question . Windows 7 icons..i.e Printer desktop icon.

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by tnx, Apr 25, 2009.

  1. tnx

    tnx MDL Expert

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    #1 tnx, Apr 25, 2009
    Just installed the latest windows 7 buid 7100.
    Seems OK. Third time installing Windows 7 now and I am getting used to it.

    I especially like the nice shiney printer icon I have on my desktop.

    What I would like to know where does windows hide all it's icons, I want to copy them to my HDD and use them in an earlier version of windows.

    It's the little thing which please me... :rolleyes:
     
  2. PrEzi

    PrEzi MDL Addicted

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    #2 PrEzi, Apr 25, 2009
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    I think they still reside in the shell32.dll and quartz.dll.
    But I might be wrong since these are the old times. Also remember that you probably won't be able to use them in XP since they are 32-bit icons as I remember correctly (and XP can handle 16/8bit ico files).
    In Vista they should be OK.
     
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  3. tnx

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    #3 tnx, Apr 25, 2009 (OP)

    Thanks for the info...i will go look see...:)