Icon Viewer

[Chipper]

Hi Brink,

I just tried to install IV, and it didn't install; even in the changed compatibility mode.

Too bad. I could dig changing a folder's color so as to make more important things standout; manilla folders get to be a real bore after 10 or so years at the PC.

Can you give some advice, here, to getting this installed.

Thanks

Chipper

 

[Brink]

Hello Chipper,

When you install Icon Viewer with the correct 32-bit or 64-bit version as your Windows 7, it only adds a Icons tab when you right click on a file (ex: C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll) and click on Properties to see the icons in that file if available.



Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Chipper]

IconViewerII

Brink,

Why all the BS security?
Can't access.

Chip.

I'm absolutely sure I pushed the wrong button. No doubt. That's why I love these evil devices.

 

[Brink]

Chip,

I'm not sure of what you mean??

 

[trekfrk]

Hello Shawn,
Which icon viewer are you using?
Thanks,
Larry

 

[Brink]

Hello Larry,

It's this one.

Download IconViewer

 

[trekfrk]

They don't list Windows 7 support, will their X64 version work on a Windows 7 64 bit system?
Also, do you have a favorite Windows 7 fan monitoring program, like Speedfan or Everest that you can recommend?

 

[Brink]

Yep, I use it all the time on my 64-bit and 32-bit Windows 7 installations without a problem.

 

[trekfrk]

Do you have a favorite Windows 7 fan monitoring program, like Speedfan or Everest that you can recommend?

 

[Brink]

I don't use one, but either one of those are good, or HWMonitor.

 

[trekfrk]

Thanks

 

[Chipper]

Just checking my email now, and have to get to work, but will get back later.

Thanks all. And sorry for any confusing remarks on my part; I'll try to be more concise, heretofore

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Larry.

Ok, Chipper. Please let us know how it went.

 

[Chipper]

I'm just now getting back on the PC.

I guess the best thing to do, is try to re-install IconViewer again. I tried to install the 1st one listed at the top of the heap.

When the error warnings popup, I'll make a pic and post it[them]. I'm sure you pros will recognize right-off what the problem is.

Here I go. Be back soon.

 

[Chipper]

OK,

I just tried again to re-install IV, and it now said that it was installed successfully. So I right clicked on a few desktop programs and folders, but only saw the usual icons. Didn't see any new icons.

I guess this is how IV works, right? Right-click and go to PROPERTIES. That's what I did.

Oh well.

 

[Brink]

You will only have the Icons tab available in the properties page of a file if that file has a icon library included in it. For example the C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll file.

 

[Chipper]

OK.

So if you have an Icons Tab in properties, I don't understand what the point of IV would be. Wouldn't icons be shown/listed in the Icons Tab anyway? If not, why would an Icons Tab be present, if you couldn't access the icons?

I don't know, but maybe I'm just too thick.

 

[Chipper]

Ah!

I'm now reading all about Icon Viewer in the file iconview.chm contained within the IV Folder in Program Files.

I'll figure it out now. I guess what happened yesterday, was I clicked on "setup".exe in the IV Folder, not knowing that it was already installed. Goofy guy, I am. That must have triggered the error flags.

Thanks again, everyone, for the bother.

Chipper

 

[Barman58]

Chipper,

Just to stop any confusion, for others, Iconviewer Adds the icons tab to file properties - it's not there in a default installation

 

[Chipper]

Nigel,

Perfect answer. Thank you. That explains it all.

You guys are da' bess'.