Re: [OT] win desktop

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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
> > 
> > 
> 
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