128x128 vista icons

[starcraftmaster]

is there a way to get the icons on windows me nice and big like windows vista

i know how to make then 128x128 which is good but there bad quality

so is there a way to make windows me render its icons like windows vista so they look big and nice looking

[alexanrs]

They look bad because they are just normal 48x48 icons scaled up. Get an icon authoring tool, create/copy 128x128 icons and apply them. They should work nicely (and, with Revolutions Pack or Uberskin, you might be able to use 32-bit alpha-blended icons as well)

Edited October 14, 2008 by alexanrs

[starcraftmaster]

ok but now when i do the registry thing to make them 128x128 they dont work i see no icons just writing

and whats the best icon program u got

[alexanrs]

The best icon program to my experience (which is little) is Microangelo (google for it - it is shareware)

[glocK_94]

128x128 icons (vista format) are compressed because they take lots of space. All icons editors that I've used automatically compress them.

This is why you won't be able to see those icons, even when using the Revolution Pack. I don't know if there are programs that'll let you save them uncompressed.

Edited October 15, 2008 by glocK_94

[starcraftmaster]

but when i do the reg thing which is

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]

"Shell Icon Size"="32" and change to 128

no icons at all are seen all the icons are gone the ones on the tool bar and the my computer and program icons are gone. all is left is just the writing

[Tihiy]

Windows 9x/ME can't support icons that huge and will likely crash.

96x96 is probably the maximum size, and it's not safe.

[marxo]

Actually it's 72x72 by default, however, you can set it to 96x96 from the Registry Editor, and if you set it to 128x128, it simply won't show icons...

Edited October 15, 2008 by marxo

[otyk]

i used micro and articons

both freeware

[Chozo4]

128x128 icons (vista format) are compressed because they take lots of space. All icons editors that I've used automatically compress them.

This is why you won't be able to see those icons, even when using the Revolution Pack. I don't know if there are programs that'll let you save them uncompressed.

Axialis Icon Workshop can do that. When you save in the other formats, ensure you uncheck the icon compression. Additionally, if you are including any icon size larger than 64px-128px, you must remove all colour depts lower than 32 bit. That means it will not work with such sizes if you also include 256colour icons and lower.

[starcraftmaster]

aw cant get 128 icons

256 u cant get to but it would have been great

i got these really nice apple icons that are great detail look great but only if u have big icons

[starcraftmaster]

hey tryed 96 x 96 and all is fine BUT when i click on my start menu and all the things come up its all small very small how do i fix

and mabye some should try to make a fix so we can get 128 x 128 or even 256 x 256 icons

[Dude111]

128x128 icons (vista format) are compressed because they take lots of space.

And they are disgusting also (I dislike them)

Edited October 18, 2008 by Dude111

[alexanrs]

Just a quick question:

What creepy resolution are you using so 128x128 icons would be displayed at a reasonable size?

Like, some freaky 29" LCD-monitor?

By the way, you could probably "replace" the start menu. I think there are some free utilities arround that mimic Windows XP or Vista Start Menu on Windows 98. This would do the trick...

Edited October 17, 2008 by alexanrs

[alexanrs]

(Sorry, I'm double-posting a lot today oO)

Edited October 17, 2008 by alexanrs