Non-Standard Folder & Shortcut Icons

[bmw]

I know about system32 where the icons are. Is there a way to create
your own folder & shortcut icons? Is there a web site where there are
free icons for folders & shortcuts?

Thanks!!
BMW

 

[Ken Blake]

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I know about system32 where the icons are. Is there a way to
create
your own folder & shortcut icons? Is there a web site where
there are
free icons for folders & shortcuts?

Both software to create your own icons and libraries of existing
icons are widely available on the web. Google should produce lots
of hits.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You can use any .ico files that are on your machine.

Do a Search on your machine for *.ico this will find all ico files.

I have all my isons or copies stored in a file in My Documents.

Here are some links where you can download icons...

http://www.it-mate.co.uk/icons/

http://www.jeffs-icons.com/

http://virtualplastic.net/scrow/misc.html

Creating Windows XP Icons
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=/library/en-us/dnwxp/html/winxpicons.asp

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[David Candy]

He can rename any bmp file to ico to. The renaming is needed for some XP
dialogs.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I knew that one.

What I do not know is what dll file is really the Control Panel. Since
Control.exe is NOT the control panel.

I know it runs under explorer.exe.

Give me a hint. I don't want to load Process Explorer right now.

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[David Candy]

Shell32.dll. Most standard namespace extensions are in shell32. In Win 3.1
Control.exe was the CP. You could have looked it's GUID up in the registry
to see
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\InProcServer3
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[Wesley Vogel]

Actually I did see that key.

Since SHELL32.dll = Windows Shell Common Dll I didn't believe that it was
the Control Panel.

I guess MS could've called it Blind Pig.

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[bmw]

Thanks, Wesley!! I'm having fun with it!!

BMW

You can use any .ico files that are on your machine.

Do a Search on your machine for *.ico this will find all ico files.

I have all my isons or copies stored in a file in My Documents.

Here are some links where you can download icons...

http://www.it-mate.co.uk/icons/

http://www.jeffs-icons.com/

http://virtualplastic.net/scrow/misc.html

Creating Windows XP Icons
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=/library/en-us/dnwxp/html/winxpicons.asp

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Trevor L.]

Wes,
I am a little late in responding, but a thought just occurred to me when
re-reading this correspondence.

I have done a search for *.ico on my C: drive and this gives me the search
result window with lots of files to choose from.

My query is - can I save the results of this search, so that I can refer to
it again, rather than have to tediously copy all the *.ico files into a
separate folder

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Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au

Thanks, Wesley!! I'm having fun with it!!

BMW

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