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[UPDATED, 07/05/2006]X2K Project, more project and works


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damian666

Ok, sending next.

The icon set attached is 3 icons only. If it works, I will send the rest.

Others can PM me their email address if that is better.

Let me know (good or bad) on this thread.

Steps:

1_ press Browse button and select 'NewIcons' and 'iconset.txt'

2_ press Replace button

3_ wait until finished

4_ reboot and run Iconswap again

5_ press the Refresh button

You should have a new MyComputer icon and trash bin icons.

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I have a new Start button, notepad and Volume task bar icon. It is just a matter of knowing where the icons hide :)

Here is my latest iconset.txt-

[icon Group]

%WinDir%\explorer.exe, 100, 02.ico ;My Comp

%SysDir%\shell32.dll, 32, 06.ico ;trash

%SysDir%\shell32.dll, 33, 07.ico ;trash full

%SysDir%\shell32.dll, 18, 03.ico ;Netwk Places

%WinDir%\notepad.exe, 104, 74.ico ;notepad

%SysDir%\notepad.exe, 104, 74.ico ;notepad

%SysDir%\shell32.dll, 152, 74mod.ico ;txt files

%SysDir%\user32.dll, 105, start.ico ;Start Button

%SysDir%\stobject.dll, 230, volume.ico ;Sound Volume

%SysDir%\stobject.dll, 231, volmute.ico ;Sound Volume

[bitmap]

%SysDir%\ntoskrnl.exe, 1, bootscr.bmp ;boot screen

%SysDir%\msgina.dll, 101, 101.bmp ;Windows banner

%SysDir%\msgina.dll, 107, 107.bmp ;Windows banner

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Hi man, i just read your mail and tried your iconswap, but it does not work man :no:

i did all the steps you descriped here.

but it's a no no,

maybe its my pc?

i run win xp sp2 , so that would have to be good right?

i will try again on my other machine.

i will let you know about that after the weekend.

damian

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As far as I know this won't work for XP because of System File Checker.

I wrote this for us poor chaps who have Windows 2000 and can't XPize our systems.

But, I do remember reading how to beat SFC in XP. I could make an adjustment but I don't run XP so it would be hard to test. The nice thing about XP is the icons look so much better because 2000 can't render the alpha (transparencies).

I'll get back to you on this.

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hi man, i think that would be great, but maybe the avi's from vista are nicer?

by the way, you know a little of reshack scripting dont you?

i have a question, did you see the post by ricktendo on how to make a custom runbox with bitmap?

well i want to know how to script that man, but i cant figure it out.

maybe you know something?

damian666 :hello:

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damian666

For Windows 2000, My Computer icon is in explorer.exe with a '100' designation. I think that in XP, it is in explorer.exe with a '205' designation. I am not positive about this.

You should run IconSwap again and load back the original icons because they got placed in the wrong spot for you. Just select the iconset.txt file from the restore directory.

Then change your NewIcons\iconset.txt file to read

[icon Group]

%WinDir%\explorer.exe, 205, MyComp.ico

After, it might be a good idea to see if icon 205 (of c:\windows\explorer.exe) got changed using reshacker.exe (it is in the \bin directory).

If icon 205 did get changed, then System File Checker is disabled.

I am curious to know if the Refresh button works for you. It is a bit of a kludge but it works for 2000 very reliably. I will probably change this later but I wanted to know if anyone complained first.

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first off all to kels

no thats not it man, i cant find the link anymore but it was about a runbox with an bitmap above the input box

ricktendo did that piece i think

and to xpero,

the one with the lead in this little project is squeeto.

i'm just a tester :D

and to you squeeto,

it did changed my icons on xp.

when im in the save file dialog

there it is changed, but not on my desktop :huh:

strange huh

but is shows my file protection is off!

so it would work with a little adjustments :D

damian

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I wonder if you just changed the stock icon for one of the banners he shows. Would it fill the Run Box?

You could also modify the String Table to be nothing (ie ""), so it doesn't show.

it did changed my icons on xp when im in the save file dialog there it is changed, but not on my desktop strange huh

Not really. Sometimes you have to change the same icon in a few places. You have one, now you have to change the one that displays on the desktop.

The idea that I had was to provide a iconset.txt file (it can actually be called any .txt file) that others could add to. For Win 2000 I have found these so far-

[icon Group]

%WinDir%\explorer.exe, 100, 02.ico ;My Comp

%SysDir%\shell32.dll, 32, 06.ico ;trash

%SysDir%\shell32.dll, 33, 07.ico ;trash full

%SysDir%\shell32.dll, 18, 03.ico ;Netwk Places

%WinDir%\notepad.exe, 104, 74.ico ;notepad

%SysDir%\notepad.exe, 104, 74.ico ;notepad

%SysDir%\shell32.dll, 152, 74mod.ico ;txt files

%SysDir%\user32.dll, 105, start.ico ;Start Button

%SysDir%\stobject.dll, 230, volume.ico ;Sound Volume

%SysDir%\stobject.dll, 231, volmute.ico ;Sound Volume muted

[bitmap]

%SysDir%\ntoskrnl.exe, 1, bootscr.bmp ;boot screen

%SysDir%\msgina.dll, 101, 101.bmp ;Windows banner

%SysDir%\msgina.dll, 107, 107.bmp ;Windows banner

[Avi]

%SysDir%\shell32.dll, 161, 161.avi ;file copy

Of course this will be different for XP. If enough people join the search and add to the iconset file, we could eventually change every icon. The best part for me is I don't have to code in every change! You pick what you want with iconset and what icon goes in.

Be back in a sec., got a 3 years old with an emergency.

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