Icon for preview

I (being stupid.....again!) replaced my preview icon with another one (for the sake of exparimintation!) and didn't make a copy of the orginal. So what i am asking is. Is there anyone who knows where I can find The original icon for Preview, or who can email it too me. I installed the new icon through the method where you open the information window, and copy and past the new icon over the old one. So.....in order to replace the new one with the old one (The one I want back) you have to have an icon that is THE icon for an Applacation, not just a png. or jpg. file, as i have alreay tried that.(or if anyone knows how to do it someother way, it would be appreacaited if they could tell me)
Hope this makes sense, as I wrote quickly and....yeah, thanks in advance!
iBook G4, 1.42 GHz PowerPC, 512 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.6) iPod mini, a D-link wireless base @ 54 Mbps, and I wish I had a MacBook pro

Hi Mountainbiker, Welcome to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
Glad you found the way. None the less you could consider a Star for Martin.
See Apple's comments on their email notice to you.

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