adding downloaded icons to windows 7

[harryo1]

hello, i,ve downloaded some icons from the rockers team website which are brilliant i must add,but i have no idea how to to install them to replace my windows 7 ultimate icons,i have seached the forum but cant find a tutorial to install them,maybe i,ve been looking in the wrong place... so any help would much appreciated

 

[ryo]

hello and welcome..
what icon do you means? icon on the folder or on the start button or the other icons.

 

[Arc]

hello, i,ve downloaded some icons from the rockers team website which are brilliant i must add,but i have no idea how to to install them to replace my windows 7 ultimate icons,i have seached the forum but cant find a tutorial to install them,maybe i,ve been looking in the wrong place... so any help would much appreciated

Hi Harry
Which are those icons ? If those are general system icons, but not iconpacks, you cannot install them, you are to replace system icons with the downloaded icons. A tutorial link to how to do it is available below my sig

 

[harryo1]

hello, i,ve downloaded some icons from the rockers team website which are brilliant i must add,but i have no idea how to to install them to replace my windows 7 ultimate icons,i have seached the forum but cant find a tutorial to install them,maybe i,ve been looking in the wrong place... so any help would much appreciated

Hi Harry
Which are those icons ? If those are general system icons, but not iconpacks, you cannot install them, you are to replace system icons with the downloaded icons. A tutorial link to how to do it is available below my sig

G,day arc
Thanks for your time,i,m thinking they are the system icons, the pack is named full glass blue and here is the link so you can have look for yourself and tell me what you think.I,m not to computer savvy but i like to have a go at things to learn more about the ins and outs of a computer.- Icons

 

[Lasy B]

To replace a lot of those you are going to have to swap a lot of your system file icons out

 

[Arc]

G,day arc
Thanks for your time,i,m thinking they are the system icons, the pack is named full glass blue and here is the link so you can have look for yourself and tell me what you think.I,m not to computer savvy but i like to have a go at things to learn more about the ins and outs of a computer.- Icons

Nice choice. Those are my favorite ! You know, those are created by Mark , Mr Grim !!

But at the download you linked, contains all png images, you cannot make them use as icons (without converting). Better you search in "Customized icons" section of Virtual Customs • Home • Customize Your Virtual World! . It must be there . Or you can contact Mark for better suggestions, but he is not such active nowadays

 

[Lasy B]

Found the page links for you. Icon sets with install script and Icon sets without install scripts

 

[harryo1]

windows 7 icons

thanks for all the help,i have tune up utilities that have options to change icons and install icon packages whether that would help

 

[Lasy B]

Yeah, change all the icons you want / can and then save it as your own icon package.

 

[Arc]

thanks for all the help,i have tune up utilities that have options to change icons and install icon packages whether that would help

What stuff you downloaded ? If toy got the iconpackager with the installer, tuneup utilities will not needed at all . Actually the installer is not capable to be used with tuneup. If you have download the icon pack without installer, you may apply tuneup to change icons . Though the lovely glassy folder icon will not be made by tuneup at all Coz tuneup doesnot support live folders.

BTW, if you are planning to apply the iconpack installer, please backup your imageres.dll, shell32.dll and imagesp1.dll in a partition other than c manually, and have a bootable os disk in hand , like Puppy Linux 5.0 . Otherwise the installer may/might cause trouble.

 

[Lasy B]

What stuff you downloaded ?

Both links are there.

 

[ryo]

tuneup utilities doesn't support on live folders..like arc say..you have to backup it first for your safety to less the failure.

 

[harryo1]

windows 7 icons

I did,nt get a installer with them.It all sounds a little confusing,(probably is,nt though).Does anybody know a good site i can get iconpackages from,Ive checked out the one on tuneup but nothing really tickles my fancy.

 

[Arc]

I did,nt get a installer with them.It all sounds a little confusing,(probably is,nt though).Does anybody know a good site i can get iconpackages from,Ive checked out the one on tuneup but nothing really tickles my fancy.

Hi harry. Please describe what makes you confused, I will make it clear to you. It is not to be confused and not remain confused for a Seven Forums member. Everybody is here to support you.

Firstly, about the live folder part. In tuneup utilities, you have these two options for your folder icon



But a live folder (the half open folder with a hint of its contents) is the combination of five different icons viz



That is why you cannot apply live folder icon using tuneup (but a lot of other icons may be changed by it.

if there is any further confusion , let me know . I would try to make it clear.

 

[Arc]

And about tuneup icon packs, Go to these places
TuneUp America - Personalize Windows appearance - Icon packs
Browsing deviantART

 

[harryo1]

And about tuneup icon packs, Go to these places
TuneUp America - Personalize Windows appearance - Icon packs
Browsing deviantART

Hey arc, i found a program called stardock icon packager that will change every icon, what do think.

 

[Arc]

And about tuneup icon packs, Go to these places
TuneUp America - Personalize Windows appearance - Icon packs
Browsing deviantART

Hey arc, i found a program called stardock icon packager that will change every icon, what do think.

Good program !! You may use it . I have used it for days , and I am sure that it is a efficient one. The latest verson, i.e. iconpackager 5 can change live folder icons, too .

But one caution is needed . If you uninstall iconpackager , and if the uninstallation is done with an iconpackage other than the windows default is applied , your icon cache may be screwed up (I am a victim of such a circumstance ) .

It also has a remedy. Before installing Strdock's app, have a http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/663-backup-complete-computer-create-image-backup.html , and restore it if it is needed

 

[harryo1]

windows 7 icons

Thanks i made a backup and installed the new icons, all is well,thanks so much for all the help from windows 7 forum members i cant rate this site high enough.cheers

 

[Arc]

Thanks i made a backup and installed the new icons, all is well,thanks so much for all the help from windows 7 forum members i cant rate this site high enough.cheers

And Harry, your association is essential to maintain this rating. Hope you will actively participate here