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Old 04-07-2007   #4 (permalink)
Keith Miller MVP


 
 

Re: Change hard drive icon

That icon is here:

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112

autorun.inf doesn't seem to like that format, but the registry doesn't mind:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,-112"

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Copy the text between the lines & save as a .reg file, them merge into the
registry. You'll need admin privledges to modify HKLM.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AC4AA2D0-CB2B-4D83-908A-A18CC37D666C@microsoft.com...
> the picture here: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3231/foldermk3.jpg
> shows the typical "Documenten" folder.
> --
> Thank you
>
>
> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
>
>> Scott
>>
>> You need to perform the following.
>>
>> 1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt
>> click
>> and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.
>>
>> 2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.
>>
>> [autorun]
>> ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO
>>
>> Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root of
>> the drive.
>>
>> The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.
>>
>> 3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.
>>
>> The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
>> different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon
>> extraction
>> utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon associated
>> with?
>>
>> There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of
>> charge.
>> Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.
>>
>> Use Google to search for "free icons"
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ronnie Vernon
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1E0B3DAF-DDD0-4136-8C4E-7D787588CD22@microsoft.com...
>> >I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
>> > I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can I -
>> > 1) find the document icon
>> > 2) change the hard drive icon to that one
>> >
>> > --
>> > Thank you

>>


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