first of all.........hi everyone! here's my first post, wanna tell ya all that i'm happy of havin' found such a good comunity!!.........
welll....since i'm a nubie here....sorry for the lame qestion but, can anyone tell me wich is the best way to change icons??
i mean from dektop link icons to normal forlders incons and such.......
thanx from now for the help!!
c ya all!
Hi, and welcome to Aqua-soft!
If you don't want to hack/change your .dll files, i suggest you try Iconpackager from Stardock. It is the most popular one. Too bad its shareware.
If you want a free alternative, try e-icons. There are others too, but i can't remember the names of them.
The best way (IMO) is to change your shell32.dll. But that's just my opinion. And it's free of course.
ok, i'm not afraid of hacking the shell32....just i don't exactly now how can i use alternative icons by changing the shell with a modded one.....
i mean, once i've changed the shell...what i have to do exactly?
let me know....thanx!!
bye
I suggest you to use Replacer. It is extremely easy to use, just follow the instructions.
Custom shell32.dlls can be found everywhere. Just search the forums.
If you really want to mod your windows to look like osx, i suggest you to dowload croka99's system file installer from aquaxp. It installs Pack's system files which changes almost every icon on windows.
ok....but isn't the croka's pack still not finalized?
i've read that he's still devolping the final version since some users experienced some probelms,
and again.......
if i have a set of icon that i want to use....how can i use it in a .dll file???
Just copy it to some other folder and open it with Reshacker. Then change the icons you want.
I have a picture that helps a lot. It has all the icons in shell32.dll.
ohh thank u sooo much.....i hope that reshak think isn't too complicate
thanx again.
i've also seen that the croka's pack it's final now.....but seems that no link is working........
No problem. Just ask if you need any help with reshacker.
Btw, here is a working link Installer.
the link u posted tells me forbidden access
and anyway i've tryie many time downloading from there but when it finishes it says that the file is corrupted
you can reshack your own files, e.g. shell32.dll, or you can download a ready-made one, with or without an installer. if you're having problems with the installer, just replace the file using replacer.
also, for those other icons like folders, etc., if you don't want to use the shell32, you can use iconphile. get it here.
ehi!
thanx ya all! reallyt appreciated
i'm gonna tryin' the programs u told me.......sadly
i've tried to use the croka's pack....but after installation my pc didn't rebooted anymore.......any time it got to the windows xp loading screen it got stucked and i dindn't managed to make it start again.....
i've formatted right now......
i hope that anyone can help at this
thanx ya all anyway!!
here ya go: http://www3.telus.net/_/replacer/ 
thanx!!!
and.........i know i'm gettin' tedious.......anyway.....can anyone tell me a good customized shell32 file?
id like to view a bunch of them.!!
thanx!
I have to add something here for those of us who don't hack shell32.
I think there are just 2 essential progz: Icon Workshop and Yz Toolbar.
For a smooth-running and sweet-looking system with minimal technical and system burden, these 2 progz together do a quite thorough job of icon replacement.
Wasup. I need an installer thats doesnt require sp1 for Windows XP. Holla at me.
Intelligent and eloquent posts like this one make me happy for beeing a member of this community 
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