IceToad

You can change the Briefcase icon and replace it with an icon of a metal attaché case using the following Windows
NT/W2K/XP registry hack:
Hive: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Key: CLSID\{85BBD0920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}
Name: DefaultIcon
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value: %SystemRoot%\system32\syncui.dll,1  (shiny metal attaché icon)
Value: %SystemRoot%\system32\syncui.dll,0  (default leather Briefcase icon)
Download these registry files already made:
Leather.reg
MetalAttache.reg
After changing to the icon, you may have to log off then log back on or restart your computer for the change to take effect.