Windows 7: Icons - Change Using Resource Hacker

It did change some of mine back to default. My Pc does screwy things though.

Welcome aboard.

If you get the out of memory dialog, ignore it. Save the imageres file on desktop and then replace the system file as drscribed there.

if it is still a problem, let us know.

I tried again this morning, and it worked. Go figure.

many thanks for a simple step by step how to you the mannnnnnn

After changing the icon/icons, where are you saving the final result?

I am new to this forum and I didn't want to bump it, but its only a few months and perhaps others are having the same issue.


So I have successfully changed a few of the icons I have tried using Resource Hacker.


Here's my problem. I replaced my Firefox icon with something, and now I am attempting to change it again to something else. The first time I changed it, everything works, I pinned it to the taskbar (Windows 7), it opens up with the correct icon, everything. Now when I change it again I get the newer icon working on the shortcut, pin that to the taskbar, but then when I open it it shows the old icon I changed it to. I have tried multiple times to re-change the icon to no avail.

Any help here would be great!

Hello bcannariato, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Did you change the icon of the shortcut or the actual .exe file for Firefox?

If you did change the icon for the .exe file, then you might see if rebuilding the icon cache may help.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

I am adding a little to Brink's suggestion, for most of the third party icons (those are not having a MSI based installer), the best way to change the icons is Taskbar Pinned Icons - Change.

It takes the effect system wide.