Accessing Icons Library for Windows 7


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    Accessing Icons Library for Windows 7


    Hi all, does anyone know if there is a way or a place to get a complete set of Windows 7 icons? I am developing some eLearning modules and would find the images useful but I need the larger versions - I'm assumng they are .png files at some level or .ico files with multiple size versions embedded.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Steve
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    Hi SteveNixon and welcome to Seven Forums.

    The images are in a DLL file C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll you will need a program to extract them. I use IcoFx which can be found here. IcoFX - The Free Icon Editor
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    Thanks very much for the reply. does this allow me to extract them as graphics? pngs?

    Best, Steve
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    It allows you to extract them as icon files and to save individual files either as standalone ICO files or export an icon as an image file. PNG is one of the formats supported.
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    Thanks for this Kado897, works like a charm, extactly what I wanted - thanks!!

    Steve
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    Glad to be of help. I will have the thread marked as solved.
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  7. Posts : 927
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    If you just want the png file images, there's a very good, almost complete set over on dA.

    Windows 7 RC1 Fullsize PNG's by Spewboy.

    That will save you trying to extract the (256x256) png images from the icons.
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    I wish I had known that site. it would have saved me a lot of time. Ho Hum!
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  9. Posts : 927
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    kado897 said:
    I wish I had known that site. it would have saved me a lot of time. Ho Hum!
    It always amazes me that someone says you could do that quicker/easier/cheaper after the event

    TELL ME BEFORE!!!
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    Quite so. But it's still good to know for the future.
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