Preserved Topic: Changing systray icons...

Lately I've been getting into skinning, litestep, etc. and one thing is still bothering me about my desktop. Do any of the windows users out there know how to change systray icons? Thanks alot.

Systray icons?

All of those default icons are changable through the regestry editor.

Just go start > run > regedit

and do a search for the name of the dothingy that you want to change, like "Recycle Bin" ect..

Then, while looking at your results, look for the words 'default icon'. And change the path that its pointing too, to the path (of the image) that you want displayed.

- Dan -

[This message has been edited by Dan (edited 11-25-2000).]

I was just mucking with this on my machine, it's actually pretty accesable for the basic icons. Go to your control panels (in w2k) and select display. Choose "effects" and you'll see a menu button to change icons for basic system functions. For shortcuts, you can access this from the properties dialog, and for the others (that seem hidden, hrmph) you'll have to go to the regedit. Trying to change the icon for explorer seems like one big hassle, none of the right click options seem the same, dammit!

Your pal, -doc-

I have no problem changing those icons, but I can't find an entry for the systray icons in the registry. The icons I am referring to are the ones on the lower left that sit below the clock.

~Looks at screen~

Hmmph, the clock appears to be in the lower right <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif">

But I dunno how to change the icons under the clock =[
I'll tell you if I find out though.

- Dan -

Lower right, that's what I meant. Heh.

heh...i was just wondering, what free thing can i use to make icons? can i make them in PS and open them in the program and save them as icon files?

I use microangelo, you can get it at zdnet or downloads.com. Just make the icon in photoshop and paste it into the icon program.

You can save any bitmap image as a .ico file.. I use MSPaint to do that <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif">

- Dan -

last I checked, mspaint didn't support transparency...

alrighty.. i will check that out soon. heh.. i dont even have MSpaint installed... what? you say... i dunno where it is and i never use it so hay.

Unfortunately, there is no way to change System Tray icons. They depend on program that put them there, and only one who can change them is the corresponding program...

~-PBS Public Bulletin-~

I would just like to remind newbies who can barely SPELL 'registry' that screwing around in there can render your computer brain-dead..

be careful, if you have any questions, address them here before you delete 'HKEY_Local_Machine' because you don't like the name...

tskull@techie.com">
"War is a series of disasters which result in a winner." --Georges Clemenceau
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Heh. Are you trying to tell me I shouldn't have changed that to "MY_cool_computer"? Who the heck is HKEY anyway, and why should he own my local machine? Hrmph. ;-)

Your pal, -doc-

There is nothing more fun than messing around in the registry <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/biggrin.gif">

Like changing user names, oh you even can make a program run that wouldn't run because you didn't register <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif">
l0lz0rs ;-)

Petskull: I took your advice and deleted HKEY_Local_Machine and everything else that sounded stupid from the regestry but I think I messed something up because my computers not working right. Im on my other computer now. Should I not have deleted some of those things? Oh I also took the Doc's advice and just started renaming things. Is that wrong?

words of wisdom... 101

"messing about in your registry without making a back-up first is like performing brain surgery with a rubber mallet and a butter knife" <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif">

always make a back-up.. unless of course your a genius *or* you love formatting your drive and starting from scratch! heh

~Vp~

I've been fucking with the registry for a hell of a long time now and I've never had any problems. As long as you're careful, you don't have to worry about screwing anything up.

exactly... just know a little about what you're doing..

Doc, I pronounce it "HIGH-key" I dunno why...

tskull@techie.com">
"War is a series of disasters which result in a winner." --Georges Clemenceau
ICQ: 67751342

eyezaer: I use icon maker from www.easyapps.com and EppieDesktop lets you make icons for your windows start menu
Hope that`s what your loking for...

Vog, messing around in your resistry and then screwing everything up so bad that you hafta format your computer is just half the fun. The other half is when you realize that you've lost everything and your sisters college reports that she needs are now gone ...

[This message has been edited by Jestah (edited 11-26-2000).]

Personally, I reformat my HD at least once every two weeks. I find that it removes unecessary clutter and makes my computer run a lot faster. It also keeps all my programs updated to the newest versions. The only downfall is that it costs me quite a bit because I don't write down registration codes for the shareware I use. Sooo, I just end up buying new copies every couple of weeks. And boy, downloading all 600 songs that I have on my computer every 2 weeks is a bitch! In the end its all worth it. I have one clean runnin machine!