Get Vista network status icon back

[Fennomenal]

Hi!

Is there a way to get the Vista network status icon back? I love it, it's very intuitive, it's beautiful, and I think the Win7 version is poor in comparison.

Thanks.

 

[Bongo]

Welcome to the Seven Forums
Have a look at this Network Activity Indicator for Windows 7 - IT Samples From our list of free programs here http://www.sevenforums.com/software/92-free-great-programs-windows-7-a.html
Here is a thread http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/7150-m-please-bing-back-animated-network-icons-etc.html that on page 3 and 4 that have some suggestions to.
Jerry

 

[Fennomenal]

Notice I'm not talking about the animated (blinking) XP icon. Looks like there are all kinds of Freeware tools that get you some kind of other icon, but the thing that would interest me is whether you could hack your way back to the original Vista icon.

 

[Bongo]

If you just want to replace it and you have a copy of the Vista icons you can put it in the pnidui.dll in both C:\Windows\System32 & C:\Windows\SysWOW64
the image numbers are
3020, 3035, 3048, 3051, 3054, 3081 through 3089
Jerry

 

[Fennomenal]

Oh yeah, I was looking for something like this! But how am I going to do this? I'll have to extract the images from some Vista DLL (which I don't know) and then manipulate the aforementioned Win7 DLLs.

P.S. Funny, the website just replaced "W.i.n.7" with "Windows 7" (had to write it with periods this time)

 

[Bongo]

I'll have to extract the images from some Vista DLL (which I don't know) and then manipulate the aforementioned Win7 DLLs.

Yes or look online for them. This so you how to change folder icons but it's the same way with the pnidui.dll http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/144807-folder-icon-change-default-icon.html
Jerry

 

[Bongo]

If you find the icons I will change them for you like I did here http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/27667-change-notification-area-icons-3.html
Jerry

 

[Fennomenal]

Okay, I'll try my luck. I wonder whether the Vista icon is actually compatible regarding its exact size, for instance, or whether it would get oddly resized.

 

[Bongo]

Okay, I'll try my luck. I wonder whether the Vista icon is actually compatible regarding its exact size, for instance, or whether it would get oddly resized.

They should be compatible.
Jerry

 

[Fennomenal]

Okay. Thank you.