Thanks again for your help.
Linda,
See section "Assigning a Custom Icon and Label to a Drive Letter"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/pla
tform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/icon.asp
You may use any of the two registry keys in XP.
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
Perfect -- thank you for your response.
One other question I should have included: do you know how to change the
icons for the drives in My Computer (if possible) -- C: drive, CD Rom
drives, etc?
Thanks again for your help -- it is appreciated.
--LB
Hi Linda,
You should be able to change the icons for the following via the user
interface:
My Computer
My Documents
My Network Places
Recycle Bin
To change the icons for the above item(s), for the current user profile:
1. Right-click Desktop and choose Properties
2. Select Desktop tab, Customize Desktop button
3. Select an icon from the list, and click "Change Icon"
4. Point to an icon file, or DLL and choose the icon index.
To change the icon for the Internet Explorer icon in the Desktop, a registry
edit may be needed.
Open Regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
CLSID
{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
DefaultIcon
In the right-pane, set the (default) value accordingly.
Example: ( For the Web icon )
"%Programfiles%\Internet Explorer\IExplore.exe,10"
Per-user override - here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Explorer
CLSID
{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
DefaultIcon
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
Just wondering if it's possible to change the icons for the default bunch of
desktop icons -- My Computer, IE, Recycle Bin, etc. If it is possible, is
it just some registry hack, or will I need to use some third-party utility?
LB
