old icon. I thought that I used to do this without a problem am I missing something? TS3.5 and LV8.0 on an XP machine.
kph

Kph,
You must select "Apply Changes in this Dialog to all Loaded Steps of this Type". This is true of any property that is changed in a step type. When a step is created of a certain step type it will copy the default data from the step type. By default, changes to the step type will not affect any steps of that type. This allows you to modify steps of a certain type but not have the modifications change other steps of the same type. Selecting to Apply Changes however will effect currently loaded steps of that type. Note also that the steps must be loaded for the changes to take effect.
Regards,
Tyler Tigue
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

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