How to change icons in Start Menu right-panel

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I shall be glad if someone could let me know if it is possible to change the
icons for the right-panel of the Start Menu in Windows XP Pro. I am
referring to the icons for My Documents, My Computer, Network Places,
Printers & Faxes and the like.

I am not referring to the left-panel program items.

A way to do this through the registry would be welcome - though I know that
certain visual styles software like Windows Blinds can do this too. I was
wondering if one could do this without the use of such programs.

Regards and thanks in advance.

JP
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JP,

You may change the icons for special folders, in the following key (per-user
override)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{GUID}\DefaultIcon]

Special folders and their GUIDs

My Computer - {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
My Documents - {450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
Network Connections - {7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}
Printers & Faxes - {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
My Network Places - {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

FYI, the icon for the My Pictures folder comes from the Desktop.ini file
present in that folder. So you need to alter the Desktop.ini file to change
My Pictures folder icon.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I shall be glad if someone could let me know if it is possible to change the
icons for the right-panel of the Start Menu in Windows XP Pro. I am
referring to the icons for My Documents, My Computer, Network Places,
Printers & Faxes and the like.

I am not referring to the left-panel program items.

A way to do this through the registry would be welcome - though I know that
certain visual styles software like Windows Blinds can do this too. I was
wondering if one could do this without the use of such programs.

Regards and thanks in advance.

JP
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