How do you make Vista Icons?

The question may sound semi-noobish just in its nature, but I've been using Photoshop and similar programs for the past 3 years of my life (I'm only 17) and know how to work my way around quite well. I've been trying to make a icon for Vista (actually Windows 7 RC, but it uses the same guidelines) and simply cannot get it to work. I have my icon made in a 256x256 size and saved into .png. I edit the .xml file for my library that I want the icon to go for, but it simply changes it to the default folder icon. The XML coding is right, the location is correct, so it must lie within how I made the icon.
Now, I know the default icon in the "Vista guideline" requires 256x256 and 11 other sizes; I had figured this would just downsize automatically. Do I resize the icon manually in seperate layers or what?
And I apologize if this is the wrong place or this has been answered. I've searched the internet for at least 30 minutes, searched this forum lightly and came up empty. Also sorry if this seems more like a Windows issue rather than a Photoshop issue, but generally going into a Windows forum and asking this will get you a bunch of garbage, seeing as they may or may not have experience with making icons.
P.S. The PNG is not interlaced; shouldn't make a difference, but I'm trying to cover every little detail.

BGG001,
The majority of people here are friendly and helpful. Most are more (much more) knowledgeable than I am. There are a few that are as you described, but not many.
As far as age is concerned, to me, it's like a person's race. Good & bad in all. I respect everyone until they show that I should do otherwise.
Thanks for reply.
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