Vista Beta 1 Icons - XP Working

[M118LR]

Mike,

I'm still having some problems with the program folder icons like Windows Explorer, Notepad,Calculator. I can't get them to change. I know some of the Vista icons don't match up to XP but could you see what you can do?

[moglenstar]

thanks for this, it worked really well together with my replacer script:

;; ReplacerScript
explorer.exe,output\explorer.exe
fontext.dll,output\fontext.dll
iexplore.exe,output\iexplore.exe
mspaint.exe,output\mspaint.exe
mydocs.dll,output\mydocs.dll
notepad.exe,output\notepad.exe
shell32.dll,output\shell32.dll
shimgvw.dll,output\shimgvw.dll

was wondering if you could add shell32.dll bitmaps, for toolbars, and control panel stuff, it would make the whole thing a lot smoother.. and also digital camera icons.. as shown at the bottom of my attached screenshot

thanks :)

[freedom77]

I downloaded the patcher, but it won't work, it patched the files and then i replaced them, but nothin changed.

why can't it be simple for god sake.

[M118LR]

It sounds like you need to refresh your icon cache. You can go to page 4 here to download a program from Microsoft or boot into safe mode then back to normal. That should reset your icons.

[Tamilboy86]

Can I uninstall the patch?

[-=fantômas=-]

I made this icon to change ugly one in Vista shell32.dll (it's a 2nd icon in shell32.dll).

Icon_2.ico

[slvcadillac]

this never works when i try to replace my icons.

i put the orginal files into the input folder, ran the command prompt, then booted into safe mode. it would not let me replace the existing files so i just renamed the existing files and put the new files in the system32 folder. oh and does this icon download even have the control panel icons? because it is sort of a waste for me to have to go through all of this bs and then my control panels are even changed.

so could someone please walk me through, step by step on how to correctly do this? i am so sick of not ever being able to do these icon things right.

[-=fantômas=-]

New version:

Icon_2.ico

[Matt T]

I must admit, most of these icons actually look pretty nice.

[Hidr0]

Hey folks you should try using Restorator instead of Reshacker cuz with restorator the gui its a lot user friendly (Windows Explorer alike), just drag and drop and can increase the icon size up to 256*256...

Google it! "restorator"

[M118LR]

Mike can you tell us if there will be a ver.3 to this and when it might be out ?

[riahc3]

This accually never worked for me. Tried it in Safe Mode, various times, nothing. A installer that disables temp WFP and then after installing the icons reenables it would be handy :)

Explain too the whole "INPUT" "OUTPUT" folder thing

[JustGeorge]

You place your original unaltered files into the input folder, run the bat file and the patched file is spit into the output folder.

[freedom77]

can someone just post the changed system files??

would be alot easier.

[BigGiantHead]

Each shell32 file has a different version number, depending on you version of XP (SP1, SP2, Pre-SP)

[BigGiantHead]

To all those with problems replacing:

Make a copy of the original shell32 file and reshack the copy. after replacing the icons, use replacer (google for it) and replace the original with the hacked file. Reboot and voila your icons are changed.

If for some reason your icons don't change, use TweakUI to rebuild the icons cache, that should do it.

[freedom77]

meh... too much work.

someone should make an installer like the one for vista inspirit, it installs icons for all the system files it slef with no problem at all.

[ViperSnake]

Pretty cool stuffs you've got there, these will go perfect with my BlueCurve theme (yep, no typo here, I really did say Bluecurve).

[Boiling Ice]

Thanks for the efforts guys,

I'm unable to download them... don't know why, but hope to find a new mirror for them..

many thanks

[Angel Blue01]

Are there any updates for PDC refresh?

[srb]

link off

[MadnessRedx]

I am going to make a hacked shell32.dll, explorer.exe and mydocs.dll for you, I hacve no idea how create downloads so if you want it please email [email protected] and I will email them to you in zip form, with shell32.dll I have also changed the log off box the the vista one and the animations for things like when you copy, delete and things like that

[Smigit]

Broken link. Could you consider hosting these elsewhere perhaps? reading the thread you seem to have lost the links a few times now. How about Deviant art or something, you could always pull the dload if need be.

I would be interested in giving these a go but.

[MimonCopitman]

Cool Thanks Man

[MadnessRedx]

This is just an idea but I am going to try to put my download on this site, you will need to have 7zip to extract these files wich I may post on this site if this post works.

Edit_ this didn't work so I am going to try something else, the picture file enclose in this post, download it and change the suffix to *.7z. you will still need 7zip to open it, please tell me if this works._Edit

Edit2_It didn't work, I will put them on deviant art if someone lets me know how to, I've had a look roud and can't see anything that sais upload your file, or similar.

The adress to download 7zip is Download 7zip_Edit2

Edited October 30, 2005 by ASLTD