IconPackager question - Removable/Network Drive
Saturday, January 24, 2004 by Rocky Nimda | Discussion: Stardock Software
I have a question regarding types of icons. I have an MP3 player connected via USB. The icon it is associated with is a network drive icon. I would like to use either the removable disk icon or the RAM disk icon for this drive, bur can't figure out how. I tried it in IconPackager:Drives:Individual Drive Mode: but only my Hard Drives show up there. I tried right clicking the icon in Windows Explorer, and selecting the ICON tab, but that tab doesn't show up on "Network Drives".
I have several network drives defined, and would like to have a different icon for my MP3 player so that it stands out, but can't seem to figure out how to do it.
It seems like I remember a time after first installing IconPackager, that this drive showed up with a different icon, I think it had the removable disk icon on it. Don’t know when or why that changed.
Any ideas?
I have several network drives defined, and would like to have a different icon for my MP3 player so that it stands out, but can't seem to figure out how to do it.
It seems like I remember a time after first installing IconPackager, that this drive showed up with a different icon, I think it had the removable disk icon on it. Don’t know when or why that changed.
Any ideas?
Hus
Reply #3 Sunday, January 25, 2004 6:21 PM
Reply #3 Sunday, January 25, 2004 6:21 PM
If I understand correctly, the only way I see of changing it, is changing the icon for Network Drives, but that will not only change that Icon, but all the others too, won't make much of a difference. The only other option I can think of is with DesktopX. If you have it, IconX allows you to use external images for any icon on your desktop. That way you can just pick any icon, and voila...problem solved. 
Rocky Nimda
Reply #4 Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:02 PM
While this is true, I don't even see a way of doing that. The only drive icons that I seem to be able to change are the Hard Drives. Am I missing something?
The thing that I don't understand is why is a USB drive shows up as a network drive rather than something else? I could understand it showing up as a hard drive more than I can a network drive.
I do have the entire Stardock suite, but, I am talking about windows explorer, not the desktop.
Reply #4 Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:02 PM
| If I understand correctly, the only way I see of changing it, is changing the icon for Network Drives, but that will not only change that Icon, but all the others too, won't make much of a difference. |
While this is true, I don't even see a way of doing that. The only drive icons that I seem to be able to change are the Hard Drives. Am I missing something?
The thing that I don't understand is why is a USB drive shows up as a network drive rather than something else? I could understand it showing up as a hard drive more than I can a network drive.
| The only other option I can think of is with DesktopX. |
I do have the entire Stardock suite, but, I am talking about windows explorer, not the desktop.
Hus
Reply #5 Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:19 PM
Reply #5 Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:19 PM
The only possible options for Windows to display would be either Network Drive or Removable Drive, so it has to be one of those two. I'm not sure it's possible to change one without changing the rest, looks like you may be stuck. Perhaps someone with more knowledge than myself can better help you out. Try going on the Stardock newsgroups. There are always a lot of advanced users on there.
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Reply #1 Sunday, January 25, 2004 2:35 PM