Custom drive icon?

Markstar

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Hi,
under XP, I had my own .reg file and an icon library, so that the drives of the card reader would have nice icons in the explorer. However, adding the info and copying the file does not do the trick in Win7... has something changed? What can I do to get my own icons back?

Thanks in advance!
 

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Hi,
under XP, I had my own .reg file and an icon library, so that the drives of the card reader would have nice icons in the explorer. However, adding the info and copying the file does not do the trick in Win7... has something changed? What can I do to get my own icons back?

Thanks in advance!

markstar

the particular key is in a different location in the win 7 reg file. Maybe someone who has done this knows where.

on a different matter. could you fill in your system specs (lower left corner) so that we know what kind of hardware you have

Ken
 

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markstar

the particular key is in a different location in the win 7 reg file. Maybe someone who has done this knows where.
Yes, that would be great! :D

on a different matter. could you fill in your system specs (lower left corner) so that we know what kind of hardware you have

Ken
Done. :p
 

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Windows 7 RTM x64, Windows XP, Ubuntu 9.04
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X2 4850e
Motherboard
Jetway HA06
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2*takeMS 2048MB DDR2-800
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 4870
Sound Card
Audigy 2 eX
Monitor(s) Displays
24", 17"
Screen Resolution
1920*1200, 1280*1024
Hard Drives
2*500GB, 2*1000GB
...sadly no SSD yet...
PSU
bequiet! Straight Power 350W
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Chieftec BA-02B-B-B
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Logitech G11
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Markstar,

You should be able to use the same method below in Windows 7 to change a drive icon to a custom one.

Drive Icon Change - Vista Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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Markstar,

You should be able to use the same method below in Windows 7 to change a drive icon to a custom one.

Drive Icon Change - Vista Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn
Awesome - thank you! It appears that my .reg-file was correct (which I already guessed because the icons did change from the default value to the look when there is an image missing (see below).

I know now what the problem was: I used 96*96 for my custom icon library and apparently you have to have 256*256 (wow, that is a quarter of small screens!!! :shock: ). So I guess I'll be doing work with IconWorkshop. :p

Thanks again!
 

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My Computer

OS
Windows 7 RTM x64, Windows XP, Ubuntu 9.04
CPU
X2 4850e
Motherboard
Jetway HA06
Memory
2*takeMS 2048MB DDR2-800
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 4870
Sound Card
Audigy 2 eX
Monitor(s) Displays
24", 17"
Screen Resolution
1920*1200, 1280*1024
Hard Drives
2*500GB, 2*1000GB
...sadly no SSD yet...
PSU
bequiet! Straight Power 350W
Case
Chieftec BA-02B-B-B
Keyboard
Logitech G11
Mouse
Logitech M518
Internet Speed
DSL8000
Other Info
Also:
Toshiba Portégé M400 (T7200, 3GB RAM)
You're welcome Markstar. :)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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