I was wondering if you technically minded folks could help me with something...

I am an artist using Windows XP and large icons. I finally got disgusted with how the emplode icon looked this way and I replaced it with a nice shiny 48x48x32 icon I made my self. When it wouldn't stick just by using "Change Icon..." I tried using Resource Hacker. It seems to work perfectly. The new icon appears everywhere the old icon did (as it should.)

My question is, "Is this a bad thing to do?"

It looks like modern programs are smart enough that you can change the size of a resource with out them blowing up. Can this become a problem? Will it corrupt my database or set my lawn on fire? If it's all kosher, I was thinking of XPing all the icons in emplode, upgrade, and clone...