Shell32.dll question

[sleepydvdr]

I have used Resource Hacker in the past to change Windows' icons in the Shell32.dll and was successful in doing that part. I used it in an unattended install. But some programs like Office XP and Nero would not run and/or install. It would give me some error that Shell32.dll is not valid or corrupt or something.

The question: is there some icon(s) that I should not modify? Some icons I replaced had different sub-icons (some had more / less of them like some did not have 16x16 or some had 128x128 and the original didn't). Could these things be the problem?

The weird thing is I installed a Vista transformation pack. Everything worked great. No problems at all. I grabbed the Shell32.dll from the system32 folder. I used it in an unattended (but not the transformation pack). Same problem. Icons changed, but the same errors mentioned above. I don't understand why it would work if the transformation pack is installed but the modified Shell32.dll didn't work by itself.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

[spacesurfer]

I'm not sure why but how about installing the programs first, then changing your shell32.dll from bartpe.