Re: [OT] win desktop
- Posted by "Kat" <gertie at visionsix.com> Dec 21, 2004
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On 20 Dec 2004, at 18:48, CoJaBos_temp_account wrote: > > > posted by: CoJaBos_temp_account <cojabo_0 at yahoo.com> > > Kat wrote: > > > > On 20 Dec 2004, at 16:58, jxliv7 wrote: > > > > > > > > posted by: jxliv7 <jxliv7 at hotmail.com> > > > > > > icons: > > > if you're talking about the icons for any shortcut on the desktop, then > > > they > > > are stored in the application .exe itself. access them by right-clicking > > > on > > > the shortcut and using the 'change icon' button. any icon on the computer > > > can be used for any .lnk file, you just have to assign it. if you're > > > talking > > > about icons for the system folders or 'my computer' or 'recycle bin', > > > etc., > > > on the desktop, those are accessed by right clicking on the desktop and > > > going to 'effects'. there you may change the icons to anything you want as > > > well. obviously, when you access the icons via the shortcut properties or > > > the display properties/effects tab, you can see where the icons reside. as > > > for a central cache of icons, windows usually tries to use icons from > > > [drive]:[windows directory]\system32\shell32.dll or \moreicons.dll. the > > > nice > > > thing about Windows is that if you construct a 32x32 icon (using, for > > > example, IconArt) it can be used almost anywhere. > > > > I meant where are the icons ON THE DESKTOP (information pertaining to > Did you read my post? Yes i read your post. > http://www.listfilter.com/EUforum/m8947.html Yes i read it. I've been sitting here being told i cannot do anything, have an iq of 60, never had an original thought, and that's from my mom. Sorry i didn't drop real life to get to your email right after you sent it. Did you read http://TiggrBox.Info ? Please, i must be wrong, tell me which has priority? thanks, Kat > > > how and where) stored, not where are they stored in the applications they > > represent. Once on the desktop, where does windows save the data as to where > > the icon is ON the desktop. On the screen, the x and y of the monitor > > screen. > > The placement of the icon on the desktop. I am sorry i was not clearer. > > > > Kat > > > > > > >