Change Start Menu "Run" & "Connect to" icons


  1. xTL
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    Change Start Menu "Run" & "Connect to" icons


    I searched the forum for tutorials on how to change these two icons (see pictures),
    but couldn't find any, so if anyone have the reg key location for the icons please let me know.

    Thanks in Advance :)
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  3. richc46
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    What are you trying to do? Its hard to find tuts from pics.
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  4. xTL
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    Sorry my bad, i'll update my first post...
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  6. Brink
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    Hello xTL,

    The tutorials below can help show you how to. :)

    Connect To - Change Default Icon in Start Menu

    and

    Run - Change Default Icon in Start Menu
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  7. xTL
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    Thank you so much Brink :) ill try it out right away

    *update*

    Works perfect

    after i changed the location on defaulticon i just had to relog and the changes where made :) thx so much Brink :)

    +rep (not allowed to give yet wtf xD)
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  8. Brink
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    You're most welcome xTL. I'm happy to hear that you got them changed.

    You may not be able give rep again to me for a while if you had already given rep to me recently.
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