Changing My Documents Icon

[maxspeed]

how do i change the my documents icon on a unatteneded install? I know how to change my computer network and recycle thru hive files but my documents aint there and i didnt find anything on the board.

Oh yeah and any of you know where to get a couple of hot my computer network and my documents icons

[slimzky]

how do i change the my documents icon on a unatteneded install? I know how to change my computer network and recycle thru hive files but my documents aint there and i didnt find anything on the board.

Oh yeah and any of you know where to get a couple of hot my computer network and my documents icons

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

edit your mydocs.dll file using any resource editor

resedit,reshack,restuner,restorator2004 etc... den save ur file,, modifyPE den make cab.. put it in ur i386 folder & replace...

[maxspeed]

anyway to do it thru the registry? or hives file

[clavicle]

I also tried to change the same using a customized desktop.ini which gets copied in runonce.cmd or installs.bat. But it works sometimes at others it doesn't. But if you try and refine it, it certainly will work.

[SiMoNsAyS]

it is easier to point the new icon on a .theme file

search the net for a template

[gunsmokingman]

Open The Theme File You Are Going To Use With Notepad or any Text Editor

Green Are The Icon And Location They Are Called From

;

Copyright © Microsoft Corp. 1995-2001

[Theme]DisplayName=@themeui.dll,-2017

; My Computer

[CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon]

DefaultValue=%WinDir%explorer.exe,0

; My Documents

[CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\DefaultIcon]

DefaultValue=%WinDir%SYSTEM32\mydocs.dll,0

; My Network Places

[CLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon]

DefaultValue=%WinDir%SYSTEM32\shell32.dll,17

; Recycle Bin

[CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon]

full=%WinDir%SYSTEM32\shell32.dll,32

empty=%WinDir%SYSTEM32\shell32.dll,31

%WinDir%explorer.exe,0

This Would Be The First Icon In Explorer.exe 0=1 It A Computer Thing.

You Can Call The Icon From Any Source, You Are Not Limited To Calling

Just From The Location Listed.

Example If You Wanted To Change MyDoc

Original

; My Documents

[CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\DefaultIcon]DefaultValue=%WinDir%SYSTEM32\mydocs.dll,0

New

This Will Now Use The Icon In Shell32.dll at Icon Number 155

; My Documents

[CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\DefaultIcon]

DefaultValue=%WinDir%SYSTEM32\shell32.dll,155

This Is The Easiest Way To Change The Icons Without Hacking Windows Shell Files.