I'm trying to change the default Icon for Folders in Windows XP Professional, SP2.
I went to the regedit:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\DefaultIcon and changed it to the location of my .ico file
But it doesn't change the icons. I can change each one manually, but not the default.
I also changed HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\DefaultIcon and it didn't change them.
Any help?
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You try giving the new icon the same name as the default and adding "original" to the name of the old icon?
Found a site with info that might be helpful.
Edited, Jan 17th 2009 12:14pm by Shaowstrike
Found a site with info that might be helpful.
Edited, Jan 17th 2009 12:14pm by Shaowstrike
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Shaowstrike wrote:
You try giving the new icon the same name as the default and adding "original" to the name of the old icon?
I had looked, but I think the Icon file for the folder is hidden within a .dll file with numerous other icons and various things. (The SHELL32.dll file)
Shaowstrike wrote:
I had seen that, but was hoping I could just change a setting rather than modify a windows file.
But I read a bunch more over the course of the night, and it looks like default folder icon cannot be changed unless you modify the original file.
Edited, Jan 17th 2009 12:58pm by TirithRR
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