I did what you've suggested Mouser but now the .ico file ("highend_start[1].ico") for the alias group ("highend_start[1].alias") is used for all entries inside the group^^

Do I really have to append the /icon= for every icon in an alias group now to be able to use a different icon for the group (e.g. with your "make a new .alias file and provide an .ico file for it)?

E.g. I still have a different group in myaliases.alias file name ".editor"
It contains these three entries:
EditPlus | D:\Tools\EditPlus\editplus.exe
Notepad | C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Notepad.lnk
Word 2010 | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Office 2010\Microsoft Word 2010.lnk

If I unfold the group by entering it all three items have their own original .exe's icon AND the icon for the complete group is NOT a DOS Command prompt but it shows the icon from the first entry inside the group (in this case: the icon of EditPlus):

Hi,

I've defined two alias groups (inside myaliases.alias).

".s1" (without quotation marks) with:
OpenVPN | D:\Users\%USERNAME%\Tools\OpenVPN\_OpenVPN.exe
AdMuncher | D:\Users\%USERNAME%\Tools\AdMuncher\AdMunch.exe
Clipboard | D:\Users\%USERNAME%\Tools\CHS\ClipboardHelpAndSpell.exe

and
".s2"
XYplorer | D:\Users\%USERNAME%\Tools\XYplorer\xyplorer.exe
Chrome | D:\Users\%USERNAME%\Tools\Chrome\Chrome [%USERNAME%].lnk
Outlook | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Office 2010\Microsoft Outlook 2010.lnk

when I invoke FARR and type in "." or ".s" I can see both groups but (and that's the annoying part) the icon in front of the alias group name
is a "C:\" Dos command prompt window icon.

Is there any way to define a better icon for these two groups?

Regards,
highend

@wr975

Thanks a lot.

I'm using HMA (via OpenVPN) atm and even servers in my own country cap my downloadspeed to approx. half of my max download speed (in this case 8mbit). New York is even worse, I can't get more than 2 mbit at max.

Don't know if it makes any difference (256bit (OpenVPN) vs. 128bit (PPTP) encryption strength) though.

Maybe it's time for a change (although I don't like annual payments)...