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08-28-2007
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| | Icon border changes but picture on icon stays the same when enlarg I do not have many icons on my desktop and I like my icons larger. When I enlarge them the icon border changes but the picture on the icon stays the same size. What is going on here? |
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08-28-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Icon border changes but picture on icon stays the same when enlarg  Quote: Originally Posted by Brazos  I do not have many icons on my desktop and I like my icons larger. When I enlarge them the icon border changes but the picture on the icon stays the same size. What is going on here? In order to see the icon enlarge past the "Medium" size, they need to be a 256 bit .ico (Icon) file. Some older programs and icons in Vista meant for other display modes are not 256 bit. Most of the good icons in Vista are located here: "C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll" . Just open this file with the "Change Icon" button. See this for more details on how to change the icons. Shortcut Folder or File Icon Change Shawn |
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08-28-2007
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| | RE: Icon border changes but picture on icon stays the same when enlarg How are you enlarging them? Right click on the Desktop, View, select Large Icons or Extra Lg. "Brazos" wrote: Quote: > I do not have many icons on my desktop and I like my icons larger. When I > enlarge them the icon border changes but the picture on the icon stays the > same size. What is going on here? |
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08-28-2007
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| | RE: Icon border changes but picture on icon stays the same when en I use the right click method and the control and mouse wheel method. |
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08-29-2007
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| | Re: Icon border changes but picture on icon stays the same when en brink is a 256 bit icon an icon that is 256x256 in size? If that it is then that is what I am using. |
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08-29-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Icon border changes but picture on icon stays the same when en Quote: Originally Posted by Brazos brink is a 256 bit icon an icon that is 256x256 in size? If that it is then that is what I am using. It is 256x256 pixels, but 32 bit. You can read more on the icons here. It will show you how to make icons that are compatible with the larger sizes. You might be able to convert the ones you have to. Vista Icons - Introducing Vista Icons - How to create Vista Icons Shawn |
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08-29-2007
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| | Re: Icon border changes but picture on icon stays the same when en I had downloaded Microangeleo toolset 6 and was using their icon editor. I took your advice and downloaded Axialis icon editor. This worked great. It is a very good program. I want to extend my thanks to you. Made my day man. |
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08-29-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Icon border changes but picture on icon stays the same when en Quote: Originally Posted by Brazos I had downloaded Microangeleo toolset 6 and was using their icon editor. I took your advice and downloaded Axialis icon editor. This worked great. It is a very good program. I want to extend my thanks to you. Made my day man. I always found Axialis pretty easy to use and understand. Glad that it helped you out. Thank you for the feedback, Shawn |
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