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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] -Jonny-:
Nullstring, it would be great if names were supplied with image in the image selection. At the moment there are only pictures, and when I've got all mine together (iReflect has over 500) it becomes hard to find the one called 'Today'! Hope it's easy to add this, it would make finding my icon a lot easier. (Otherwise, perhaps have list by name as another option to list by image).

But cheers again for this great app. It's brilliant.

I have only one minor problem that it sometimes doesn't display a folder. For example my 'Multimedia' folder doesn't display. To get around this problem I rename the folder, create another Multimedia folder using IconChanger and then copy all the shortcuts from the old renamed folder to this newly created one. A bit of a long haul, but it gets around the problem.

Another minor change would be when loading the theme to start at the app folder. I have to find my way to it before loading a theme. However saving a theme always saves there.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nullstring:
@Johnny

"it would be great if names were supplied with image in the image selection"

I was using the default picture browser of Windows Mobile

What you can do is to long press on the image and click "View" (filename is provided in viewer.. it's WM's too)

yep about those missing folders .. it's one of the top user concern.. the fix will be available in version 2.0
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hlm818:
I renamed my custom icon to the same name as the default one in the ROM and then replaced it in Windows. So I copied the original out of windows, renamed my custom icon to that name and then replaced the original in windows. I also tried putting my icons in a folder in windows, editing the registry to point to my new icon and still get the stupid manila folders. I'm pretty confused why it isn't working:confused: I've done way more complicated things to my fuze, you'd think this would be easy but it won't work and I've tried using 3 different icon changer programs, replacing the originals and editing the registry to point to my icons. IDK
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] -Jonny-:
hlm818, I have renamed/changed all my icons using copy/paste. I hope this helps you...

I have simply saved everything as a Theme - I called mine 'default'. Then I simply copy/replaced all the icons in the directory 'Theme\default' with my own icons - making sure I kept the same name.

Then use IconManager again to load that them ('default'). Reboot and I've got my own icons.

My own personal note: I did this because IconManager doesn't allow looking up images by name (it's labourious looking through 500 pictures for the one you know by its name). And I also wanted to create several 'themes', so I could then see which I liked the best. NB, once happy, save your theme as something else and then do the same copy/replace on your default folder.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ilikenwf:
23071 ... Flash.Hartv427_23071.bin to be specific.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lokmeup:
I installed the program on mine and, my wife's phone, changed three icons, and the program crashed.

Next tiem I tried to start it and every time after I get this error.

IconChanger.exe

Exception

at Microsoft.AGL.Common.MISC.HandleAr(PAL_ERROR ar)

at System.Drawing.Bitmap._InitFromMemoryStream(MemoryStream mstream)

at System.Drawing.Bitmap..ctor(String filename)

at IconChanger.MainWindow.AddIconToList(String key)

at IconChanger.MainWindow.BuildListFromRegistry(String key)

at IconChanger.MainWindow.MainWindow_Activated(Object sender, EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnActivated(EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.WL.SetVis(IntPtr hwnThis, BOOL fVis)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Visible(Boolean value)

at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form fm)

at IconChanger.Program.Main(String[] args)

​

The program now refuses to start. I cannot change anymore icons.

I have three nice icons now though... so thank!

PS. and NOW my available RAM won't go above 56MB!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nullstring:
DEBUG VERSION for Version 2.0

@lokmeup, @bug666, @ilikenwf, @hlm818, and @ALL

to all those who encountered an error, can you please try this Debug version for 2.0?

thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nullstring:
@lokmeup and @hlm818

can you share some icons you used?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lokmeup:
I ran the debug version on one phone (the other has been hardrest already). It loads, but only with a blank screen. If I hit refresh, it shows a back folder icon, and when i select it, it throws another error.

I think the icon were ridiculously large... I forgot to shrink them down to 96 x 96... (they were my original 1200x1200) I think this is why it crashed and consumed all of my RAM. Maybe there should be limits to what it will apply as an icon.

The other phone is working fine now that I have shrunk the icon sizes and reapplied them.

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nullstring:
hehe sorry, go ahead and download the debug again.

oh and one thing. yep I guess you are right with that.. I guess we should limit the icon sizes to 256x256 max
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lokmeup:
New debug version works!

Thanks For Your Efforts!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lokmeup:
Thought of another thing to add to the program.

BACKGROUND

I store my icons on my storage card, so if I remove my card and restart the phone, I lose my pretty icons. They return the next time I reset my phone with the card in place, but this is kinda annoying. And yes I could easily copy the icons over to the device, BUT if I already have chosen the icon files, the program should place a copy of them on the device so this does not happen.

SUGGESTION

It would be great if the program automatically copied the chosen icon picture to a specific folder on the device when pictures are chosen from a removable media :)

Thanks Again!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nullstring:
actually, the theming feature does that :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rajivshahi:
here is my collection 50 icons all together.....

Screenshots...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hlm818:
Hello, here are the icons I am trying to use. Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] biernes_atrece:
you can also check out my icons: ICONS
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] biernes_atrece:
(reference) sizes of icons from MS: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/archive/2009/08/11/using-custom-icons-in-windows-mobile-6-5.aspx

higher resolution is not a problem though coz Windows automatically resizes them on our devices. it's just that it eats a little more of our space :)

my 2 cents
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nullstring:
yep .. said that before post#200 ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nullstring:
I got the error reproduced here while changing the icon.

I noticed while browsing for PNG files from @hlm818, I got blank images.

@hlm818

am not sure but in my device (x1) your icons (PNG images) are all blank?

the PNG image should show up while browsing but all I get is a blank image. does anybody experiencing that on their PNG files? if so, the problem is not within the application, but the PNG Files.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bnm7bnm:
Hi Nullstring,

your app is great can't wait till you make the combined with program manager.

i have suggestion for next versions, after changing icons the software should erase c:\Application Data\HTC\ProgLauncher\*.* and softreset.

this is where icons cache located for shortcuts in manila, if its not erased icons will not change.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Tommydorns:
Hello for some odd reason I still can't get all of my icons to show in 1.9. I've tried scanning for unregistered shortcuts and I get no result. Missing a lot of programs. Your first beta worked fine even though I know you've rewritten the app since that. Please help because I love this app to death..:) I'm using 23017 build.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nullstring:
can you try the debug version? download here
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] -Jonny-:
There is still missing icons, and even icons in incorrect folders in the Settings folder and it's subfolders.

I'm using the debug version.

Otherwise, still loving your app, with much thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rajivshahi:
Thanx for the app but after changing the app it deletes all the icon for portable programs..( the programs i installed in sd before the rom update) you can see it in screenshots above...the only way to get the icon back is to delete and create shortcuts again.. which seems to dissape after reset... any idea about this ????
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] -Jonny-:
rajivshahi, it may be because it can't get the png images from the SD card quick enough to display?

a solution is to set up as you want, then save as theme, then load that same theme. this puts all png images onto main memory.

hope this helps
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rndchef:
This program is great and thanks for the work. I was wondering how it works with SPB MS3.5. I have everything setup and the icons are perfect.

1. I can backup my MS3.5 screen layouts that include the icons and restore with a RegEditor. Will the icons be saved this way? It is done on this folder. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell\Widgets

2. I cannot save the icons with the Icon Changer program. I get an error on every icon used. Is there a fix for this? If this worked, would it save the icon use? The icons are saved on Storage Card.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hlm818:
Hi Nullstring, there was a problem with the .pngs. Crazy as it is, Photshop inserted some crap into the file properties when it saved. Apparently Windows couldn't figure it out. I've NEVER had an issue until now. This is the first time I've found a .png windows couldn't handle. Oh well, it is solved now. Thanks so much for all of you help, much appreciated:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jeff_roey:
Nullstring,

Dealing with a trivial issue that's managing to get under my skin. I've used v. 1.9 to customize some of my icons (I have a HTC Imagio w/ WM 6.5) and the program works great! One issue I've noticed is if I assign a custom icon and later change it, the new icon appears in the 'all programs' list but not on the start menu. The old (first custom) icon still keeps showing up there and it's just enough to bother me :). I've tried everything I can think of: deleted and re-added the shortcut, deleted the associated entry from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\startinfo\start (post # 32), tried reverting back to the default icon, heaps of soft resets, etc.

Is the icon association for the start menu cached/stored somewhere else?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] avusblue:
This app is awesome. Thanks.

One problem I'm having though:

I'm using Dutty's Leo R6 ROM:

I've changed some program icons using Icon Changer once, then added shortcuts to the quick launch in the LEO home page. Then I changed the same program icons again, however, the quick launch icons remain unchanged. Many tries or removing and re-adding, many soft resets, but Leo's quick launch seems stuck with the icons I used during the first change.

Is there a cache of icons in Manila that I need to clean out first before adding the new ones back again?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] r04d5t3r:
Wow it's a really great app... Thanks Nullstring...

I noticed there are "Scan unregistered shortcuts". How about another "Clean unused shortcuts in registry"?

Here's some sample cases: Sometime when we install an app, the shortcut will be created in the Programs root and put a key in the registry. But for example if we move it to a folder, the old registry key are still there... With no use of course, just filling the registry...

Another case is, some chef doesn't have enough time to clean up (or actually in purpose?) unused keys under StartInfo>Start. Sometimes there are keys that pointed to apps which didn't even included in the ROM...

Not a very important issue and it also can be done manually, but a feature like this may be very useful... We don't want dust under our hood, right? :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rndchef:
I remove the icon link with the program. Delete the original icon. Save the new one. Relink with the program. If this doesn't work then save the new icon in another file and that has always worked for me.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rainwood:
doesn't start

hi.

just to let you know. i had all my hopes on this, but it isn't working. I am using WM6.5 standard. to program won't start. yes, I did first install the compact framework.

unexpecter error.
IconChanger.exe
TypeLoadException
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rainwood:
btw: i've tried your DEBUG VERSION for Version 2.0, but with the same result....
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MaXyM:
after long time digging I found your application.

version 1.9 found in first post doesn't allow to change icons of programs inside subdirs (subdirs are not vissible)

After updating to v2.0debug - profile menu is disabled.

Any comments?

Best regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] madindehead:
Does anyone know how I can change the icon of this program in the start menu?

Found it: Had to scan for more program shortcuts and it came up.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] leonida73:
Error

Doesn't work on HD with ROM AxLor v7.0 ITA, here it is the error.

"an error occurred while opening key: Security\shell\startinfo\start"

any help?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] czbird:
May I come up with some suggestions? :)

1) Please add an option to have the icons sorted alphabetically with all subfolders at the beginning, like for example:

AFolder
BFolder
CFolder
...
ZFolder
ALink.lnk
BLink.lnk
CLink.lnk
...
ZLink.lnk

2) Would you improve loading of the folder with icons? I have >400 icons in one folder and it is practically impossible to work with it (load takes ages / scroll freezes / ...).

3) And please make the proggie remember the sort order in the icon list - now they are always sorted by date, even if I change this to sort by name, next time it is the date again.

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] leonida73:
Hello?????

There someone there????

Developer????

Uhuuuhuu????
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] czbird:
Dude, you have limited access to that registry area.

You have to get the phone unlocked first to write there - Try googling sdkcerts
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] drik:
Hi!

My iconpack includes icons for your really nice app! Thought I should share...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] taox:
Its works nice for my ppc, thank you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jaoropez:
I am having problems changing the Palringo Icon, I did the scan unregistered shortcuts

also went to and added a Palringo.ink key to ...\Security\shell\StartInfo\Start with an Icon string pointing to \Storage Card\My Documents\Palringo.png

I am out of ideas and still cant change the original low res icon, any ideas?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MALmen64:
I cant change the "bing" icon. It doesnt show up! Any suggestions?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] drik:
Any idea how to change the operator Icon? It shows up in the Start Menu with the Sim card icon and I cannot change it... I can`t even delete the damn shortcut... it ruins the whole look of my start menu...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] goninph:
The start menu icons are changed.

But how can the same icons that appear in SPB Mobile shell351, it is always the default icons that appear.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Thank you for your help
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] djcedric:
for blue lovers ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tcoopersmith:
quick links problem

Hi guys, massive fan of the icon changer..great job. I do have a slight issue though which i'd be very grateful if someone could help me with.

I'm having a problem seeing my changed icons on my quick links on htc sense?! I have successfully changed the icons, as they all show up correctly on my start screen. However, a number of them still show up as the default icons on my quick links on htc sense?! On top of this, I changed the icon for opera twice...and although I get the icon I want for opera on my start screen, I still get the icon I used for my first change on my quick links?! Strabgely, I have deleted this icon which I do not want for opera from my phone...and soft reset my phone - but peculiarly I still get the icon I deleted on quick links!

any help would be great, thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] goninph:
Essaie de renommer l'icone avec un autre nom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigman1:
I am almost positive this on changes the icons of the start menu. Sense/manilla and other ui's still use the default icons.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] czbird:
tcoopersmith, bigman1: Sense uses its own icon cache. Just delete cached icons in \Application Data\HTC\ProgLauncher and soft-reset. This will force Sense to reload all icons again. Cheers...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jaoropez:
I figured what it is that I was doing wrong...newbie me put .ink insteadof .lnk once I did this it showed up in JWMD. all I had to do after that was a a soft reset. I think adding this .lnk key in the registry should make it show up.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Benz-Driver:
Great program, many thanks!

But does anybody know how to change the icon of the Icon Changer itself? It doesn't appear in JWMD, only the JWMD folder icon, but not the JWMD program icon. I did a scan also, but it didn't find anything. :confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] drew2000:
Works great!

Fantastic program! Thanks for all the hard work, my Touch Pro 2 needed some serious help! LOL
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Zimaia:
+1

This is the way i want to sort, like in windows pc.

Can you please add this option, should be great!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] goninph:
Hello

How to change an icon

I went into Windows, I wanted Taskmgr.exe, I have copied and pasted the

Shortcuts in Windows / Start Menu / Programs.

