iTunes 10 brings a lot of changes and innovations, some of which are understandably polarizing. Ping, the social network built into iTunes, seems to be one of the more controversial additions to the ubiquitous software installed on all of our computers. Another change is the iTunes icon itself: some love it, some find it Vista-like, and some just don’t care for it. There’s no reason to be unsatisfied with any icon—they’re all customizable, and have been since System 6 in the late 1980s.
The first step is to find an icon to replace the one you dislike. Say you want to replace the iTunes 10 icon with the iTunes 9 icon. If you’ve already installed iTunes 10, you’ll need to look to your backup for help, as iTunes 10 replaces iTunes 9 on your hard drive. Right-click on iTunes 9 and select Get Info, then click on the icon in the Get Info window on the top right. Press Command-C to copy the icon to your clipboard, then close the Info window.
Now, locate iTunes 10 (or whichever icon you want to change), and again, select Get Info. Click on the icon on the top right of that window, then press Command-V to paste the desired icon over the undesired one. Your iTunes 10 icon has been replaced with the iTunes 9 icon. Rejoice.
Apple has a comprehensive compendium of icons on their downloads site in case you become inspired to customize!