Maybe this? -> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/htmicon.htm
"Incorrect or generic Windows icon displayed for HTM and HTML files".

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A E wrote:
> Thanks, I cleared the cache and went back to favorites and still have the
> different web sites icons. I just wanted to have the typical IE big e to
> be the default icon for favorites.
> "Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4bnto19su9in080jr3capjtufmmv5d9obn@4ax.com...
>> You can delete the favorite and reset it.
>>
>> Favicons are only temporary until cleared from your cache.
>> To make them permanent:
>> FavOrg-PCMag: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1558477,00.asp
>>
>> or
>>
>> The Code Project - FavIconizer:
>> http://www.codeproject.com/tools/faviconizer.asp
>>
>> ....Alan
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>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows -Internet Explorer
>> http://dts-l.org/index.html
>>
>> On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:09:27 -0500, "A E" <almeldin@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> When I save a site in my favorites, Windows does not automatically use
>>> IE icon. Instead Windows uses the site's icon. I can change the icon
>>> manually to IE icon but I can't change it back to the site's icon. Is
>>> there any setting I can use to make this change. Any ideas? Thanks.