diff --git a/VisualStudio/examples/osgviewer/osgviewer.dsp b/VisualStudio/examples/osgviewer/osgviewer.dsp
index b8572756c..47325f729 100644
--- a/VisualStudio/examples/osgviewer/osgviewer.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/examples/osgviewer/osgviewer.dsp
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\examples\osgviewer\osgviewer.cpp
 
 # End Source File
 
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=.\resources.rc
+# End Source File
+
 # End Target
 
 # Begin Group "Resource Files"
diff --git a/VisualStudio/examples/osgviewer/resources.rc b/VisualStudio/examples/osgviewer/resources.rc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..029ebe5a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VisualStudio/examples/osgviewer/resources.rc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PRODUCER_ICON ICON DISCARDABLE "../../icons/osg.ico"
diff --git a/VisualStudio/icons/src/file.txt b/VisualStudio/icons/src/file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ccfca9d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VisualStudio/icons/src/file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+osg.xcf:      GIMP XCF image data, version 0, 122 x 122, RGB Color
+osg16-32.png: PNG image data, 16 x 16, 8-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced
+osg16-4.png:  PNG image data, 16 x 16, 4-bit colormap, non-interlaced
+osg16-8.png:  PNG image data, 16 x 16, 8-bit colormap, non-interlaced
+osg16.xcf:    GIMP XCF image data, version 0, 16 x 16, RGB Color
+osg32-32.png: PNG image data, 32 x 32, 8-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced
+osg32-4.png:  PNG image data, 32 x 32, 4-bit colormap, non-interlaced
+osg32-8.png:  PNG image data, 32 x 32, 8-bit colormap, non-interlaced
+osg32.xcf:    GIMP XCF image data, version 0, 32 x 32, RGB Color
+osg48-32.png: PNG image data, 48 x 48, 8-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced
+osg48-4.png:  PNG image data, 48 x 48, 4-bit colormap, non-interlaced
+osg48-8.png:  PNG image data, 48 x 48, 8-bit colormap, non-interlaced
+osg48.xcf:    GIMP XCF image data, version 0, 48 x 48, RGB Color
diff --git a/VisualStudio/icons/src/make.bat b/VisualStudio/icons/src/make.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..998e45fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VisualStudio/icons/src/make.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+rem mew 2004-01-21
+rem for description of the icon creation process, see:
+rem http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwxp/html/winxpicons.asp
+
+png2ico.exe osg.ico osg48-32.png osg32-32.png osg16-32.png osg48-8.png osg32-8.png osg16-8.png osg48-4.png osg32-4.png osg16-4.png
+
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