System Icons


  1. Posts : 408
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
       #1

    System Icons


    This most likely has been brought up before, but I really wonder what MS was thinking with the ugly black and white default icons for the Action Center, Network and Speaker icons in the system tray.

    Is there an easy way to change these? I just find the default ones pretty ugly. Some color would be nice.
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  2. Posts : 116
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #2

    TheIgster said:
    This most likely has been brought up before, but I really wonder what MS was thinking with the ugly black and white default icons for the Action Center, Network and Speaker icons in the system tray.

    Is there an easy way to change these? I just find the default ones pretty ugly. Some color would be nice.
    I don't know of a way to change them. Maybe go into the system files and find the bitmaps?

    I personally like them though, so I won't be changing them anytime soon.
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  3. Posts : 625
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #3

    Johanster said:
    I don't know of a way to change them. Maybe go into the system files and find the bitmaps?

    I personally like them though, so I won't be changing them anytime soon.
    doubt they'll be BMPs, more likely DLLs so using somet like ResHack maybe u can change them?
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  4. Posts : 1,403
    Win 7 Ultimate 32bit
       #4

    From what I found,,,,

    taskbarcpl.dll controls the Notification Area Icons
    and other things probably.
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  5. Posts : 2
    Vista 32 bit (laptop) XP (desktop)
       #5

    I'm with the original poster I hate the black and white icons.

    The battery is especially annoying since I can't look over and get the green visual I'm used to.

    Microsoft needs to get their act together and leave the good things alone. I miss the side bar too. I really liked being able to click on an icon and have it on top rather than having to remember to hit the windows and g key to see my clock.

    Anyone know how to make an icon with the windows and g key, so I don't have to remember it. After all I know I'm not the only one that suffers from Mom's disease (CRS). That'd be .
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  6. Posts : 11
    Win 7 x64
       #6

    TheIgster said:
    This most likely has been brought up before, but I really wonder what MS was thinking with the ugly black and white default icons for the Action Center, Network and Speaker icons in the system tray.

    Is there an easy way to change these? I just find the default ones pretty ugly. Some color would be nice.

    see my deviant page to change network and soundvolume tray icons .

    Hacking Win 7 Network icon by ~Mykou on deviantART

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  7. Posts : 4,282
    Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64
       #7

    craftymomma said:
    I'm with the original poster I hate the black and white icons.

    The battery is especially annoying since I can't look over and get the green visual I'm used to.

    Microsoft needs to get their act together and leave the good things alone. I miss the side bar too. I really liked being able to click on an icon and have it on top rather than having to remember to hit the windows and g key to see my clock.

    Anyone know how to make an icon with the windows and g key, so I don't have to remember it. After all I know I'm not the only one that suffers from Mom's disease (CRS). That'd be .
    You could always look at the system tray to see your clock or even better you could just hover over the show desktop button to be able to see your gadgets.
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