Windows Explorer

[Victor & Toni Jo Friedmann]

Problem: In Windows Explorer, my various external usb drives and burners do
not have the correct icons; as a result, it is difficult for me to
distinguish one burner from another when writing CD's or DVD's. The icons
that do appear do not even look like cd drives, for example.

Equipment: HP 3 GHz computer, with Pentium4, WinXP with SP2 and all current
updates installed

Question: Is there a way to control which icon appears with a piece of
hardware?


Thank you.

Vic

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Vic

In Windows Explorer select Tools, Folder Options, File Types,
Advanced, select File Type e.g Drive, click on Advanced, Change Icon,
select your Icon and click on OK.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[Victor & Toni Jo Friedmann]

I tried as you suggested. Problem, the icon I wanted to change did not show
up under File Types. The only drive icon that did show was the hard drive
but not floppy, or cd drives. So what I ended up doing is changing the names
of the drives to something meaningful. This helps but the icon is still
wrong. More ideas.

Thanks,

Vic

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Vic

Download TweakUI, one of the MS powertoys, from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

In TweakUi select Repair, Rebuild Icons, Repair now.

That may work.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

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[VICTOR TONI J FRIEDMANN]

Sorry, Gerry, I tried as you suggested but repair icons does not seem to
affect the attached hardware icons. Any more ideas?

Vic