Access Hidden Icons in Vista |
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Note: Click on any image for a larger view of that particular image. First, let’s back up a second and quickly go through how to customize an icon. To customize an icon: All you do is right click on the icon that you want to change, then choose Properties. ![]() Then a box will pop up, select the customize tab, ![]() Then click on the Change Icon button. ![]() When you do this the following selection of icons pops up: { gallery }default{ /gallery }These can be accessed by changing the field “Look for items in this file" field. The default location that is listed is: %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\Shell.dll![]() To access the Windows Vista icons for Documents, Pictures, Favorites and Videos plus a bunch more, put the following in the “Look for items in this file" field: %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\Imageres.dllThen hit enter on your keyboard and voila, more choices for icons, including the default icons for Documents, Pictures, Favorites and Videos. { gallery }imageres{ /gallery }Similar articles
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