Silently Customizing all icons

[Neoseifer]

Hi everyone,

That's the first time I post 'cause that's the first time I can't find a solution in this excellent forum !

I want to integrate custom icons in my unnatend XP.

First I want use IconPackager but I think it can't silently install a package.

I Know that I can modify some dlls like Shell32.dll but It's not easy and I don't want to lose the original XP Icons.

The theme I want to use is the excellent Pastel theme by Marvilla.

Is there an easy solution ?

[buletov]

well there is always a posibility of manually entering the settings into registry...

use some regsnap util, and copy the resource files where needed...

[MCT]

its easy enough

go back 2 original xp icons, download & install regsnap, take a snapshot, make changes & install new icons using IconPAckager & take another snapshot, compare them & save the reg file, put all icons in $OEM$\$$\Resources\Icons

modify the reg file 4 that path

[Neoseifer]

Yes that's a possibility, doing the iconpackager work in fact... lot of reg keys to add, but why not...

I'll try this. Thanks !

[Neoseifer]

I tried yesterday and there's a problem : I can't change Folders default icon. The folders created on the desktop are customized, but all the others keep the yellow XP icon.

I don't understand how to change this icon. IconPackager doesn't seem to change any registry key for this...

[prathapml]

Why not edit the resources in the DLL that contains the folder icon?

Use "Resource Hacker" (google to get a link to download).

Then put the edited DLL directly in the I386 folder. No sweat!

[Neoseifer]

Why not edit the resources in the DLL that contains the folder icon?

Yes, I think I'll do that for all the icons... but it's a hard and long work...