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#1 MCT

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Posted 22 December 2004 - 04:51 AM

i know this has been posted, but i cant find it

what file do i need 2 res hack 2 change XP's default Back/forward icons in explorer?

thanks

#2 SiMoNsAyS

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Posted 22 December 2004 - 08:50 AM

shel32.dll

#3 MCT

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Posted 23 December 2004 - 12:20 AM

i dont see it in there

#4 neuro42

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Posted 23 December 2004 - 01:03 AM

shell32.dll

Do a search for it onyour box, then make a copy.

Open it with res hacker and go from there.

#5 XPero

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Posted 23 December 2004 - 08:39 AM

Look into shell32.dll. They're not icons, but bmps. The whole toolbar is in a bmp, just like YzToolbar themes.

#6 Astalavista

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Posted 23 December 2004 - 08:43 AM

MCT I use two programs to do my shell32.dll hacking.

I have iconExtract and resource hacker.

think of Icon Extract as your viewer. It shows you all the icons in shell32 and their location.

so for example i want to change my folder icons. I look for the default icon.
then use resource hacker to replace the ico

you can get some nice icons from tweaksxp or iconfactory.

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http://ezshare.de/fi...onsext.rar.html

#7 Astalavista

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Posted 23 December 2004 - 08:52 AM

please also note that if u hv the regtweak to display my document, my computer, and my network neighborhood. u need to also update
the registry keys.

otherwise they will revert to the default icon.