Scott
There is a program I use called Easy Extract Icon. Easy to use and works
well on Vista. Look near the bottom of the following website.
Easy Extract Icon:
http://www.abacre.com/download.htm
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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Ronnie
> I would be perfectly happy with the default user "Documents" icon. the
> one
> that's associated with the User folders in Vista.
> I'm not interested in fancy free stuff, but if you would recommend an icon
> extraction utility, that would help.
> I really appreciate your help.
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> 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
>>