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Icon storage for shortcuts.
Win10 latest.
I notice desktop shortcut-icons are stored in.. %SystemRoot%\System32\SHELL32.dll How are other custom icons (eg from Axialis) to be stored there? |
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Peter Jason wrote:
Win10 latest. I notice desktop shortcut-icons are stored in.. %SystemRoot%\System32\SHELL32.dll How are other custom icons (eg from Axialis) to be stored there? In general, you can't edit system files. They're signed to detect tampering. Programs can store their own private resources. When you build a project in Visual Studio, that would give an opportunity to add an icon resource. If the program wasn't signed, you may be able to edit it, with tools like this. http://www.restuner.com/ If on the other hand, you "just wanted to look" at the structure, 7ZIP can open EXE files and show the structure. In this picture, I use GIMP photo editor to open the top icon resource shown in the 7ZIP window. As expected, it's an orange safety cone. https://s7.postimg.org/me6qdd1zf/icons_in_VLC.gif Paul |
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On 14 Dec 2017, Peter Jason wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-10: Win10 latest. I notice desktop shortcut-icons are stored in.. %SystemRoot%\System32\SHELL32.dll How are other custom icons (eg from Axialis) to be stored there? They aren't. Only the icons in shell32.dll are stored in shell32.dll. Any other icons are stored in different file or files. |
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On 12/14/2017 06:04 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
Win10 latest. I notice desktop shortcut-icons are stored in.. %SystemRoot%\System32\SHELL32.dll How are other custom icons (eg from Axialis) to be stored there? Ditto what others say. I myself have a large custom set of icons I use for desktop shortcuts like 'Downloads', 'Wallpaper', and others. I make them with Greenfish Icon Editor Pro. It's free, not sure why they call it Pro other than the stigma that goes with the word Pro. http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multime...itor-Pro.shtml You can download PNG images and import them into GFIE and make your own ICO files. If you know the background of how and what ICO files are then it would be simple. Otherwise you have a bit of a learning curve other than the program to get over. I've made a Alan.dll file much like the shell32.dll file and it contains some 250 icons I have used at some point in time. If you wonder why so many, well, if you use icon # 44 and then later delete #22, well icon # 44 becomes #43 and so do a lot more. So basically your entire desktop etc changes icons. A bit scary. Anyway, it's there if you want to play. |
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On Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:38:19 -0500, Paul
wrote: Peter Jason wrote: Win10 latest. I notice desktop shortcut-icons are stored in.. %SystemRoot%\System32\SHELL32.dll How are other custom icons (eg from Axialis) to be stored there? In general, you can't edit system files. They're signed to detect tampering. Programs can store their own private resources. When you build a project in Visual Studio, that would give an opportunity to add an icon resource. If the program wasn't signed, you may be able to edit it, with tools like this. http://www.restuner.com/ If on the other hand, you "just wanted to look" at the structure, 7ZIP can open EXE files and show the structure. In this picture, I use GIMP photo editor to open the top icon resource shown in the 7ZIP window. As expected, it's an orange safety cone. https://s7.postimg.org/me6qdd1zf/icons_in_VLC.gif Paul There is a program 'Icon From Files' that is around. It extracts icons from programs. Not sure of dlls. I have used it, not sure with Win 10. KenW |
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Thanks for all replies. My Axialis icon softwear can save files as
ico files. But these ico files don't always last and can revert back to the old default pictures. The system icons on the LHS of File Explorer seem unable to be altered. |
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Icon storage for shortcuts.
On 12/17/2017 04:45 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
Thanks for all replies. My Axialis icon softwear can save files as ico files. But these ico files don't always last and can revert back to the old default pictures. The system icons on the LHS of File Explorer seem unable to be altered. I noticed that all (most maybe) of the folders in your home folder will change but change back. I can change desktop icons easily and I can change subfolders easily. I make a folder in Pictures call Wallpaper and I make it a cute icon and that stickes. Yes 10 is a bitch. |
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