Create or change icons on PPC 2003?

[ccarrara]

Is there any way to change an icon in PPC2003 mobile?

Specifically, I use the program Battery Pack 2004 (v5.3) which comes with the Today screen plugin "Program Bar". This lets you setup shortcuts and place them on an MS Office like bar on the today screen. but many of the icons are generic and confusing and I'd like to change them. For example, if I add a link/shortcut to a folder called "Utilities", the link/shortcut shows up as a folder icon. If I place several different similar links next to each other, they all look the same. I'd like to change the icon to something meaningfulld, like a folder with a bit U on it ....

Any ideas?

[Biso007]

create or copy any desired icon file into this folder and name it "icon.lnk"

[ccarrara]

create or copy any desired icon file into this folder and name it "icon.lnk"

Thanks, I'll give that a wirl....

[ccarrara]

Created an Icon, copied it to the Windows\Startmenu\Util directory and renamed it icon.lnk.

Notta. ??

[ednap]

There are icon creation programs out there as I remember trialing one for a while. Wasn't freeware and din't end up buying it. Don't remember the name but I downloaded from handango.

If you wanted to change the icon I presume you would also need to creat a shortcut link the exe file you want to execute?

Ed

[ccarrara]

edcap,
I have an Icon creator, editor. In fact, I have the icon I want to use. But the question I have is how do I get it to show up on PPC2003? Specifically, how do I make it be the icon for a folder I have created?

Thanks in advance...

[ccarrara]

Help??? :?:

[skenliv]

Ive been searching for it, but never found how to change the icons nor manual or with any program. I don´t think it´s possible to change the icons on WM2003.

[ccarrara]

Thanks, but it HAS to be possible. :wink:

We have 2 remote control rovers driving around on Mars right now taking pictures, drilling into rocks and digging holes in the red sand. We MUST be able to change an icon in my PDA?? :shock:

[tadzio]

Thanks, but it HAS to be possible.

Yes, it is. But it's not really simple, and I don't know the whole story, so this is more of a hint to get you started, not a complete solution.

Look at the "Games" folder in your start menu for an example. It has a different icon. So, if you look into the actual Games folder, there is a file called icon.lnk. This is NOT the actual icon, but a link (sic!) that points to an icon resource inside the ceshell.dll.

I did not try, but it may suffice to have that link point to an icon file (whatever that format is). Also, make sure you get the number in front of the # sign in the icon.lnk file right.

If all else fails, create a DLL that contains your icons as resources (you'll need a resource editor for that - Visual Studio has one, for example, but there are others), and have the icon.lnk point to an icon resource inside that DLL, similar to how the Games folder icon works.

Cheers
Daniel

[skenliv]

Search the net for this sollusion, described by tadzio above. I know there even is programs for changing foldericons. Altough, there is no program for changing program icons yet..

And ive found no sollusion to this, anywhere...

Happy hunting, if you find anything. Please let us know!