Solved device/printers icons

[bassfisher6522]

When I open the device/printers tab from the start menu it shows all my devices currently connected to my PC...so far so good. My problem is that my printer icon for my installed printer, HP all-in-one Office-jet 5610v and is all updated, shows the icon for printer the doesn't remotely come close to what my printer looks like. I have found this article from MS that supposedly has a fix for this. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2403006

I've run this fix and it says that the fix has been applied but when I check the device/printer tab is shows the icon properly for about 1 sec and then goes back to the original non-conforming icon.

This problem occurs on all my PC's across my home network. Same result when trying to apply fix on all PC's.

 

[Britton30]

Jimbo does it look like....

If so I think you have the correct one. They don't use actual pictures of devices, just "realistic" icons. You can make an icon and install it I have heard. I ran the Fixit and no change.

 

[bassfisher6522]

Nope...that's what the fix turns it to which only lasts for a second, but what I end up with is this....

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Like Britton said, if you can find/make an icon you can edit the .dll these are stored in and replace it.

Danny

 

[Bongo]

That icon most likely will not be in a .dll I have the same icon and it is at c:\users\jerry\appdata\local\microsoft\device metadata\dmrccache\en-us\6404a1aa-9dab-47c1-a0a7-090e717f9471\DeviceInformation\deviceImageMFP.ico while you are in Devices and Printers right click on the printer icon create a shortcut right click on the shortcut go to properties and click on Change Icon Button and in the address field should tell you where your icon is located at.
Jerry

 

[boohbah]

Jimbo does it look like....
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If so I think you have the correct one. They don't use actual pictures of devices, just "realistic" icons. You can make an icon and install it I have heard. I ran the Fixit and no change.

sorrry gary ,but they do show actual images ,not for every device but for my printer it shows a image of the model i have.

 

[Britton30]

Jimbo does it look like....
View attachment 177765
If so I think you have the correct one. They don't use actual pictures of devices, just "realistic" icons. You can make an icon and install it I have heard. I ran the Fixit and no change.

sorrry gary ,but they do show actual images ,not for every device but for my printer it shows a image of the model i have.

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Oops! Maybe only newer devices have real pics, my printer is 6 years old or so.

 

[boohbah]

no worries gary, i was just complaining the other day that my new arc touch mouse wont show, and thats a new device. been on sale about a year now, i think.




Hhahaha, update , i just moved the nano receiver to a different usb port and it installed the device software again, and when i checked in printers and devices , guess what is showing .
thanks for this thread.

 

[Bongo]

Is this the icon you had?

That's from my Desktop with the HP 5610 hooked to it the other 1 in my other post is from my Laptop so it's a network printer. Here is that icon if you want it. View attachment HPIcon.zip
Jerry

 

[bassfisher6522]

Does it make it difference if it's a network printer? It's the only printer I have and it is set up as the network printer.

Bongo: I tried looking in my C: folder/drive I even un-hid all files and folders and I get as far as microsoft and from there it goes to windows. In there, there is game explorer, history and temp internet files. So now I'm really confused.

 

[Bongo]

Mine is a network to the desktop. Unhide files again & in Devices and Printers right click on the printer icon and create a shortcut(in will go to your desktop).


Right click the shortcut on the desktop and go to properties.


In the shortcut tab click on Change Icon button.


In that window highlight the location and copy it to a notepad if you want.


Then paste it in the start menu search, right click it and go to file location you should see your icon.


Jerry

 

[bassfisher6522]

Yep....I figured it out on how to get there...it still shows the old icon. I've dropped in another icon picture and removed the old one and it still shows up in device/printers as the old picture icon....now I'm at my wits end.

BTW...nice GUI instructions...thanks.

 

[Bongo]

Yep....I figured it out on how to get there...it still shows the old icon. I've dropped in another icon picture and removed the old one and it still shows up in device/printers as the old picture icon....now I'm at my wits end.

BTW...nice GUI instructions...thanks.

Did you make sure that the new icon had the same name as the old icon? Did you restart afterwards?
Jerry

 

[bassfisher6522]

uuuhhhh...nooo...just dragged/dropped it. Well, following that tid bit of advice that completely slipped by me....I now have the correct icon showing.

A big thanks Jerry!!

 

[Bongo]

You're Welcome
Jerry