Should you be able to use .PNG files as icons on windows?

Should you be able to use PNG files as icons on windows? I dont like having to convert things to .ico. And I think this would help allot of people. Should they? Example of a .png

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asked Sep 06 '10 at 11:07

Madison Tries
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edited Sep 06 '10 at 11:13

I dont think most people have to convert .png to .ico on a daily basis....just saying...

(Sep 06 '10 at 11:28) SJP

Yea, I also need to get a add-on for gimp and paint.net. That should help me. But would you like to be able to use a larger amount of our images as icons with out having to convert?

(Sep 08 '10 at 23:06) Madison Tries

Convertico.com if you need it

(Sep 09 '10 at 11:55) Windows7

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