Change hard drive icon

[Guest]

I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

 

[Guest]

the picture here: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3231/foldermk3.jpg
shows the typical "Documenten" folder.
--
Thank you

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ronnie
I would be perfectly happy with the default user "Documents" icon. the one
that's associated with the User folders in Vista.
I'm not interested in fancy free stuff, but if you would recommend an icon
extraction utility, that would help.
I really appreciate your help.
--
Thank you

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

That icon is here:

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112

autorun.inf doesn't seem to like that format, but the registry doesn't mind:

-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,-112"

--------------------------

Copy the text between the lines & save as a .reg file, them merge into the
registry. You'll need admin privledges to modify HKLM.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

the picture here: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3231/foldermk3.jpg
shows the typical "Documenten" folder.
--
Thank you

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt
click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon
extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of
charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Scott

There is a program I use called Easy Extract Icon. Easy to use and works
well on Vista. Look near the bottom of the following website.

Easy Extract Icon:
http://www.abacre.com/download.htm



--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Thanks Ronnie
I would be perfectly happy with the default user "Documents" icon. the
one
that's associated with the User folders in Vista.
I'm not interested in fancy free stuff, but if you would recommend an icon
extraction utility, that would help.
I really appreciate your help.
--
Thank you

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt
click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon
extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of
charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Hi Keith,

I have used this registry trick before to do this. The problem I always have
is determining the number for the icon in the dll? Is there an easy way to
do this?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

That icon is here:

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112

autorun.inf doesn't seem to like that format, but the registry doesn't
mind:

-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,-112"

--------------------------

Copy the text between the lines & save as a .reg file, them merge into the
registry. You'll need admin privledges to modify HKLM.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

the picture here: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3231/foldermk3.jpg
shows the typical "Documenten" folder.
--
Thank you

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt
click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root
of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon
extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of
charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

In this case, I just peeked at the desktop.ini file in the Documents folder
& copied that. If I don't know the #, I'll customize a folder with the icon
I want & then look at the desktop.ini file in that.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hi Keith,

I have used this registry trick before to do this. The problem I always
have is determining the number for the icon in the dll? Is there an easy
way to do this?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

That icon is here:

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112

autorun.inf doesn't seem to like that format, but the registry doesn't
mind:

-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,-112"

--------------------------

Copy the text between the lines & save as a .reg file, them merge into
the registry. You'll need admin privledges to modify HKLM.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

the picture here: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3231/foldermk3.jpg
shows the typical "Documenten" folder.
--
Thank you


:

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt
click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root
of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon
extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon
associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of
charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Keith,

Excellent I did not even think about the desktop.ini file.

Thanks

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

In this case, I just peeked at the desktop.ini file in the Documents
folder & copied that. If I don't know the #, I'll customize a folder with
the icon I want & then look at the desktop.ini file in that.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hi Keith,

I have used this registry trick before to do this. The problem I always
have is determining the number for the icon in the dll? Is there an easy
way to do this?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

That icon is here:

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112

autorun.inf doesn't seem to like that format, but the registry doesn't
mind:

-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,-112"

--------------------------

Copy the text between the lines & save as a .reg file, them merge into
the registry. You'll need admin privledges to modify HKLM.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

the picture here: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3231/foldermk3.jpg
shows the typical "Documenten" folder.
--
Thank you


:

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt
click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root
of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon
extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon
associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of
charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can
I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

You're welcome.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Keith,

Excellent I did not even think about the desktop.ini file.

