I've been stuck trying to find...

Anak · 23 Jul 2010

Hi! tpod, welcome to W7F :)

This may be relevant. I searched my gateway, and found this file.
See path in first attachment.

Then opened the "changethecomputericon" folder, and found the icon. I haven't found the icon for the cow skin though.

You would have to search for HP folders, and when the icons for the files stop building check to see if you do have one of these:

In lieu of that you could install an icon extractor to scrub your files to find it. This one has a good rating from Cnet:IcoFX - The Free Icon Editor

It's main job is editing, but it will extract 32bit icons, and tell you the location.
If extractors can't find them they usually don't exist.

tpod · 23 Jul 2010

sygnus21 said:

tpod said:

I may have to ask HP for help with this....

???? Why not just search for an icon on the net?

BTW how did you lose it?

I didn't loose it, I just want to find it. and no, that doesn't work either. I tried multiple search engines to find the picture but I couldn't.

sygnus21 said:

Pusspa said:

EDIT: and btw, the location i first supplied IS the location for the question you originally asked!

Yes that is the default location for those pictures.... however his answer is that it's not there. Not surprising since It's not a "standard" Microsoft icon/picture.

tpod said:

Pusspa said:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures

thank you, it helped but I still couldn't find the picture I was looking for.

Any, good luck on your search tpod.

Strange though, for the picture I'm looking for, there is one more that shows up on the default gallery choosing on the nxt row after it, but it doesn't show in that folder either yet it should be a "standard" Micosoft icon/picture...

@Anak: umm there may be a problem since my computer hold both 32bit and 64bit items. and I'm starting to think that the image may be a 64 bit type. I evn tried looking up icons in the search but I didn't get anything.

Anak · 23 Jul 2010

If you search _ 64 bit icon extractors _ you can find them, but they mostly look like share/trialware.

Ch@n · 26 Jul 2010

Is it available under C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 under the name OEMLOGO.BMP

Anak · 26 Jul 2010

dre@ms said:

Is it available under C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 under the name OEMLOGO.BMP

Works for me. I had to go a couple of extra folders.

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\OEM\Logo

Ch@n · 26 Jul 2010

Thanks for the heads up pal..

tpod · 26 Jul 2010

dre@ms said:

Is it available under C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 under the name OEMLOGO.BMP

no, and oemlogo.bmp doesn't even show up on a search.

Ch@n · 26 Jul 2010

Anak said:

Works for me. I had to go a couple of extra folders.

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\OEM\Logo

Did you tried this location?

tpod · 30 Jul 2010

yes, I have. I don't have a OEM folder in my computer.

And no offence, but as far as I can tell, none of you use an HP laptop...

Anak · 30 Jul 2010

tpod said:

yes, I have. I don't have a OEM folder in my computer.

And no offence, but as far as I can tell, none of you use an HP laptop...

No offense taken........

Its gotta be there somewhere.

If your machine is displaying it, there has to be a file.

Check the bottom of TheSchaft's post #9 here:
How to change Recycle Bin Desktop Icon

There is a link for a little utility (free) called Icon viewer Download IconViewer, but be sure to read up on it here: About IconViewer

I may have missed it, but have you un-hidden all your folders, and files?
Not sure if iconviewer can check hidden folders/files.