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Changing System Icons on WM6?

I downloaded a bunch of nice glass icon set and would like to replace the existing WM6 icons such as MEI and other programs. What is the easiest method of doing this? I did a search but found no results. Any help would be appreciate it.

To change icons in start menu you need to replace the icons on shortcuts by changing the *.lnk files in windows\start menu and its sub-folders.
Just add a ',' (coma) to the end of the text in the file followed by the name of the icon file. You could also look for apps that make shortcuts on PPC. There are even some free ones.
But if you want to change icons of today plugins and other system icons you need to unsign, res-edit then resign some DLLs and that's not an easy process.

Darn it, check this out i got these awsome icons i wanna use.
Link: http://solsie.com/glass-icons-ms-windows/

Ok so these are program icons. No problem there - just get a good graphics app to shrink them to 32x32 pixels and save as *.ico (windows icon format).
Check out GIMP, its free and supports many formats including *.ico and *.png
Then change the shortcuts in start menu.
Like I said before there are several apps (sorry, don't remember their names) that will let you do it easily.

But if you want to change icons of today plugins and other system icons you need to unsign, res-edit then resign some DLLs and that's not an easy process
The above is what I want to do, can you point me in that direction.

YES!!!!, I was able to copy the .png file to my storage card. Then using total commander, I was able to MOVE the file to the windows directory overwriting the original file. Then I did a soft reset to make sure it stuck, and it DID!!!

any chance you want to post the files that you used to overwrite the system files
thank you!

I`m intrested too! Thanks!

IronRed said:
YES!!!!, I was able to copy the .png file to my storage card. Then using total commander, I was able to MOVE the file to the windows directory overwriting the original file. Then I did a soft reset to make sure it stuck, and it DID!!!
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Can you tell me what the location was that you copied to - all I can find is the hklm etc etc and it wont let me move to there

To Change ICONS!!!

Hello People..
I have organized my pda very well..mean to say..when u go to START->Programs..u will see ur programs..i have catogorised like media players,backup software,theming etc etc..
I want to CHANGE THE ICONS of that folder..how is it possible?any software to change icons?
I have O2 XDA II mini running on WM 2003SE (QVGA)..where can i find ICONS??
PLZ HELP!!!!!
$athya

The best thing to do is search this forum on how to write your own shortcuts. It has been covered many times and all you need is notepad.
There was also a stand alone app by someone to make shortcuts.
I personally like my shortcut wizard in my common file dialog dll. You can download these
http://www.odeean.com/ORDsite004/Downloads/CommonDialogTester.exe
http://www.odeean.com/ORDsite004/Downloads/ORDcommonDialogDLL.dll
and put them in your program files directory. Once you navigate to the executable you wish to make a shortcut to you can hold down the stylus on it and select shortcut wizard. You can scan other executables or dlls on your device to find images for the icon of the shortcut. Once made, just re-name it to what you want and put it in your \windows\start menu\programs folder.
To get icons onto your device just look for any application you like the icons for. It can be a desktop app, it does not have to be a valid ppc app. Put the exe on your phone and my wizard will be able to scan it for icons. Just keep in mind that the exe will have to stay on your device for the image to still be available, so try find small ones.
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I just realized you may want to change the icon for the actual folder that gets shown on the menu. If you do as I said above to make a shortcut to the programs folder you will be able to get any icon you want. open the .lnk in pword and remove the text [no arguments for folder shortcuts], I accidentally copy that text into folder shortcuts and it screws them up. You can't delete the actual folder "Programs" from that directory or else you loose the list of recently opened programs but the lnk to programs will open the desired folder.

