changing icon for a .cmd file

[jbm]

I have a shortcut that runs a .cmd file that

runs and .exe file with some command line options.

The icon shows the normal icon for .cmd files.

I can right click on it and choose change icons

and browse to the .exe file and change to the icon

in that .exe file.

Is there any way I can do this during an unattended

setup?

I've tried using regmon, setting the include string

to different values but didn't see anything helpful.

[gunsmokingman]

double post my mistake

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Edited February 22, 2006 by gunsmokingman

[gunsmokingman]

The only way to do it is to hack the Cmd.exe it self.

I have changed the icon on this one

Removed By GSM

Edited February 22, 2006 by gunsmokingman

[jbm]

The only way to do it is to hack the Cmd.exe it self.

I have changed the icon on this one

Hacked Cmd.exe

Thanks for the reply.

So now I need to extract the icon from the exe than add it to

a cmd.exe using the one of the tools on this site.

Looks like its time for me to do some more searching.

[sonica]

The only way to do it is to hack the Cmd.exe it self.

I have changed the icon on this one

Hacked Cmd.exe

how did you do that?

[jbm]

I was able to change the icon in a copy of cmd.exe to the one I want

using resedit and an icon editor. But if I replace the original cmd.exe

with that one all bat files will show that icon right?

So how do I make one bat file display a different icon than others.

Is this possible.

[gunsmokingman]

Here Is A quick How To Change A Icon, And adding It

To Any Files.

Hope This Helps

Edited October 26, 2005 by gunsmokingman

[Incroyable HULK]

I think you can do it with AutoIT... you just have to specify the icon you want for your package.

[jbm]

Thanks gunsmokingman and Incroyable HULK

I ended up using AutoIT, when I tried to use Reshacker it said my .bat

file was not a 32bit executable and wouldn't open it.

P.S I bunged up my iexplorer icon and others using a program

called reseditor I found in this forum. Don't know if its

something I did wrong or not. But searching the registry showed

about 150 places where defaulticon points to where reseditor is

installed. Tried a repair install but that didn't fix it.

Oh well I need to really test my unattended CD.

[nakira]

This vbs file will create a shortcut named MyLink in %systemdrive% pointing to %windir%\a.cmd with the icon from regedit.exe

'Shortcut.vbs

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Path1 = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%systemdrive%")

Path2 = chr(34) & "%windir%\a.cmd" & chr(34)

set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(Path1 & "\MyLink.lnk")

oShellLink.TargetPath = Path2

oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1

oShellLink.IconLocation = "regedit.exe,0"

oShellLink.Description = "MyLink"

oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = sPath

oShellLink.Save

[Tsunami]

Thanks gunsmokingman and Incroyable HULK

I ended up using AutoIT, when I tried to use Reshacker it said my .bat

file was not a 32bit executable and wouldn't open it.

P.S I bunged up my iexplorer icon and others using a program

called reseditor I found in this forum. Don't know if its

something I did wrong or not. But searching the registry showed

about 150 places where defaulticon points to where reseditor is

installed. Tried a repair install but that didn't fix it.

Oh well I need to really test my unattended CD.

You have to open cmd.exe in ResHacker, not your .bat file. And if you just want to change the icon of the shortcut, it's not neccesary to hack cmd.exe. Nakira's method will be enough.