{"id":526,"date":"2009-06-25T17:13:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainlitter.itgroove.net\/2009\/06\/25\/if-you-need-a-sexy-icon-on-your-desktop\/"},"modified":"2009-06-25T17:13:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T17:13:00","slug":"if-you-need-a-sexy-icon-on-your-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2009\/06\/25\/if-you-need-a-sexy-icon-on-your-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"If you need a sexy icon on your desktop\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ExternalClassA1C3348F593C43248332276DD644915C\">\n<p>Ok, it&#8217;s a web world now, but this old tip still crops up enough to warrant sharing. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you want to change an icon on your desktop to something sexier, you have a number of choices. You can of course download a new one (thanks Steve, for pointing out <a>www.iconfinder.net<\/a>, which has some really beauties and a search engine to find them) and attach it to your program or shortcut. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But if you need one in a pinch, or want to move your shortcut around and not have to carry an icon file with it to reference, you can also use shell32.dll (<span style=\"color:#e36c0a;font-size:12pt\"><strong>%SystemRoot%system32SHELL32.dll<\/strong><\/span>) which contains all the built in Windows icons \u2013 ready for use. I use this all the time, especially for a shortcut where I might want some pizzazz or simply need to point out that the icon being pressed is important (you know, like one that says <span style=\"color:#c0504d\"><strong>OPEN THIS TO DO YOUR JOB \u2013 THIS ONE, NOT THE LINK TO FACEBOOK, THIS ONE<\/strong><\/span>). <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/brainlitterarchive\/Lists\/Photos\/062609_0005_Ifyouneedas1.png\"> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>To reference a new icon <\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/brainlitterarchive\/Lists\/Photos\/062609_0005_Ifyouneedas2.png\"> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/brainlitterarchive\/Lists\/Photos\/062609_0005_Ifyouneedas3.png\"> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>TaDa! <\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/brainlitterarchive\/Lists\/Photos\/062609_0005_Ifyouneedas4.png\"> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, it&#8217;s a web world now, but this old tip still crops up enough to warrant sharing. \u00a0 If you want to change an icon on your desktop to something sexier, you have a number of choices. 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