256 color icons in Tray?

[Stivoo]

found it after 30 minutes of searing google :p

http://www.dr-hoiby.com/TrayIconIn256Color/index.html

does the patch works with xp? :s

[Radium]

does the patch works with xp? :s

Why would you want to patch that in Windows XP?

IT ALREADY HAS 256 COLORS!

Read the page...

[Stivoo]

Why would you want to patch that in Windows XP?

IT ALREADY HAS 256 COLORS!

Read the page...

Aha oki ! Sorry :blush:

[Randolph]

doesnt the tray in xp support true 16 / 32 bit? or is it just 256? i could of sworn i heard it was true 16. :wacko:

[Mr Love]

Wonderful! :D I always thought there's something wrong with my tray-icons since I've also had a problem with other icons not showing in true-colour (I use Win 2000 SP4). I had no idea the sys-tray by default shows just 16 (?!?) colours... Why? I mean, all tray-icons seem to be designed in 256 colours (except the system ones, of course) and some don't even have a 16 colour version which forces the 256 colour version to be shown in a really bad way...

Now my sys-tray looks very colourful. :laugh:

[Sniffer]

Does anybody here know how to integrate it into Win2000 install disc? I try to makecab explorer.exe explorer.ex_, then overwrite it into I386 folder of CD, then try to re-install it with new CD. But during installation, it prompt it's not a valid Win2000 system image. Somebody say that use setcsum utility or modifype to change checksum of PE-header. But still failed. Anybody can help me on it? Thanks! :blink:

[Dean W]

hmm.....

[sharpwu]

If your use the ICON with 256 color.your computer capability will become slow.

i don't know this message is right or not,

Who know it ,please tell me ,thank you!

(my english is so pool, so everybody don't laught me,thank you!)

[Mr Love]

Now when you say (write) it, I've actually experienced my computer slowing down lately... Maybe it's to do with this patch - I've just e-mailed its creator if there's any way to remove it.

[cep_head]

anyone got a fix for 98se ?

i want to put the patch on an old 98se pc i play around with now and then :yes:

[RichardK]

see here: http://www.dr-hoiby.com/TrayIconIn256Color/

[Herby]

Here's a patched explorer.exe version 5.0.3900.6824 for Win 2K English (United States). :)

5.0.3900.6824_US.zip

[eudriptimor]

hello

works for me. too. there's an all-language verison patcher for sp4. and the site seems up for me..

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where did you find the patch, i'm looking on http://www.dr-hoiby.com/TrayIconIn256Color/index.php but can't find, i'm looking over it i suppose. Does someone else find it?

I want to apply it on win2k sp4 dutch edition

thx on advance :)

[sMiK]

i've changed explorer using http://www.dr-hoiby.com/TrayIconIn256Color/index.php but still some icons show not in 256 mode. for instance MSN messenger and Outpost Firewall

[Mr Love]

Does anyone know how to remove this once installed? I e-mailed the creator of the patch without getting an answer, maybe there's no way back... ?

@sMiK: Same here, with Norton AntiVirus 2005, MSN 7 etc... Even the volume icon still seems to be in 16 colour mode.

[maesal]

I don't find the links for download in the web page:

http://www.dr-hoiby.com/TrayIconIn256Color/index.php

Could anybody help me?

I have Win 2000 Pro SP4.

Thanks.

[member]

I don't find the links for download in the web page:

http://www.dr-hoiby.com/TrayIconIn256Color/index.php

Could anybody help me?

I have Win 2000 Pro SP4.

Thanks.

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You don't need to download something to patch explorer.exe. Only you have to click on the first paragraph the end of the following line:

-NEW- Windows 2000 SP4 : You can now automaticaly patch your Windows of any language. Click Here.

Recommended to do this in the Internet Explorer.

If you get failing you can download this file

http://www.dr-hoiby.com/TrayIconIn256Color/ExplorerPatcher.cab

Extract to somewhere, open the DOS command windows here and type this:

regsvr32.exe ExplorerPatcher.dll

Now restart the comp and ready. :rofl: