FAQ

Please keep in mind that exspecially the tricks marked as "Expert" can damage your system so that (in the worst case) you have to reinstall Windows.

• How can I extract the cursors and icons from the .ZIP -file?
• How can I install an icon with Windows95/98?
• How can I install an icon with Windows 3.x?
• How can I install a cursor with Windows95/98?
• How can I change the icons of the Win95-items (My computer, Trashcan, etc.)?
• How can I change the startbutton-icon in Windows95?
• How can I change the icon of a certain folder in Windows95?
• How can I change the icon of a certain folder in Windows98?

1. Copy the icon or iconlibrary anywhere onto your harddrive.
2. Click with the right mousebutton on the Shortcut you want to change the icon of.
3. Select "preferences".
4. Select "Program" or "Shortcut".
5. Click on "change Icon".
6. Click on "Browse"
7. Open the Iconfile.
8. Select the Icon you want.
9. Go back by clicking "ok" two times.

1. Copy the Icons anywhere onto your harddisk.
2. Mark the item you want to changewith the mouse, so that it is blue.
3. Open the File-menu.
4. Open Preferences.
5. Click on change Icon.
6. Click on Browse.
7. Open the Iconfile you want to install.
8. Go all the way back by clicking on OK.

1. Copy the cursors you want to use to the C:\WINDOWS\CURSORS directory.
2. Open CONTROL PANEL.
3. Open MOUSE.
4. Select the POINTERS tab.
5. Select cursor you want to change, then click on BROWSE, select cursor.
6. Click OK. Have fun.

1. Make a copy of your User.exe.
2. Open it with the librarian of Microangelo (of course you can use another program as well, but Microangelo is the only one available on my page).
3. Now you can edit the Microsoft-logo.
4. Save the file.
5. Switch to MS-DOS-mode
6. Make a backup of your original User.exe.
7. Copy your User.exe into the Windows-directory.

1. Open your registry with regedit and make an update of it.
2. Goto "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID".
   Now you can see tons of codes like {ffdc1a80-d527-11d0-a32c-34af06c10000}.
3. Create a new key that looks similar to all the others. I recommend to take the last one and increase it by one. (e.g. if your last code is {ffdc1a80-d527-11d0-a32c-34af06c10000} your new code is {ffdc1a80-d527-11d0-a32c-34af06c10001}.)
4. create a new key called "DefaultIcon" within this key.
5. Now set the standard-value of this key up to point to your icon (e.g. C:\Myicon.ico,0). The number defines the position the icon has in the file. Counting starts at 0. My example makes Windows use the first icon of the file "C:\Myicon.ico".
6. Close the registry.
7. Create a new file with the name "desktop.ini" and open it.
8. Now type
   [.ShellClassInfo]
   CLSID={ffdc1a80-d527-11d0-a32c-34af06c10001}
   instead of {ffdc1a80-d527-11d0-a32c-34af06c10001} you have to use the code you created above.
9. Save the file and copy it into the directory you want to change the icon of.
10. Open a DOS-box and type
    attrib.exe +s C:\Myfolder
    instead of C:\Myfolder you have to use the name of your directory.
11. Hit F5 to refresh or reboot.

1. Open the directory you want to change the Icon of.
2. Open the file desktop.ini in this directory. If there is none, create an empty one.
3. Go to the section [.ShellClassInfo]. If there is none just type it.
4. Create two lines:
   IconIndex=0
   IconFile=C:\Myicon.ico
   Instead of C:\Myicon.ico use the name of the icon you want to use. IconIndex specifies the position of the Icon within the file. Counting starts at 0. My example makes Windows use the first icon of the file "C:\Myicon.ico".
5. Now you should have tree lines:
   [.ShellClassInfo]
   IconIndex=0
   IconFile=C:\Myicon.ico
6. Save the file and close it.
7. Open a DOS-box and type
   attrib.exe +s C:\Myfolder
   instead of C:\Myfolder you have to use the name of your directory.
8. Hit F5 to refresh or reboot.