Solved how to change the Recorded TV icon in Windows 7 Start Menu

[BorgX]

been playing around changing all the icons possible and im pretty much there!

the only icon left is the recorded TV icon in the start menu

has anyone found the entry for it in the registry yet??

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Hi BorgX

You can change that in the registry with this key -

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{1A6FDBA2-F42D-4358-A798-B74D745926C5

Danny

 

[Brink]

Hello Borg, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If you like, you can use the tutorial below as a guide for how to change the icon, but using the registy location Danny posted above for "Recorded TV" instead.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180075-help-support-change-default-icon-start-menu.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[BorgX]

Hi BorgX

You can change that in the registry with this key -

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{1A6FDBA2-F42D-4358-A798-B74D745926C5

Danny

thats great thanks danny, it worked
i've now changed all the icons

 

[BorgX]

Hello Borg, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If you like, you can use the tutorial below as a guide for how to change the icon, but using the registy location Danny posted above for "Recorded TV" instead.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180075-help-support-change-default-icon-start-menu.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi Brink, thanks for the welcome and for the reply

 

[Brink]

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

 

[BorgX]

hey guys (Brink, Danny)

i was a little bit rash and quick to think that it worked but errrr it didn't!
this recorded TV icon is being really stubborn and wont change!

i forgot to mention that i have the 64bit version of Windows 7 Ultimate

i followed what Danny put and change the path to where i keep my icons and i copied the path exactly.

I know that with 64bit versions you have to go to (Wow6432Node) section and make the change in there too. i even created a new key and renamed it DefaultIcon and then added the path to the default string but that didn't help either!

its the only icon that has not changed, changing all the others was a snap but this one just doesn't wanna change!!

can you guys shed any more light on this please?

p.s - Brink i clicked your link but got a little confused by it

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Thats odd works fine for me on x64


Have you tried - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

Danny

 

[BorgX]

Thats odd works fine for me on x64
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Have you tried - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

Danny

Danny if i do that wont it reset all my icons back to windows default!

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

No it with just delete the existing icon cache and rebuild it on reboot. It will cause you no problems with your custom icons and may well solve your problem.
Just make sure you have made the alterations to that key first, download the bat file, right click "run as administrator" and follow the prompts on the cmd to reboot.

Danny

 

[BorgX]

ok will try now and get back to you

 

[BorgX]

Danny that didn't work

can you do me a favor and put a picture up of your entry in the registry for it so i can compare and make sure im doing it right??

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Mine isn't quite the same as I have the start menu entries doc/music/picts/rec tv opening to my user folders on another drive rather than libraries so mine takes its icon from that folder - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...der-buttons-open-users-instead-libraries.html
If you post a snip of what you have will have a look for you.

 

[BorgX]

here is a snap shot of my registry entry for Recorded TV

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

If I'm honest its that long ago I did it this way I just cant remember and dont have a default key to test it on.
This is mine but like I said I mover the locations to my "D" drive


The other option is to change the recorded tv library icon in the imageres folder and do it that way

 

[BorgX]

Hey Danny i know this post is old news now but just thought i would mention i finally changed the Recorded TV Icon in the start menu!

i upgraded to a new version of Microangelo On Display and that finally let me right click the icon and change it!