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Post by anixx on Feb 2, 2024 10:18:30 GMT -8
How did Windows 95 apply complete icon themes, such as MS Plus! themes? Did it repleace dlls with icons or did some registtry substitutions?
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Post by TechSalt on Feb 2, 2024 10:39:39 GMT -8
It uses the registry for desktop icons. I am pretty sure it only changed the desktop icons
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Post by anixx on Feb 2, 2024 11:16:40 GMT -8
It uses the registry for desktop icons. I am pretty sure it only changed the desktop icons No. It changed all icons. For instance, the folder icon, control panel icon, printer icon, network conputers iccons. |
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Post by nonameneeded on Feb 4, 2024 11:11:26 GMT -8
Yes, all of this can be done with registry settings.
Even though the plus themes only changed a few icons, like "my computer", network, trashcan and "My documents" (on Windows 98) a lot of icons can be changed with registry settings.
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Post by anixx on Feb 4, 2024 11:28:03 GMT -8
Yes, all of this can be done with registry settings. Even though the plus themes only changed a few icons, like "my computer", network, trashcan and "My documents" (on Windows 98) a lot of icons can be changed with registry settings. The Plus! installation changed all icons, including the default folder icon.
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Post by nonameneeded on Feb 4, 2024 12:47:56 GMT -8
Ok, now I get what you mean.
These are no additional icons that the plus themes can change but it's rather a registry setting that will be applied by installing the Plus Package (there is a new tab in the display properties called "Plus" and there is one setting called "show icons with all possible colors" or something like that)
That setting will enable "high color" mode for icons and that's what can be seen in your screenshot.
But you wouldn't actually need the plus package to achieve this and the plus themes can't change all the icons.
But as I said, it is possible to change a lot of icons with registry settings, even in Windows 10 and 11 but it's a lot of work.
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Post by TechSalt on Feb 4, 2024 22:41:19 GMT -8
But as I said, it is possible to change a lot of icons with registry settings, even in Windows 10 and 11 but it's a lot of work. This is true. I use the "Shell Icons" registry key to change a ton of mine |
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Post by clara on Feb 5, 2024 3:20:27 GMT -8
The Plus! installation changed all icons, including the default folder icon. You don't actually need to modify shell32/imageres to change drive and default folder icons even in Windows 10. In my previous install about 3 years ago i did exactly that. I don't exactly remember what keys do this but I found them on tenforums, i think. So Plus using registry for this absolutely makes sense. |
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Post by TechSalt on Feb 5, 2024 11:31:16 GMT -8
The Plus! installation changed all icons, including the default folder icon. You don't actually need to modify shell32/imageres to change drive and default folder icons even in Windows 10. In my previous install about 3 years ago i did exactly that. I don't exactly remember what keys do this but I found them on tenforums, i think. So Plus using registry for this absolutely makes sense. You can change most (if not all) shell32 icons with the "Shell Icons" registry key |
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