Solved How to change icon in devices and printers

conoflex · Aug 25, 2011

How to change icon in devices and printers ?
Is there an easy fix or step by step guide or even tutorial somewhere ?

Bongo · Aug 25, 2011

Are you talking about these icons?

If so they are in the DDORes.dll in both C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWOW64 for 64-bit
You should work on copies of the .dll on your desktop using a resource hacker of some kind. After you have made your changes you will need to take ownership and give yourself permission so you can rename the old .dll and replace it with the new one
look at post #6 in this thread and it will tell you how
http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/179502-basic-networking-information.html#post1525656
if you need more info or help let me know.
Jerry

conoflex · Aug 26, 2011

Nice 1 thanks :thumbsup:

Bongo · Aug 26, 2011

You're Welcome
Jerry

conoflex · Aug 27, 2011

I managed to do it but I can't get the image as large as the orignal win 7 one, I've tried resizing it but doesn't seem to make any difference any ideas on how to make show larger if you know what I mean.

Bongo · Aug 27, 2011

conoflex said:
I managed to do it but I can't get the image as large as the orignal win 7 one, I've tried resizing it but doesn't seem to make any difference any ideas on how to make show larger if you know what I mean.

Put that icon in a zip folder and upload it here and let me look at it.
Jerry

conoflex · Aug 28, 2011

Upload of icon, could you tell me exactly where the correct place to put this icon please see the 2nd & 3rd attachments.
Just want to make sure I've got the right place.
Thanks very much for your help. :thumbsup:

Bongo · Aug 28, 2011

You are putting it in the right place Icon Group

You need to make it 256x256 then it might look better, but you need to make the background transparent by making it a .png then convert to a .ico

2061.ico-1.0 (RGB, 13 layers) 256x256 – GIMP.png

If you upload the image I can try to do it for you.

Jerry

conoflex · Aug 29, 2011

Cheers Jerry top man thanks :thumbsup:

added the original 650D icon to a zip file, this how I got it but when tried to use this it would NOT open devices & printers, I must be doing something wrong

Bongo · Aug 29, 2011

I used your icon and got it to work for me

I have attached two zip's with the .dlls inside that I put your icon in make sure you follow the procedure in post #6 in this thread http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/179502-basic-networking-information.html#post1525656 and restart when done. You may need to rebuild your icon cache http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html
Let me know if you need more assistance.
Jerry

conoflex · Aug 29, 2011

Excellent again thank you so much, do I change the .dll in both folders system32 and SysWOW64 or just the 1

Bongo · Aug 29, 2011

conoflex said:
Excellent again thank you so much, do I change the .dll in both folders system32 and SysWOW64 or just the 1

Yes you do in both
The .dll I put in there are for SP1 if you don't have that installed post your .dll
Jerry

conoflex · Aug 29, 2011

Ok will try this asap, thanks again.

Bongo · Aug 29, 2011

conoflex said:
Ok will try this asap, thanks again.

Let us know how it turns out.
Jerry

conoflex · Aug 30, 2011

Turned out perfect :thumbsup:

Thanks for all the help your the man

Going to have a go at a different one, printer icon was showing correct a while back now they are generic ones.

http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo226/conoflex1/snipp2.jpg

Bongo · Aug 30, 2011

conoflex said:
Turned out perfect
Thanks for all the help your the man

You're Welcome

conoflex said:
Going to have a go at a different one, printer icon was showing correct a while back now they are generic ones.

Did you rebuild your icon cache http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html that may help.

Hint: for some of the devices and printers right click on the icon and Create Shortcut it should go to your desktop

Then right click on the shortcut go to Properties then go to the Shortcut tab then click on Change Icon button.

HP Officejet 5600 series on-PC - Shortcut Properties.png

In that window highlight and copy the location and paste it to a note pad it will tell you where the icon is located. For my HP printer it was located at c:\users\jerry\appdata\local\microsoft\device metadata\dmrccache\en-us\6404a1aa-9dab-47c1-a0a7-090e717f9471\DeviceInformation\deviceImageMFP.ico

Jerry

conoflex · Aug 30, 2011

Sorted, your a marvel Jerry thanks again.

http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo226/conoflex1/snipp3.jpg

Bongo · Aug 30, 2011

Good to hear you got it sorted out.
Jerry

boohbah · Aug 30, 2011

the printer icon should show correctly again if you reinstalled the printer software.
excellent tip on the shortcut icons jerry .

Bongo · Aug 30, 2011

boohbah said:
the printer icon should show correctly again if you reinstalled the printer software.
excellent tip on the shortcut icons jerry .

Thanks boo

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