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.

  1. Execute "c:\windows\regedit.exe". You can operate it like explorer.
  2. At regedit open "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D\}\DefaultIcon" folder.
  3. At that Folder you see { } in the right window box.
  4. Double-click "(Default)" so a dialog turn up. windows95 save "My computer" icon's filename In this dialog.
  5. Fill the dialog with your "my computer" icon's filename and ",0".
  6. After that, restart windows.
  7. 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

  1. Execute "c:\windows\regedit.exe". You can operate it like explorer.
  2. At regedit open "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon" folder.
  3. At that Folder you see { } in the right window box.
  4. Double-click "(Default)" so a dialog turn up. windows95 save "Network computer" icon's filename In this dialog.
  5. Fill the dialog with your "my computer" icon's filename and ",0".
  6. After that, restart windows.
  7. It is almost same to change "My computer" icon, except the folder you open at regedit.


    To change "briefcase" icon

  1. Some people understand the way to change icons. It is almost same to change "My computer" icon, except the folder you open at regedit.
  2. At regedit open "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon" folder.


    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.

  1. If you open "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon" folder, in the right window box, you see 3 lines. (Default), (Empty) and (Full).
  2. (Empty) is "Empty Recycle Bin" icon and (Full) is "some files dusted Recycle Bin" icon. See now the Recycle Bin in your desktop, you can understand what (Default) means.


The easiest way to change registory data

  1. If you want to change "My computer" icon to "c:\icons\gw_to_2.ico,0".
  2. Make the file named "install.reg" by using notepad.exe.
  3. And write below and save.
  4. ----------------------------------------------------

    REGEDIT4

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D\}\DefaultIcon] @="c:\\icons\\gw_to_2.ico,0"

    ----------------------------------------------------

    After you save, double-click that file, and restart windows.

And to change "recycle bin" icons