Changeing Drive Icons?

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Mike G.

I was wondering if it posible to change the icon of a disk
drive. I know how to do a folder but not a disk drive.

Thanks.
 
There is...
but you have to get into the registry to do it...i did it a while
back.....but I can't find my info no...do a few GOOGLE searches....\

Good Luck
 
Mike G. said:
I was wondering if it posible to change the icon of a disk
drive. I know how to do a folder but not a disk drive.

Thanks.
Click to expand...

You need to add some keys to the Registry...

Open Regedit and navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveI
cons

If the key DriveIcons doesn't exist create it.

Now create another key (after the DriveIcons key) and name it after the
drive letter you wish to customize.
And after this key create a key named DefaultIcon.
So you should now have the following (drive s is the drive i'm customizing
here) -

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveI
cons\s\DefaultIcon

Set the value of DefaultIcon to the location of the file containing the icon
that you want to use for this drive.

Repeat this of course for each drive to customize.
You may need to log off or even reboot to get the change to take effect.

You can also add a key named DefaultLabel, whose value Windows will use as
the drive's name.
The Registry structure is -

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveI
cons\s\DefaultLabel

(Again i'm customizing my S drive).

You could copy the following into notepad.
COPY>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Drive
Icons]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Drive
Icons\$]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Drive
Icons\$\DefaultIcon]
@=">EDIT TO ICON LOCATION<"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Drive
Icons\$\DefaultLabel]
@=">EDIT TO NEW LABEL"

ENDCOPY>

Replace $ with the drive letter and make the other two edits, then save it
as a REG filetype.
Click it to update the Registry.

Martin.
 
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