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Windows Icons

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:27 pm
by Rook Zimbabwe
Has anyone (here on PB) played with changing the wondiws icons? Aside from Stardock and manually changing them???

I suppose what I want to ask is: Where is that info about the icon to use located? I am thinking it is in the registry which would be a large pain in the rear...

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:40 pm
by merihevonen
I think most of the icons are stored in shell32.dll but I might be mistaken cause I don't use Windows that often..

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:34 am
by Tipperton
merihevonen wrote:I think most of the icons are stored in shell32.dll
Most if not all the Explorer icons are in shell32.dll.

Which icon(s) are you looking to change?

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:22 am
by Michael Vogel
Hi,

changing the icons for files is not so a big problem, I started reading the assigned registry entries (see forum http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... highlight=)

The registry locations for the internal icons (special folders, trash, network etc.) cpuld be found in the internet (e.g. http://www.virtualplastic.net/html/icn_reg.html)

Michael

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:26 pm
by Rook Zimbabwe
I used to own StarDock. I was just wondering how they did it and how simple it would be to do myself... You know, something like a FREE ICON SWITCH tool... (or maybe for really CHEAP) :D