how to change exe default icon in c language

how to change the default icon of executable file produced in c/c++ language.Its very interesting to change the default icon to desired icon ..There are some certain steps that are used to change the default or trendy icon .It will look awesome after changing the icon .
the steps are as follows
step 1:we have to create a project in c language
step 2:add an empty file to that project named as “resources.rc”
step 3:write MAIN ICON “your ico file name with path”
and we have done
now compile and run the program it will produce .exe file having your desired icon..
how to change exe default icon in c language