There are
different ways to customize icons on Windows XP. The method to
change the desktop items like My Documents and Recycle Bin is
different from the method to change the icons of specific folders.
There is a different way to customize the icons regular file types,
While you customize icons on Windows XP, you can also change the
icons for application shortcuts.
How to change Recycle Bin, My Documents and My Computer icons?
Right-click
anywhere on the desktop.
Select Properties from
the list.
Display
Properties dialog box will appear. Choose the Desktop tab.
Click on the Customize Desktop button under the Desktop tab.
Desktop Items dialog
box will appear. Select the icon you want to change.
Click on the Change
Icon button.
Click
on the Browse button, and select the icon file you like.
Click on the OK
button.
How to
Change Icons for Specific Folders?
Right-click
on the folder for which you want to change the icon.
Select Properties from
the menu.
Choose
the Customize tab.
Click on the Change
Icon.
Choose an icon from the given list and click on the OK button.
However, you can't change the icon for every folder by using this method.
For example, you can't change the icon for a Windows folder like this.
How to
Change Icons for Regular File Types ?
You can change the
icons for the .txt files as well. You just have to follow these steps:
Open
any Windows Explorer like Hard Drive C.
Click on Tools.
Select
Folder Options in the Tools menu.
Click on the File
Types tab.
Select the file type
you would like to change.
Click on the Advanced
button.
You will see the 'Edit File Type' dialog box. Click on the Change Icon
button.
Choose an icon from
the given options.
Click on the OK
button.
You should not use
this method to change the icons for drives or folders. Also, there are a
couple of file types which will not allow you to change icons in this way.
How to
Change Icons for Application Shortcuts?
You can change the
icon for any application shortcut on the desktop, quick launch or the
start menu.
Right-click
on the application shortcut.
Select Properties.
Choose
the Shortcut tab in the next dialog box that appears.
Click
on the Change Icon button.
Select
the icon you prefer.
Click on
the OK button.
These are a few easy methods to customize the icons on Windows XP. In
addition to changing the icons of specific folders, application shortcuts
etc. manually, special soft wares are available which allow you to change
almost all the icons in your XP computer. You can download many icons
using the soft wares and save them in a folder.
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