Comments on: How to change the icons used for any file type on your PC http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/ Freeware reviews and downloads, featuring the coolest, best free software Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:50:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: edvin76 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-169818 edvin76 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:42:38 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-169818 @phool: iconpackager fils just plain zip files, rename, unpavk and youll get the icl-s @vincent: for icontweaker there is only two places to find extension enhancements these days on the whole intertubes (thats possibly a conspiracy of fanatic iconpackager supporters): here: http://skrell.deviantart.com/art/More-file-types-4-Icontweaker-77298383 and here: http://www.aqua-soft.org/board/showthread.php?p=509165#post509165 you need to register for free for downloading, ive tried both and works perfectly, although there might be overlappings, i havent checked that though. If anyone knows plugins and stuff, please tell me. @phool: iconpackager fils just plain zip files, rename, unpavk and youll get the icl-s

@vincent: for icontweaker there is only two places to find extension enhancements these days on the whole intertubes (thats possibly a conspiracy of fanatic iconpackager supporters):
here:
http://skrell.deviantart.com/art/More-file-types-4-Icontweaker-77298383

and here:
http://www.aqua-soft.org/board/showthread.php?p=509165#post509165
you need to register for free for downloading,

ive tried both and works perfectly, although there might be overlappings, i havent checked that though.
If anyone knows plugins and stuff, please tell me.

]]> By: Change the icons used for any filetype, file, or folder from the context menu with IconX Review & Download Link | freewaregenius.com http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-74909 Change the icons used for any filetype, file, or folder from the context menu with IconX Review & Download Link | freewaregenius.com Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:49:22 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-74909 [...] IconX, though, which is a completely different product. A few weeks ago I wrote about how to change the icons used for any filetype using a freeware program called Icon Phile. And although that program worked great for me, I [...] [...] IconX, though, which is a completely different product. A few weeks ago I wrote about how to change the icons used for any filetype using a freeware program called Icon Phile. And although that program worked great for me, I [...]

]]> By: TheLinx http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-73525 TheLinx Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:20:32 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-73525 Here is another download link: http://filesmelt.com/Filehosting2/downloader.php?file=iphile.zip Also, thanks for the guide :D Here is another download link: http://filesmelt.com/Filehosting2/downloader.php?file=iphile.zip

Also, thanks for the guide :D

]]> By: ram http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-70175 ram Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:12:37 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-70175 Download link for iconphile http://www.freeware-guide.com/OldGoodFreeware/files/iphile.zip Download link for iconphile

http://www.freeware-guide.com/OldGoodFreeware/files/iphile.zip

]]> By: EW http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-54752 EW Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:10:46 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-54752 i just found this, so if you have the time to test, that would be nice: http://www.speedapps.com/winicon_customizer.htm i just found this, so if you have the time to test, that would be nice:

http://www.speedapps.com/winicon_customizer.htm

]]> By: Nosh http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-54224 Nosh Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:08:21 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-54224 Try Nirsoft's FileTypesMan - it lets you manage everything to do with file associations, not just icons. The only drawback - it seems to accept only .ico files and you have to paste the path to the .ico file manually. At first it didn't seem to work but the changes showed up after a few seconds. Try Nirsoft’s FileTypesMan – it lets you manage everything to do with file associations, not just icons. The only drawback – it seems to accept only .ico files and you have to paste the path to the .ico file manually. At first it didn’t seem to work but the changes showed up after a few seconds.

]]> By: Boomer http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-53330 Boomer Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:48:53 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-53330 I have been scouring the internet to find a way to change system icons in vista. I have a media card drive and all drives (letters) show up as the same icon. There mus be a way other than placing autorun file on drive. I have been scouring the internet to find a way to change system icons in vista. I have a media card drive and all drives (letters) show up as the same icon. There mus be a way other than placing autorun file on drive.

]]> By: vincent http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-53178 vincent Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:43:32 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-53178 I have looked and looked and found iphile to be WAY too buggy and icontweaker to be too inflexible when adding more file extensions....if ANYONE can either explain how to expand icontweakers' file extensions supported or knows of a newer, better alternative i would LOVE them forever! I have looked and looked and found iphile to be WAY too buggy and icontweaker to be too inflexible when adding more file extensions….if ANYONE can either explain how to expand icontweakers’ file extensions supported or knows of a newer, better alternative i would LOVE them forever!

]]> By: phool http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-53002 phool Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:11:32 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-53002 I prefer icontweaker to iconphile myself. I just wish someone could develop a plugin for icontweaker to open iconpackager files :) I prefer icontweaker to iconphile myself. I just wish someone could develop a plugin for icontweaker to open iconpackager files :)

]]> By: Koselara http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-52830 Koselara Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:25:46 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-52830 I did a little hunting for in-dev programs for icon changing out of curiosity, and found this: http://www.icontweaker.com/ I don't have time to try it right now, but figured I'd share it anyway. :) I did a little hunting for in-dev programs for icon changing out of curiosity, and found this:

http://www.icontweaker.com/

I don’t have time to try it right now, but figured I’d share it anyway. :)

]]> By: Koselara http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-52781 Koselara Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:05:37 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-52781 Oh good, so I wasn't losing my mind when I saw ResizeEnable on RSS...how bizarre. This icon app looks useful, anyway -- I use the Folder Options method but after changing a few, it gets tiring. Especially if the option isn't visible where it's supposed to be and has to be set up manually. (Wonder if this will let me change my "My Documents" icon... I haven't had any luck doing that manually for some reason.) Oh good, so I wasn’t losing my mind when I saw ResizeEnable on RSS…how bizarre.

This icon app looks useful, anyway — I use the Folder Options method but after changing a few, it gets tiring. Especially if the option isn’t visible where it’s supposed to be and has to be set up manually. (Wonder if this will let me change my “My Documents” icon… I haven’t had any luck doing that manually for some reason.)

]]> By: Joe http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-52732 Joe Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:05:08 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/02/04/how-to-change-the-icons-used-for-any-file-type-on-your-pc/#comment-52732 You can change the icon for any file type in XP using the "Folder Options" control panel applet (which can also be accessed through the "Tools" menu in Windows Explorer). Choose the "File Types" tab, scroll down the alphabetical list to find the file type, and hit the "Advanced" button. The "Change icon..." button will let you browse for an icon to assign to that file type. This dialog is also a place where you can add right-click options to file types and choose a default action for double-clicking on a file type. It might be easier to change a bunch of icons at once with the drag-and-drop interface described above, but it looks like six steps before you can browse for your icon, when it only takes 5 steps (including opening "Folder Options") using Windows Explorer. Samer, the RSS feed for this post had the correct title, but the body was the beginning of your review of "ResizeEnable". You can change the icon for any file type in XP using the “Folder Options” control panel applet (which can also be accessed through the “Tools” menu in Windows Explorer).

Choose the “File Types” tab, scroll down the alphabetical list to find the file type, and hit the “Advanced” button. The “Change icon…” button will let you browse for an icon to assign to that file type. This dialog is also a place where you can add right-click options to file types and choose a default action for double-clicking on a file type.

It might be easier to change a bunch of icons at once with the drag-and-drop interface described above, but it looks like six steps before you can browse for your icon, when it only takes 5 steps (including opening “Folder Options”) using Windows Explorer.

Samer, the RSS feed for this post had the correct title, but the body was the beginning of your review of “ResizeEnable”.

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