Change Itunes Desktop Icon

How do I change the Itunes desktop icon to something more pleasing when the "Change Icon" button is greyed out in properties?

It appears that you can't change the icon that iTunes creates in the All users desktop, but you can create a new one if you really care about this.
Go to Program Files\iTunes, right click on iTunes.exe and select Send to>>Desktop (create shortcut). I think you will be able to change this icon.

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