Solved help with icons

[nick2316]

So i just found some really cool folder icons and downloaded them but i dont know how to add them to the icons that windows already has.could anyone please explain to me how to do this or point me in the right direction to get more info?thx

 

[Maguscreed]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/80478-desktop-icons-enable-disable-changing.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/920-desktop-icons-change-restore-default-icon.html

 

[Brink]

Hello Nick, and welcome to Seven Forums.

In addition, these may be what you after.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/144807-folder-icon-change-default-icon.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23825-folder-icon-change-windows-7-default-folder-icon.html

Folder Icon Change - Vista Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Maguscreed]

I bow to brink master of all tutorials.

 

[Brink]

 

[nick2316]

thanks alot for the replies i have got that problem all figured out and now i have yet another one,i am trying to delete the text under the icons,i have tried the alt 255 thing and that wont work because i am using a dell inspiron 1545 and i dont think it has any kind of number lock key on it!! please help any suggestions would be appriecated.thanks again

 

[Bongo]

thanks alot for the replies i have got that problem all figured out and now i have yet another one,i am trying to delete the text under the icons,i have tried the alt 255 thing and that wont work because i am using a dell inspiron 1545 and i dont think it has any kind of number lock key on it!! please help any suggestions would be appriecated.thanks again

Have a look at this http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/161985-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html
Or
http://www.sevenforums.com/customiz...desktop-icon-text-but-laptop-w-o-numlock.html
They work I have done it.
Jerry

 

[Brink]

That's great news Nick.

Yeah, you can use Character Map in the links above instead to hide the icon text.

 

[kado897]

You could also try the on screen keyboard. That has a number pad. Just type osk.exe into search to find it.

 

[nick2316]

thank you

thank you very much all my problems are solved or at least for now lol

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Nick. I'm glad that we could help.

 

[kado897]

Glad to be of help nick.