I have a question about Customize 
Drive Icons:


Windows XP: The Method that seems to truly work

My specific set-up:

I have a network drive, shared accross a bank of computers, used a a very low-security 
(in the room anyways) file server.  I wanted the network mount (S:\) to show my custom 
icon (S:\SFS-ICON.ico)

The key I messed with :

\\HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2

in here, you will find all your drives listed, for network shares it looks like :

\##HOSTNAME#SHARENAME\

in this key, create a new key named "DefaultIcon"

set the default value of the new key to the full path (and index if nessasary) of 
your icon file.  The first icon in the file is index 0.  i.e., my value is

"S:\SFS-ICON.ico,0"

Works right away inside of things like open and save-as dialogs, for explorer to 
pick it up, a reboot is nessasary.

Tip: Run a free scan for common Windows errors ad

re: Question about 'Customize Drive Icons' Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 1:35 pm Posted by Pestilence (2 messages posted) (Windows XP Media) You can change the default Icons for several items in windows by editing SHELL32.DLL. Resource Hacker (freeware) can extract the files (so you can determin the proper dimentions) or replace them. It will even show you a small image of the icon your replaceing so you can scroll through them easily. Replacer (freeware) can VERRY easily replace your SHELL32.dll file with your changes without any hassles. Restarting didnt exactly switch EVERYTHING right away instantly, Some of the files will take alittle bit, and some have multipal occurances for different places. You can change the icon for items like control panel or the icon for the actual DESKTOP. There are several spots to find or create your own icons, But for a quick fix... There are several free sample icons available at http://www.marvilla.us/sampleicons.html They are all Professional quality, and they have many formats (XP/Mac/Vista) If you'd like to REMOVE the little ARROWS FROM your SHORTCUT ICONS, you can replace that item in SHELL32.dll with a transparent one (There is one in SHELL32.dll if you extract it). it will change...eventualy. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum