I have EVERYTHING I found that had the option, set to "classic", so I assume the Desktop is as well. How do I check that? I right click the desktop and 'properties', but the desktop tab does not have that option in that area. On the FIRST tab, "themes" there is a 'classic' option there in the drop-down, but it's now set to 'modified' which it probably did after I originally set it to 'classic' then made some changes. Is that the area you're speaking of?
Well, I plan on staying with XP for as LONG as possible. Going with the.... <a-hum> "windows tradition" of screwing up newer OS', there's no telling what stunts, and spying & privacy atrocities they are going to pull next. After XP, it looks like it's going to be Linux for me. -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner Want to exchange links with us? http://OrpheusComputing.com � ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kaulback" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Clint, have you switched the XP desktop to classic view? Changing the icons back to a win98 standard might be possible with a 3rd party tool. You are not going to enjoy the next windows Clint ;) Peter Kaulback In the hour of 03:45 AM 19/03/2003 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke this: >Thanks Ed, but I know that, that's what I've been doing, but it's >not working. Since that was not 'my original post' so to speak, >I didn't go into details....but will now. > >I hate the XP icon theme, I guess I'm just used to 98/ME icons. >I was able to change many of them, I even brought the shell32.dll >file from ME to XP and I'm using it ok in most cases. I can't >find the old calculator icon, it's not in the shell32, it's in >the calc.exe file so I'll have to get it off a '98 PC. With the >control panel, for some reason every time I try and change it >back to the 98/ME icon (that yellow folder with the hammer and >screwdriver on it), it won't work. I pick it, and it STAYS the >XP default control panel icon! Odd. I even tried on it the old >shell32 file (which is working on some other icons), but it won't >work as well on the control panel icon. I find myself searching >all over the desktop for that 'yellow folder with hammer and >screwdriver' on it, since for 5+ years that's what I've been >looking for! Funny how we get trained on certain things! > >I guess what I'm going to have to do, is take the icon from the >shell folder using IrfanView, save it as a .ico, create a hidden >folder called 'icons', and 'browse' to it. Yep, that worked. >-Clint > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Clint, >Just read your post about having an Icon problem >with changing Control Panel Icon on desktop. > >I just made a shortcut Control Panel on my desktop. >Properties - Change Icon - Apply >and it works on my XP-Home Edition. >Ed > > <Clint wrote:> > >I have an icon problem with XP as well. To mention one, I can't >change my control panel icon on my desktop. It won't "take". >-Clint ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
