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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Customization / February 2008Windows Explorer Folder Icons
I am sure this is somewhere within microsoft.com and perhaps the msdn network, but I have been looking for going on 4 hours now and have not found exactly what I am looking for. I know you can right click a folder and change its icon, however, the default icons use 2 - one for closed folder and one for opened folder. I assume it is in the registry somewhere. I didn't find any info on both states using the desktop.ini. How can I change the default folder icons to represent the 2 folder states, and perhaps even change the drive icons and so forth? Is there some documentation on this within the registry? The icons are found in this file: %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll where %SystemRoot% is where Windows is installed, typically C:\WINDOWS To change the icon for a folder: Right-click on the folder and select Properties from the context menu, then choose the Customize tab --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > I am sure this is somewhere within microsoft.com and perhaps the msdn > network, but I have been looking for going on 4 hours now and have not found [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > drive icons and so forth? Is there some documentation on this within the > registry? As I had said Mr. Grey, I do know about right clicking and changing the icon that way. However, when you change the icon that way, it uses that icon whether the folder is open or not. Whereas the default folder icons, in the registry somehwere for the windows explorer, have 2 seperate icons - one icon for open and one icon for closed - of course the additional icons if shared, etc. Is the ClsID for the explorer icons the same on every copy of XP? I have found a code project program that does this, written in C++, I have yet to compile. However, where do people find the registry class breakdown / definitions? Where can I find it in the registry to do it manually? > The icons are found in this file: > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > drive icons and so forth? Is there some documentation on this within the > > registry? As I had said Mr. Grey, I do know about right clicking and changing the icon that way. However, when you change the icon that way, it uses that icon whether the folder is open or not. Whereas the default folder icons, in the registry somehwere for the windows explorer, have 2 seperate icons - one icon for open and one icon for closed - of course the additional icons if shared, etc. Is the ClsID for the explorer icons the same on every copy of XP? I have found a code project program that does this, written in C++, I have yet to compile. However, where do people find the registry class breakdown / definitions? Where can I find it in the registry to do it manually? > The icons are found in this file: > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > drive icons and so forth? Is there some documentation on this within the > > registry? |
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