Icon from file

Is there anyway possible to get the (windows) icon from a program file?? Like getting the (windows) Explorer icon from explorer.exe??
I watched the API class File, but i couldn't find anything.
You can get a file with
File program = new File("D:\winamp.exe");
but this doesnt work
Icon ico = program.getIcon();
Can anyone help me with this??

Do I correctly understand that you want to read the icon image that Windows finds when it displays shortcuts or when it displays the little icon in the top-left-hand corner of the window? Sort of the opposite of Frame.setIconImage(), but for a non-Java program?
I think you would have to find out the format of how these icons are stored, then read the file and interpret it yourself.
Alternatively, if you know in advance the program, you can copy the icon into the clipboard (use the "Print Screen" button); copy that into Paint or other suitable image program; cut and save just the icon as a GIF or JPG; and then load that into your program.
Not straightforward, I know, but I don't believe Java has a facility for this.

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Have you seen this type of problem before? I think it could be a serious issue for anyone in a similar position.
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How do I remove "All My Files" icons from the toolbar?

Good Afternoon:
I have A shiny new 15" MBPro that came preinstalled with Lion that I have updated to 10.7.1.
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How do I remove padlock icon from all my files?

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import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.*;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.MouseInputAdapter;
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        rightComponent = new JPanel(null);
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                Point p = e.getPoint();
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                    Rectangle r = c.getBounds();
                    if(r.contains(p)) {
                        selectedComponent = c;
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                        offset.y = p.y - r.y;
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                dragging = false;
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        String[] ids = { "-c---", "--g--", "---h-", "----t" };
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        for(int j = 0; j < images.length; j++) {
            String path = "images/geek/geek" + ids[j] + ".gif";
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    JComponent source;
    DragRx target;
    JLabel selectedLabel;
    Point start;
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        target = dr;
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        Point p = e.getPoint();
        Component[] c = source.getComponents();
        for(int j = 0; j < c.length; j++) {
            Rectangle r = c[j].getBounds();
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                offset.x = p.x - r.x;
                offset.y = p.y - r.y;
                start = p;
                selectedLabel = (JLabel)c[j];
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        if(dragging && selectedLabel != null) {
            int x = e.getX() - offset.x;
            int y = e.getY() - offset.y;
            target.dropImage(new Point(x,y));
        selectedLabel = null;
        dragging = false;
    public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
        Point p = e.getPoint();
        if(!dragging && selectedLabel != null
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            dragging = true;
            copyAndSend();
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