How to make custom icons and folder icons ?

[gh0st-]

Can anyone teach me how to make custom made folder icons just like garmin did and the other cookers out there? thanks ^_^

[vickoy]

you need a tool like "reshacker" to change the resources of IconRes.dll (file wherein the folder icon stored) :D

[pak kamchan]

you need a tool like "reshacker" to change the resources of IconRes.dll (file wherein the folder icon stored) :D

how to do it,brother? tell me step by step please.:rolleyes:

[vickoy]

- download the reshacker Here! (http://rapidshare.com/files/128079807/RESOURCE_HACKER.zip)

- extract RESOURCE_HACKER.zip in any folder you like.

- get the IconRes.dll from your \device\windows folder

- go to folder wherein you extracted reshacker. run reshacker.exe

- open IconRes.dll, you will see a "tree map" on the left side panel. click the folder named "icon" then select the icon you wish to change. after that, click "Action" from pull down menu then "replace icon". as easy as that.... :D

- dont forget to save your work and bring it back again to \device\windows folder.

[gh0st-]

- download the reshacker Here! (http://rapidshare.com/files/128079807/RESOURCE_HACKER.zip)

- extract RESOURCE_HACKER.zip in any folder you like.

- get the IconRes.dll from your \device\windows folder

- go to folder wherein you extracted reshacker. run reshacker.exe

- open IconRes.dll, you will see a "tree map" on the left side panel. click the folder named "icon" then select the icon you wish to change. after that, click "Action" from pull down menu then "replace icon". as easy as that.... :D

- dont forget to save your work and bring it back again to \device\windows folder.

thanks so much for this. :)

[vickoy]

no problem!

[pak kamchan]

............- dont forget to save your work and bring it back again to \device\windows folder.

thank you very much, it's very useful tutorial.
regard.

edit; in my xda o2 atom that run on PDAVIET 19965, it only has Icon_batterry and Icon_AC. I can't see IconRes.dll in device>windows. help me please!!

[mykolor]

ShellRes.dll or IconRes.dll

[pak kamchan]

ShellRes.dll or IconRes.dll

Again please!
ShellRes.dll is as same as ShellRes.dll0409mui isn't it?

[Tna]

It seems that is impossible to copy the Shellres.dll from windows folder to the pc. Using totalcommander it doesn't allow me to copy it to anywhere.

Any ideas?

(running stock wm6)

[joannaex]

I don't see why anyone should go to all this trouble. All you need to do to change a folder's icon is to create an icon.lnk file (make it hidden so it doesn't show up) and change the shortcut to whatever path your icon is located. For example, \windows\niceicon.ico or \my documents\myshellres.dll -654

Hacking of course does make a nice hobby :D