Then I changed the icon JWMD IconeChanger and voila.

By cons, you can not do the same thing with USB Computer icon, which is used to move the Activesync connection to storage card, without having to unplug the USB cable from HD2. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Does anyone have a solution?

Thank you

We'll tame the HD2 ... ..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derScheich:
Is it possible to change website shortcut icons with this tool? If not, is there another way?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] phatair:
Hi,

i have a problem with JWMD. I changed some icons and after a soft reset in the windows file structure the icons are changed. But on my Sense Home tab the favorite icons are still the old icons. Even if i remove them and add the new icon. On the list where i can choose wich program i want to add to my favorites the new icons is shown but after adding the old icon is there.

Can someone help me please.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigman1:
delete cached icons in \Application Data\HTC\ProgLauncher and soft-reset. This was posted by czbird one page back.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Zimaia:
No need to softreset after delete from Application data, tested myself!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigman1:
I don't have Sense, so I was just reposting what was on the previous page
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Zimaia:
That's ok :) i was just completing the info.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] adrianmak:
how to change a folder icon ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] -Jonny-:
Tap and hold on it, just like any other icon.

If you have tapped on it and already looked inside it, you will have to restart the app, as you will not be able to bring up menu, for some odd reason.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chalid:
Very nice software you built there ... :) Easy to use and most important functions are working flawlessly - even with other system languages than english (which is the problem with other start-menu icon changers).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] frigit:
Does anyone know how to change a program icon?

I am using poweroff, but it has such a crappy icon. Is there a way to extract the icon and clean it up?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] PANCIO:
erased ... sorry
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] PANCIO:
error iconchanger.exe -> i've got the same problem ... and i've got the same rom AxLor V.7 :confused:

any help ??????????????
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] RMY_GN2:
newbee

i am very very new at this....

i have a HTC TouchPro2.....can you give me the steps to do (install) all of this to make me able to change my icons....???

thanx very much....
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jkl.eugene:
tks !! very good!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Eyghon:
I'm using this tool for sorting my start menu. Works great. It took a while to find a working application for my german rom. And editing the registry for the start menu sort problem was not really an option. Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tsalta:
Very Usefull and friendly application THANK YOU just one note and suggestion.

Note: I restart my device 2 times and after this all was visable i change almost every icon on my Device only one Folder is not Visable for example when you have in Some Folder another Folder i can`t see it.

I change all iconst but in my TOOLS folder i have another called TWEAKS so this folder is not visable.. and i think the reason for this is FOLDER in FOLDER with all other Folders i don`t have any Problem:)

THanks for the GOOD APP
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] redrum77:
hey there, after i installed Icon changer now in my START i have few duplicates ICON appearing :

HTC People

HTC Calendar

HTC Footprints

HTC Music

HTC Twitter

The above progam icons are the normal windows icons 'blue box' thinggy. (I hope this makes sense.) Can i delete it ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] goninph:
We must eliminate duplicates!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derScheich:
awesome! ... wait, what?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] goninph:
We must eliminate duplicates!

Windows/Start Menu/Programs
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tatoone:
I have a damn icon "Microsoft My Phone" in Setup\System.

I want delete this icon but is impossible.

I tried deleting some related registry key but nothing, it's alway present.

When i tried delete it from IconChanger the software go in errore.

Help me, please.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] muntos:
Exactly, I think the autor doesn't want we to be able to change also the icon of JWMD :D !
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jlbartley:
Help-Error when trying to delete icon

I get the following error when I try to delete an icon using this program

UnauthorizedAccessException

Additional Information:

An error occured while deleting the folder ...

I tried to search for this but couldn't find any info on it. Let me know if anyone has any ideas on how to fix. Basically the program doesn't really work for me at all.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] phatair:
HI,

i like this tool very much but two things i dont like.

1.The tool uses always the original windows file explorer. i have installed the resco file explorer and i would like to use this. is this possible?

2. Is it possible to show the file name of the icons in the file explorer? sometimes i dont know which custom icon i should use. Mostly the custom icons have the name of the original icon so if i can see the icon names it would be great.

Thank you very much.

Greetings.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DarkPrinceByWWW:
LOL. Just try to scan for shortcuts. I was able to change the icons without any problems ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] moxycalt:
Hi was wondering if there is a similar app for windows 6.1, I've looked around and didn't find any.....help ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Naamah:
In wich registry or files are stored the information about the icon order and image for the start menu in wm6.5?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MaxDNet:
Hi m8 and thanks for the awesome app.

I'm having a problem with the original youtube Icon.

I changed and i see correctly in the start screen but when adding it on the home quick links i see the old youtube icon.

All other quick links i've works normally.

THanks for the help.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tatoone:
It's possble have a empty template?

Thanks.