How do I use an icon within a dll file?
Friday, March 14, 2008 by alpha-prime | Discussion: Docks
Hi
Using ObjectDock Plus v 1.90.026 on Windows Vista 32 bit.I have created a dock entry to switch user and wish to assign it an icon from C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll
Alas, when I try to change the properties of the dock entry I can not find out how to assign an icon in imagers.dll
Can this be done?
TSAElement
Reply #2 Monday, March 17, 2008 6:24 PM
Reply #2 Monday, March 17, 2008 6:24 PM
You can also use Resource Hacker to pull icons and such out of a .dll or .exe file. You can download it HERE
FYI, be careful with it, after you pull the images out close the file without saving it. So it doesn't cause any issues. Also I'll mention that you might run into some size issues, usually the images that are inside .dll's and .exe's are not 128x128 or 256x256.
FYI, be careful with it, after you pull the images out close the file without saving it. So it doesn't cause any issues. Also I'll mention that you might run into some size issues, usually the images that are inside .dll's and .exe's are not 128x128 or 256x256.
Bichur
Reply #3 Monday, March 17, 2008 9:57 PM
Reply #3 Monday, March 17, 2008 9:57 PM
icon developer - file > batch processing > extract icons from collections to a folder
i browsed to system32\shell32.dll and dropped copies of the 239 icons into a folder on my desktop
i browsed to system32\shell32.dll and dropped copies of the 239 icons into a folder on my desktop
alpha-prime
Reply #4 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:35 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:35 PM
Thanks for all the info on extracting the icons from a dll file, the icon developer batch processing was a very quick way to do it 
HG_Eliminator
Reply #6 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:13 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:13 PM
Excellent Bichur. I hadn't even thought of that .. 
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Reply #1 Friday, March 14, 2008 7:12 PM
Have fun