How to
use "registory editor"
Registory Editor can change many windows95's configrations.
To change registory by using "registory editor" is dangerous. If you want to change, you must backup "c:\windows\system.dat" file and "c:\windows\user.dat" file. And if windows don't work after you change registory data, copy these two file to "c:\windows" folder.
To change "My computer" icon
I think it is hard to understand. So I write a example.
If you unziped this software in " c:\icons " and want to change "My computer" icon to"c:\icons\gw_to_2.ico",
Execute "c:\windows\regedit.exe". You can operate it like explorer.
At regedit open "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D\}\DefaultIcon" folder.
Double-click "(Default)" so a dialog turn up.
Fill the dialog with "c:\icons\gw_to_2.ico,0", and restart windows.
c:\icons\gw_to_2.ico,0 means c:\icons\gw_to_2.ico 's first icon data. Some file contains two or more icon data, so you should chose one of icon data."0" is first. "1" is second............
To change "Network computer" icon
It is almost same to change "My computer" icon, except the folder you open at regedit.
To change "briefcase" icon
I think all people understand the way.
The most important thing to change icon is folders you open at regedit.
icons | Folders |
"My computer" icon | {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} |
"Network computer" icon | {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} |
"briefcase" icon | {85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D} |
"Font" icon | {BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534} |
"Printer" icon | {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} |
"Control Panel" icon | {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} |
"Dial-Up Networking" icon | {992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48} |
"Recycle Bin" icon | {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} |
However, "Recycle Bin" icon is different from them.
The easiest way to change registory data
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REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D\}\DefaultIcon] @="c:\\icons\\gw_to_2.ico,0"
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After you save, double-click that file, and restart windows.
And to change "recycle bin" icons
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REGEDIT4
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After you save, double-click that file, and restart windows.
check point
If you want to chose "C:\icons\gw_dust1.ico,0", you should write "C:\\icons\\gw_dust1.ico,0".