So after many weekends of battling with this I finally figured it; then I automated it. This script includes icon sushi (which is used to remove the 256 x 256 elements from each .ico) and RDG (to compile the icons into dll). I had to idiot proof this for when I inevitably forget how to do it. First GUI will ask you to choose a name (among other things) for your .dll file. Next GUI is a drag-and-drop box. Drag-and-drop your .ico files into the box and click Go. Error checking is minimal; it works fine for me but YRMV. I'm no master programmer at all but if this script can help you as much as it