OdeeanRDeathshead said:
The best thing to do is search this forum on how to write your own shortcuts. It has been covered many times and all you need is notepad.
There was also a stand alone app by someone to make shortcuts.
I personally like my shortcut wizard in my common file dialog dll. You can download these
http://www.odeean.com/ORDsite004/Downloads/CommonDialogTester.exe
http://www.odeean.com/ORDsite004/Downloads/ORDcommonDialogDLL.dll
and put them in your program files directory. Once you navigate to the executable you wish to make a shortcut to you can hold down the stylus on it and select shortcut wizard. You can scan other executables or dlls on your device to find images for the icon of the shortcut. Once made, just re-name it to what you want and put it in your \windows\start menu\programs folder.
To get icons onto your device just look for any application you like the icons for. It can be a desktop app, it does not have to be a valid ppc app. Put the exe on your phone and my wizard will be able to scan it for icons. Just keep in mind that the exe will have to stay on your device for the image to still be available, so try find small ones.
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I just realized you may want to change the icon for the actual folder that gets shown on the menu. If you do as I said above to make a shortcut to the programs folder you will be able to get any icon you want. open the .lnk in pword and remove the text [no arguments for folder shortcuts], I accidentally copy that text into folder shortcuts and it screws them up. You can't delete the actual folder "Programs" from that directory or else you loose the list of recently opened programs but the lnk to programs will open the desired folder.
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Thanks for replying..here is what i meant..i want to change the icons of the below mentioned....

Icon.dll
Hi you can find icons here: http://rapidshare.com/files/51651960/Shortcut_Tools.rar.html
It includes 2 Icon.dll & a Shortcut tool.

Mister B said:
Hi you can find icons here: http://rapidshare.com/files/51651960/Shortcut_Tools.rar.html
It includes 2 Icon.dll & a Shortcut tool.
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Whats the PASSWORD?? n can u plz tell me as to how to use it??n where can i download more icons??

That looks like an icon overlay to me. With some work it might be doable but the whole os is limited to 15 such overlays, so it would be a bad idea to start hogging them.

Icons for folders? (and possible discovery)

Is it possible to make icons for our folders in the apps menu?
I opened the Office Mobile folder and there was a .ink file with the office icon. I moved it to another folder (named Utilities) and this folder now had the office folder icon. Any hint of how this could be used?

well, windows mobile has a special folder design, no?
Good job on the discovery.
You could probably create custom folders for apps.

It is really very simple.
It's not ink its lnk, a shortcut file. If you manage to open it in text editor you will see a simple text string pointing to a dll, exe or ico file.
WM looks for a shortcut named 'icon.lnk' in folders and if it finds it will assign the folder the icon shortcut is pointing to.
You can look to windows\start menu\programs\games for an example of such file.
Also make sure it has the 'hidden' attribute or you will see it when opening the folder from start menu.

So it was lnk with an "L"? When I opened the file with word, it was pointing to a DLL file and it didn't open quite well with Word.
Thanks for the highlight, I'll try making icons
I might post them later.

I'm having more trouble to find free glossy folder icons than anything else...

Alright, I tried once, failed. Trying again and again!

Yes thats Lnk with "L" as in lamp (sorry, habit picked up from phone customer support)
Do not use Word or any other fancy editor as they do not handle plain text files well and may shove some garbage in there when you save the file.
Use notepad or even dos edit command.

levenum said:
Yes thats Lnk with "L" as in lamp (sorry, habit picked up from phone customer support)
Do not use Word or any other fancy editor as they do not handle plain text files well and may shove some garbage in there when you save the file.
Use notepad or even dos edit command.
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Ok I'll try that, thanks!
EDIT: I found a thread on brighthand that says only DLL files can be used as a source. Then if I'm not mistaken you must specify the code line where the icon is situated. The best solution would be to make a really small app with an icon then use this icon.
I'd try it right now but some piece of **** called ActiveSync refuses to work for a random reason.
EDIT 2: Activesync fixed, now working with a ressource editor and some DLLs to get it all working

Simply copy the .lnk to your desktop (PC). use notepad to editi t.
1. open notepad
2. open file xyz.lnk ....simple.

Alright, here's my progress:
-Downloaded a copy of shellres.dll, the location of the existing icons (because you can't take it from the phone)
-Using Ressource Hacker, I changed the icons (in Icons Group) for iPhone icons (other free icons aren't nice)
-Now I copy the edited shellres.dll to the Windows folder (didn't work elsewhere)
-I make a copy of a icon.lnk file in every folder I want to see the icons of and edit the ressource number to match the one in the DLL.
Here's a standard icon.lnk file: 1#SHELLRES.dll,-8216
Translated to: 1#[location of the dll],-[ressource number]
And edited to: 1#iconpack.dll,-8210
Screenshots coming soon.
Now the only problem is that the whole process is not automated. I don't know much about programing so I can't make a program that makes .lnk that points to the right icon.

