How do I change the application associated with a file type but keep its icon.

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Published on 2010-06-01T08:48:21Z Indexed on 2010/06/01 8:55 UTC
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Hi I want to change the default application for some file extensions but doing so also changes the icons (and file type information). Is there any way to do this without also changing its icon?

Alternatively, I can change the application and then change only the icon back afterwards. How would I go about doing this?

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