How Can I Reshack Icons In My Shell32.dll

Hey,

I tried to resahck icons into different softs and had many problems.

I'd like to had new icons in my shell32, but don't want to have a non working windows.

Maud

Start Resource Hacker, and open the shell32.dll file by selecting "File", then "Open" (or Ctrl + O). Now, select "Action", and then "Replace Icon". A screen displaying the icon groups and a preview of the icon that accompanies the respective groups will appear.

For instance, you can see that the 'Run' icon group is resource 25, while the 'Help' resource is 24. If you need more help on identifying the various icons, here's a visual aid (you'll need to right-click on the link and choose Save Target As). Find the icon you want to replace on the right side of the window. Click on the "Open File With New icon ..." tab. Browse through your directories to look for the replacement icon and click "Open". You should see your new icon on the left side with the old icon on the right side. Select "Replace". Repeat the steps to replace more icons.

Once you're done with replacing the old icons with new ones, select "File" and then "Save As ...". Choose where you want to save this new customized shell32 file, for example on your desktop.

Once done, you would need to replace this new file with the old one. See this guide on how you can manually do it. Alternatively, you can use the program Replacer.

Remember: before you start hacking the file, it is EXTREMELY important that you make a backup of the file, in case anything goes wrong.

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another thing: you can't hack the system file while it's in use, so you'll need to make a copy of shell32.dll (e.g. copy to the desktop) and hack the copy.

also, if you search around, you might be able to find a shell32 with the style you want, saving you both time and effort. it's a long and tedious endeavor. :lol:

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The problem I had was

I tried to replace the icons inside a software called zoom player and when I saved it the thing wasnt working at all.

I'm afraid to do that with a shell or anything that critical to Windows...

I wanted to know if I had to respect a size for icons or something like that...

Anyway thanks for the answers

Maud

#56099

oh! sometimes programs don't like to be reshacked. samurize, for example, won't work after changing the icon. there are other similar hacking programs that you can try, though.

also, there are certain icon sizes, but i forget. maybe someone will post a response.

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