Thanks

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

In this case, I just peeked at the desktop.ini file in the Documents
folder & copied that. If I don't know the #, I'll customize a folder with
the icon I want & then look at the desktop.ini file in that.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hi Keith,

I have used this registry trick before to do this. The problem I always
have is determining the number for the icon in the dll? Is there an
easy way to do this?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


That icon is here:

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112

autorun.inf doesn't seem to like that format, but the registry doesn't
mind:

-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,-112"

--------------------------

Copy the text between the lines & save as a .reg file, them merge into
the registry. You'll need admin privledges to modify HKLM.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

the picture here:
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3231/foldermk3.jpg
shows the typical "Documenten" folder.
--
Thank you


:

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt
click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the
root of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon
extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon
associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of
charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can
I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

David

Thanks, that helps.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


<.> wrote in message http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/iconlist.html

Is stiched together screenshots of the change icon dialog in 98 (mostly the
same in Vista as they can't change old icons as it breaks other apps) and
how to work out the index from the change Icon dialog (you have to count
rows and columns, is 0 based)

Remember there are two ways of specifing icons, positive numbers is the nth
icon in the file and negative numbers is the files Resource Number (which is
a positive number, ignore the negative - it just means a resource number
rather than icon index).

It is very simple, the page exists so one didn't have to stuff about with
that dialog.

Shell32
This is a listing of common Windows icons. Add the number from the
horizontal and vertical axis to get the Icon Index.

Hi Keith,

I have used this registry trick before to do this. The problem I always
have
is determining the number for the icon in the dll? Is there an easy way
to
do this?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

That icon is here:

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112

autorun.inf doesn't seem to like that format, but the registry doesn't
mind:

-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,-112"

--------------------------

Copy the text between the lines & save as a .reg file, them merge into
the
registry. You'll need admin privledges to modify HKLM.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

the picture here: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3231/foldermk3.jpg
shows the typical "Documenten" folder.
--
Thank you


:

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt
click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root
of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon
extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon
associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of
charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Guest]

All right,
that was a home run!
Well done.
--
Thank you

That icon is here:

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112

autorun.inf doesn't seem to like that format, but the registry doesn't mind:

-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,-112"

--------------------------

Copy the text between the lines & save as a .reg file, them merge into the
registry. You'll need admin privledges to modify HKLM.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

the picture here: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3231/foldermk3.jpg
shows the typical "Documenten" folder.
--
Thank you

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt
click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon
extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of
charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

You're welcome. Keep having fun!


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

All right,
that was a home run!
Well done.
--
Thank you

That icon is here:

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112

autorun.inf doesn't seem to like that format, but the registry doesn't
mind:

-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,-112"

--------------------------

Copy the text between the lines & save as a .reg file, them merge into
the
registry. You'll need admin privledges to modify HKLM.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

the picture here: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3231/foldermk3.jpg
shows the typical "Documenten" folder.
--
Thank you


:

Scott

You need to perform the following.

1. In the root of the drive where you want the icon to appear, rihgt
click
and select New/Folder. Name the folder Autorun.

2. Open Notepad and enter the following text.

[autorun]
ICON=AUTORUN\xxxx.ICO

Save this file with the name Autorun.INF and place it in the root
of
the drive.

The xxxx is trhe name of the Icon file you wish to use.

3. Place this icon in the Autorun Folder that you created.

The problem is finding the icon you wish to use. There are a lot of
different "document" icons in Vista. You may need to use an icon
extraction
utility to get a copy of this icon. What program is this icon
associated
with?

There are many websites that have many, many icons that are free of
charge.
Just make sure that it is in the Windows .ICO format.

Use Google to search for "free icons"

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


I use a seperate drive for all of my documents
I want to use the Vista documents icon for that drive. Where can
I -
1) find the document icon
2) change the hard drive icon to that one

 

[Keith Miller \(MVP\)]

From your first post, it sounds like an autorun.inf file already exists on
the drive (and has its read-only attribute set).

Open a command prompt window to the I drive and type:

attrib autorun.inf

You'll see something similar to:

C:\>attrib autorun.inf
A SHR C:\autorun.inf

then type: (ignore the 'A' attribute, but clear all the others)

attrib -s -h -r autorun.inf

Then:

del autorun.inf

You should then be able to save the new autorun.inf which specifies the icon
of your choice.

 

[Keith Miller \(MVP\)]

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback.