Changing The Default "e" Icon in Favorites

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Can someone tell me how to do this? That little "e" icon has to be one of the homeliest icons to look at everyday.
 
You can change it in
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\DefaultIcon
 
I got it, yoyo. I guess what I really needed to know is that it's called "http". So I could change them with ActivIcons. Thanks.
 
The manual way would have been

Open regedit, navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\DefaultIcon.
In the right pane you'll see
(Default) Reg_EXP_SZ %SystemRoot%\system32\url.dll,0
doubleclick on (Default)
in the window that comes up type the path to the icon you want to use
D:\icons\coolfavicon.ico for example
click OK and close regedit.

You may have to refresh your icon cache. Either using TweakUI or in display properties-appearence-advanced change the icon size to 33 pixel, click ok and apply, go back and change it to 32 pixel again.
 
Wow. I really like that. Thanks, yoyo. I'll save that for another time. I like that refreshing the icon cache trick. That's so cool.
 
yoyo, would you happen to know how I can change the "Show Desktop" icon I have in my Quick Launch? Thanks.
 
Sure :)

Drag the Show Desktop icon into a Notepad window. You now should see:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Now replace the third line with something like

IconFile="C:\path\toyour\icon.ico"

click File > Save

That's it. Change will take effect after next reboot or icon refresh.

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yoyo, I got to tell you, I think you are absolutely brilliant. You've showed me so many neat things that can be done, and I really appreciate you're prompt and "generous" responses to my questions.

Signed,

Your Mom
 
Bold I have to admit, the longer I know you, the more whacked you become. :)
 
Originally posted by Funky Dredd
Bold I have to admit, the longer I know you, the more whacked you become. :)

You're a little slow aren't you, Funky? Most peopl catch on real quick. LOL
 

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