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    basic icons

    where are the basic icons which u can find in every computer?
    are they in user32.dll or something?

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    For me they're in system32\SHELL32.dll

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    q: is there a way that we can view the shell32.dll and modify/rename those icons?

    I wanted to replace the default c: Hard Drive Icon with a better icon for example.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Brain
    q: is there a way that we can view the shell32.dll and modify/rename those icons?

    I wanted to replace the default c: Hard Drive Icon with a better icon for example.
    Yes. Use something like ResHacker to open up Shell32.dll and replace the drive icon with your own...Although it will probably take a while to find what you're looking for. I just opened it up myself and there's a LOT of images and icons in that one file.

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    q: is there a way that we can view the shell32.dll and modify/rename those icons?

    I wanted to replace the default c: Hard Drive Icon with a better icon for example.
    A method using regedit -
    http://www.geocities.com/~budallen/i...esktop%20Icons

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    is there a way that we can view the shell32.dll and modify/rename those icons?
    The easiest way to view 'em:

    Right-click on any shortcut
    [Properties]
    [Change Icon]
    [Browse]
    to Shell32.dll

    For a shortcut, you can also use an icon from any exe file. (EXE files have their icons embedded in the exe file itself.)
    Last edited by DougDbug; 06-09-2005 at 03:57 PM.

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