Guest aj76 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I have put a cab file together to add a program to my device and add it to the start menu but I can't figure out how to give it it's own icon instead of the blue and white window. I have searched and found information on changing the icon but I want to get the cab to do it as part of the install so I can distribute to colleagues. Any help much appreciated. Regards AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gpcarreon (MVP) Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I don't know if my suggestions would help: 1. If you are referring to changing an EXE's icon, you can do so by editing the file using a resource editor. Recompile the file then make a CAB. 2. If you want to leave the EXE intact, you may trick the phone to use your desired icon. This will work with LNKs (Start Menu shortcuts). You can use your own icon resource file or point your LNK to use an existing EXE (or DLL) file. Check explanations below. Citing an example... You have a file (main.html) located at \Storage Card\Program Files\Seven\ and you want to have a LNK of the htm file on your Start Menu. Instead of using the default Internet Explorer's icon, you preferred to have the icon on the Start Menu use your defined icon. What you can do then is to: 1. Compose the LNK codes 00#"\Storage Card\Program Files\Seven\main.htm"?\Storage\Seven.exe,-0 - The sample code means 'main.htm' will use icon 0 of 'Seven.exe'. - 'Seven.exe' is your icon resource file located at \Storage. If you have several icons on the resource file, you can toggle which one to use by indicating the ID. 2. Copy-paste code in Notepad then save code as 'Any Name.txt' then change txt extension to lnk 3. Compose your INF. Include the lnk from instruction 2 as a regular file. Compile the CAB. Once CAB is installed on device, it would place the LNK on Start Menu, it's icon is ID 0 (zero) of your icon resource file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barabbas Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 - 'Seven.exe' is your icon resource file located at \Storage. If you have several icons on the resource file, you can toggle which one to use by indicating the ID. Anyone who can post an image of these icons with their command ID or tell me which icons have what ID? Would be much appreciated ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gpcarreon (MVP) Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Anyone who can post an image of these icons with their command ID or tell me which icons have what ID? Would be much appreciated ;) Shown below is a sample icon resource file named 'Seven.exe' with its 16 icons. The highlighted icon uses 0 as its icon ID. So when used in this sample code... 00#"\Storage Card\Program Files\Seven\main.htm"?\Storage\Seven.exe,-0 ... the Start Menu shortcut would look like Note link 2 (the tweaked one) is using icon 0 as opposed to link 1 (the default shortcut). I hope that helps. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barabbas Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Ah embarrassing.. :( I thought you was referring to the "built in" icons, the ones already in the device. My mistake, but tnx anyway ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tonev Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Is there way to change icons on folders in start menu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gpcarreon (MVP) Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Is there way to change icons on folders in start menu? This might help. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tonev Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gpcarreon (MVP) Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 No problem. Happy to help. Welcome to MoDaCo forum! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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