Changing pinned icons??


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7, Mac OS 10.5.6
       #1

    Changing pinned icons??


    I just noticed that it seems impossible to customize the icons of programs pinned to the taskbar/superbar.

    You can change the icon, and any other instances of it will appear properly, but the one pinned to the taskbar is the one contained in the EXE and nothing else.

    This is terrible, the taskbar/superbar is a lot like the OSX dock, but what good is it to have these nice big icons if you can't even customize them?

    Please tell me someone has found a work-around for this.
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  2. Posts : 4,573
       #2

    Create a shortcut. Customize the icon. Pin the shortcut.
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  3. Posts : 1,065
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #3

    maxsideburn said:
    I just noticed that it seems impossible to customize the icons of programs pinned to the taskbar/superbar.
    Not true
    This is what i did;
    You need to unpin the program from the taskbar, find the program in the Start menu, change the icon, open it back up, then pin the open instance.
    Make sense? LOL

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    maxsideburn said:
    the taskbar/superbar is a lot like the OSX dock
    Also not true (in my eyes anyways)
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  4. Posts : 5
    Windows 7, Mac OS 10.5.6
    Thread Starter
       #4

    doesn't work, only the shortcut thing worked for me.
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  5. Posts : 13
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #5

    I used Antmans method, worked sweet - thanks!!
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