Icon changing program

[Stu]

Hi everyone 🙂

I'm trying to change some icons (desktop, start menu, my computer, etc) and want a decent program for doing so. I've got one called Iphile (a freebie one) but it doesn't always make the icons stick. Sometimes they will revert to the default XP ones 🙁

What I would like is some advice on which programs are the best to use, preferably free ones but please list any paid ones that you use and are happy with 🙂

If it helps, I'm using Windows XP Home with Service Pack 1 installed.

Thanks a lot 🙂

 

[PseudoKiller]

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[Not Bman]

Well you could always edit the shell32.dll, but if u get lazy like me. I'm using IconWorkshop! I'll find the link later, I'm at school right now!

 

[NetRyder]

I'm using IconWorkshop! I'll find the link later, I'm at school right now!

Here ya go...
http://www.axialis.com/axicons/ 🙂

I personally use the shell32.dll replacement method. You can either find pre-modded ones based on icon sets like Snow E2 etc, or you can fire up Resource Hacker and create your own sets.

 

[Grandmaster]

And if you don't know how to edit your shell32.dll, be a bit patient, I'll have a tutorial up soon 🙂

 

[Stu]

PsuedoKiller, apologies for posting in the wrong board 🙂

I've downloaded IconWorkshop and as far as I can see, it's only for creating icons 🙁 What I really need is a program that just let's me change, for example, the Control Panel icon from the standard XP one to one from a set I've downloaded. Not sure if Icon Workshop does this but I can't see it if it does 🙄

I'm interested in this hacking of shell32.dll though. Will it allow me to do what I want?

Thanks again 🙂

 

[rushm001]

I'm interested in this hacking of shell32.dll though. Will it allow me to do what I want?

It's not hacking, only creativelly manipulating! Yes it should allow you to, shell32.dll is where all of the default windows icons are stored.

 

[Stu]

Thanks for that rushm001 🙂 Are there any tutorials on how to hack the shell32.dll file other than the one o_87 is planning on doing? 🙂

 

[chris]

Iphile is a handy little app, short of customising your shell32.dll file this is as good as it gets.

http://www.virtualplastic.net/scrow/iphile.html

 

[Stu]

I'm not sure whether it's a problem with Iphile or a problem with the icon cache but the icons seem not to be staying as I put them. It may have something to do with the fact that I installed a program yesterday (can't for the life of me think what it was) that changed icons and I set everything to be Windows Defaults then used Iphile to change the default icons to the customised ones I wanted.

Is there any way I can sort this out?

 

[funky dredd]

You could use Icon Packager. It's not free but they do have a trial.
http://www.stardock.com/products/iconpackager/

 

[rushm001]

I believe it was possible under earlier versions of windows to get a screen grab of the icon you wanted and then use windows paint to edit it. May well still be possible under windows XP.

 

[Not Bman]

You could use Icon Packager. It's not free but they do have a trial.
http://www.stardock.com/products/iconpackager/

Icon Workshop is good for other things. I accually ment to put Icon Packager! oops.