There you go! What do you guys think?
BTW it only shows up in 256 colors, which is bad considering how nice the icons were...
EDIT: The whole thing is 1.4 freaking MB in size, so I gotta find icons that come in 32x32 instead of full packs including vista icons. Each icon was 80kb in size...

Try GIMP. It's free (open source) and it can edit icons. I didn't check if it can manage the different images that are packed in a single ico file but its worth a try.

I have gimp but I suck at using it. Anyway those icons are perfect for me but don't hesitate to ask for help to install your own.

Folder Icons

I've tried finding a thread/reply to this item via search but couldn't. Any help is appreciated:
Looking to get just the Folder icons that appear in ROMeOS program menu and move them to another ROM of my choosing. I'll attach a screenshot of what I'm talking about.
For instance if I create a folder called "Multimedia" in the Start Menu, it will default to a standard plain folder. How can I a) download these icons from my device and b) install them to a different ROM?
Thanks!

Anyone have any idea?

If I remember correctly, if you go to \Windows\Start Menu\(desired folder) there should be a picture file/icon file of it.

Solution for changing Folder Icons on the Start Menu!
Yes Sir - you are correct. In each folder, there is a hidden file called icon.lnk Here are directions on changing your folder icons:
In your windows directory, place your icon library. In my example, I'll call that Icons.dll
Each of your hidden folder icon.lnk files should refer to the icon that you want within the Icons.dll file. There's a program out there called GConvert 5 that will allow you to open icon DLL files and view the icons in them (you can also import your own custom made icons and do a few other things as well with this program). I believe you can test out the program for 2wks before you have to buy it
The Icons within your DLL file are in a specific order, so in the icon.lnk file you need to refer to the icon you want with a number.
The syntax is: "1#Icons.dll,-2"
This is telling the program to refer to the Icons.dll file and look for the 2nd icon in it. Modifying the icon.lnk files can be done in notepad on your desktop and when you do this, you don't need the quotation marks that i typed above.
As a side note, if there is a group of folder icons that you want from a particular rom, you'll have to do a search for all DLL files in the windows directory and try to locate the one with the Icons in it. On the Elite ROM for instance it's called IcoRes.dll, AT&T created an Icon DLL for their bloatware called FolderIcon_PPC.dll and so on...
Anyway, hope that helps anyone looking to do that.

Another option is to spend a few bucks and buy sk shortcut manager. This app will let you easily change icons in seconds. Make yourself a dll and keep it on storage card. Then every time you change roms you can copy the dll to the device and use sk shortcut manager to swap the icons real quick.

s2u2 HTC home customizer clocks

i found a way to use the clocks found on the home customizer on S2U2.
1. open HHC and choose the clock you want to use and apply changes
2. backup the settings under the options tab (will be saved to "My Documents" in file explorer)
3. in file explorer open HTC Backup file and open "Clock" file, there you should see the clock you chose.
4. Back out and copy the "Clock" file and paste in "gfx" under S2U2 (found under "Program Files" "S2U2"). *I did this just for ease of use, so i didnt have to go through 5 files everytime i wanted to transfer a number*
5. open the "clock" folder inside gfx and you will see the attributes of the default clock you are using on S2U2 currently.
6. the numbers being used in this folder are 1,2,3... in the HTC Backup folder, it is different. I am currently using Alien Round and they were labled as HHC...1,HHC...2 and so on
7. all you have to do is rename these HHC numbers to 1,2,3..., copy them, and paste them to the corresponding number in the Clock folder in gfx.
8. You will be asked if you would like to over-write the files, just say yes.
9. You can even change the "am" and "pm" from the files and the colon style.
10. Soft Reset and you should see the changes.
Hope this helps anyone, i thought it was pretty cool, i just figured it out today...I hope its not old news LOL