Icons

[72_Cutlass_S]

Can anybody show me (screenshots) or tell me how to create a new icon file and then change out them out with the original ones?

THANKS

[awergh]

are you asking whether you want to restore the original 98 icons?

or are you asking whether you want to change the 98 icons to newer ones?

[chillinfart]

Can anybody show me (screenshots) or tell me how to create a new icon file and then change out them out with the original ones?

THANKS

For create a icon file you just need paint and resize the image to 16x16 or 32x32 pixels (other sizes may slow your system when the icons are used). Save them as .bmp and changes its extension to .ico Then confirm the warning and enjoy...

Desktop standars icons(My Computer, My documents, ...) can be changed from Display settings. But if you want apply to a folder without a third party solution, just edit the desktop.ini file (each folder has one. Create it if doesn't exists)

Add this:

Iconfile=nameoficon.ico
Iconindex=0

About the first line I recommend to put the icon in the folder what you want to modify.

The last line is for icon libraries (dll files for example) and each number represents an order. This line is optional for .ico files(its value is 0 because .ico files has only one icon ).

Finally, change the folder attribute to read only. Refresh and enjoy again(It's possible that you need to reopen the explorer).

Edited April 23, 2007 by chillinfart

[j7n]

You need an icon editing software, such as ArtIcons. It is critical to have all common icon sizes in one file, the most commonly used sizes (apart from XP/Vista/Nero7 nightmare) are 16x16 (Explorer detail's view) and 32x32. To import an icon into an exe file, you need Resource Hacker. Take care and test your program with the modifications.

To change Explorer shell icons, such as My Computer, Directory, and Hard Disk, you need to edit the Registry. Various software exists for changing these icons, but all they do is edit this same registry key. I've used this valued in this key to restore the original sharp icons in WinXP.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons

The (possibly inacurate) list of changeable icons:

0 (Explorer) Unknown File Type

1 (Explorer) Default Document

2 (Explorer) Default Application

3 (Explorer) Closed Folder

4 (Explorer) Open Folder

5 (Drive) 5.25 inch floppy

6 (Drive) 3.5 inch floppy

7 (Drive) Removable Drive

8 (Drive) Hard Drive

9 (Drive) Network Drive

10 (Drive) Network Drive disconnected

11 (Drive) Cd-ROM Drive

12 (Drive) RAM Drive

13 Entire network (globe)

14 ??

15 (Explorer) Networked Computer

16 (Explorer) Printer(s)

17 (Desktop) Network Neighborhood

18 (Explorer) Workgroup

19 (Startmenu) Programs

20 (Startmenu) Recent documents

21 (Startmenu) Settings

22 (Startmenu) Find

23 (Startmenu) Help

24 (Startmenu) Run

25 (Startmenu) Suspend

26 (Startmenu) Docking

27 (Startmenu) Shutdown

28 (Overlay) Sharing

29 (Overlay) Shortcut

30 (Overlay) ??

31 (Desktop) Recycle bin empty

32 (Desktop) Recycle bin full

33 (Explorer) Dial-up Networking

34 (Explorer) Desktop

35 (Startmenu) Settings/Control Panel

36 (Startmenu) Programs/Program folder

37 (Startmenu) Settings/Printers

38 ??

39 (Startmenu) Settings/Taskbar

40 (Explorer) Audio CD

42 (Explorer) Saved search (.fnd)

43 (Explorer & Startmenu) Favorites

44 (Startmenu) Log Off

For example to change the icon of floppy diskette, you create a String value called "6" that contains the full path to your new icon, such as "c:\icons\floppy_drive_3-5.ico,0". The zero digit at the end indicates the first icon in case the target (DLL, EXE, CPL, etc) contains multiple icons.

[72_Cutlass_S]

Thanks downloaded Resource Hacker now I just have to find me some good icons, any recommendations?