how do you use the icons?
i still dont know
Most of what you need to know is listed in the first paragraph.
" Icons are associated readily with features on a computer. Icons are small files that contain multiple sizes of the same image. Shortcuts contain an icon, folders are listed with folder icons, programs and applications are associated with their brand icons. Some icons can be easily changed to suit your personal taste while others, system icons, are a bit more complicated to change. If you are interested in changing your folder icons or shortcut icons the task is easily performed and outlined in this tutorial page:
http://iconfactory.com//help/help_win.html "
You could also Google "what are icons used for" and/or "how do I use icons on my computer".
Find out how Vista icons differ from XP icons.
See how RealWorld Icon Editor handles Vista icons.