Solved Customizing Google Chrome Icon

Phrosen

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Hello.

I'm trying to customize my Google Chrome Icon.
I downloaded a custom icon off the internet, then I changed the icon of the shortcut and pinned it to my task bar. All well and good as can be seen in the picture below:

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But when I open Google Chrome it reverts back to the old icon, as can be seen in the picture below:

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Does anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks in advance.
 

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Chrome Icon

Well I'm sorry to say that I don't have Chrome installed but I do have SRWareIron portable version installed.

So using that Chromium browser I tried changing icons and got the same problem. The old icon still shows up in the taskbar when it's run.

The solution was to not only change the icons in the .exe files using Resource Hacker

IronPortable.jpg

but also to modify chrome.dll

Chrome DLL.jpg

Hopefully that should give you a clue as to where to start looking.
 

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I needed to modify two chrome.dll files and one chrome.exe, but now it works.
Thank you very much for the help. =)

Result:
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Myself
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
AMD FX 8320
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 770
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer P223w
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Samsung SpinPoint 1TB @ 7200rpm
PSU
Corsair 620HX - 620W
Case
Lian-Li Scandinavian Edition
Keyboard
Razer Lycosa
Mouse
Razer DeathAdder
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