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I-93 Problem: Youre tired of looking at the same the Printer icons in the start menu and want to change them to a custom set. The following registry entry lets you do so.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Classes\CLSID\{2227A280- |
3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon | |
Value Name: | <No Name> |
Data Type: | REG_EXPAND_SZ |
Value: | C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\Ancient Pathways Printer.ico,2 |
The number 2 is the number of the icon in the file you want displayed. In this case, 2 specifies the third icon because the first icon in a file is numbered 0. If no number is used, the default is 0.
I-94 Problem: Youre tired of looking at the same the dialup networking icon in the start menu and want to change it to a custom icon. The following registry entry lets you do so.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Classes\CLSID\{a4d92740- |
67cd-11cf-96f2-00aa00a11dd9}\DefaultIcon | |
Value Name: | <No Name> |
Data Type: | REG_EXPAND_SZ |
Value: | C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\Ancient Pathways Network.ico,2 |
The number 2 is the number of the icon in the file you want displayed. In this case, 2 specifies the third icon because the first icon in a file is numbered 0. If no number is used, the default is 0.
I-95 Problem: You are tired of looking at the same the MS Office Binder icon in the start menu. To change it to a custom icon, change the following registry entry.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Classes\CLSID\{59850400-6664-101B- |
B21C-00AA004BA90B}\DefaultIcon | |
Value Name: | <No Name> |
Data Type: | REG_EXPAND_SZ |
Value: | C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\Ancient Pathways Office.ico,2 |
The number 2 is the number of the icon in the file you want displayed. In this case, 2 specifies the third icon, because the first icon in a file is numbered 0. If no number is used, the default is 0.
I-96 Problem: You want to rename the Recycle Bin. You right-click on the Recycle Bin icon, but renaming it isnt an option. Modify the following key under ShellFolder.
Hive: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
Key: | CLSID\{645FF040-508I-101B-9F08- |
00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder | |
Value Name: | Attributes |
Data Type: | REG_BINARY |
Value: | 50010020 |
Now right-click the Recycle Bin, and you can rename the icon.
I-97 Problem: You want to delete the Recycle Bin Icon. Right-clicking on the icon brings up the menu, but it has no delete option. Modify the following key under ShellFolder.
Hive: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
Key: | CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08- |
00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder | |
Value Name: | Attributes |
Data Type: | REG_BINARY |
Value: | 60010020 |
Now right-click the Recycle Bin, and you can delete the icon.
I-98 Problem: You have deleted the Recycle Bin and now you want it back. Modify this registry entry and everything will be back as it was.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ |
Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace |
Add the following key:
Key: | {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA 002F954E} |
Value Name: | |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | Recycle Bin |
Press F5 to refresh the key, and theres the recycle bin.
I-99 Problem: You want to rename the Inbox. You right-click the Inbox icon, but renaming it isnt an option. Try this registry modification.
Hive: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
Key: | CLSID\{00020D75-0000-0000-C000- |
000000000046}\ShellFolder |
Modify the following value under ShellFolder:
Value Name: | Attributes |
Data Type: | REG_BINARY |
Value: | 50000000 |
Now right-click the Inbox, and you can rename the icon.
I-100 Problem: You want to delete the Inbox Icon. Right-clicking on the icon brings up the menu, but deleting it isnt an option. Try this registry modification.
Hive: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
Key: | CLSID\{00020D75-0000-0000-C000- |
000000000046}\ShellFolder |
Modify the following value under ShellFolder:
Value Name: | Attributes |
Data Type: | REG_BINARY |
Value: | 60000000 |
Now right-click the Inbox, and you can delete the icon.
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