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| | File Icons in Widows Vista Hi all ... Did not see a post on this on a quick scan of the newsgroup, but was wondering if there is away to change the file icon in Windows Explorer under Vista. From what I have seen in some blogs and different sites, it might require a hack of the registry. I was wondering if there was a 'cleaner' way of modifying a file icon to make it easier to distinguish between different files (of unknown types) [for instance, if I create a new .txt file in Explorer, I get an icon that looks like a page. If I create a html file (same way, but renaming it to ..html) it uses a similar icon and no way to change it ... Any sharp and bright ideas ? Thanx Thanks so much |
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: File Icons in Widows Vista Hi all ... Did not see a post on this on a quick scan of the newsgroup, but was wondering if there is away to change the file icon in Windows Explorer under Vista. From what I have seen in some blogs and different sites, it might require a hack of the registry. I was wondering if there was a 'cleaner' way of modifying a file icon to make it easier to distinguish between different files (of unknown types) [for instance, if I create a new .txt file in Explorer, I get an icon that looks like a page. If I create a html file (same way, but renaming it to ..html) it uses a similar icon and no way to change it ... Any sharp and bright ideas ? Thanx Thanks so much This tutorial may help you. The key is to make shortcuts of the file first. You might also look at the related links for additional customizing ideas. Shortcut Folder or File Icon Change Hope this helps, Shawn |
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