Does anyone know....
This is a discussion about Does anyone know.... in the Customization Tweaking category; ...if the new SP2 explorer.exe can be modified to allow 256 colours in the system tray? I know that there was a modified version released very soon after SP1, which stopped icons in the system tray being displayed in 16 colours. I know its not that important, but I can't stand seeing the icons that way Homer
...if the new SP2 explorer.exe can be modified to allow 256 colours in the system tray?
I know that there was a modified version released very soon after SP1, which stopped icons in the system tray being displayed in 16 colours.
I know its not that important, but I can't stand seeing the icons that way
Homer
I know that there was a modified version released very soon after SP1, which stopped icons in the system tray being displayed in 16 colours.
I know its not that important, but I can't stand seeing the icons that way
Homer
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Make Better Looking Windows Icons
Windows icons are set to a default of 4 BPP, a simple change to 16 adds depth and color
to the icons.
Navigate to:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
and change the Shell Icon BPP from 4 to 16. "Shell Icon BPP"="16"
or 32 or 256 whatever you want, 16 is usually more than enough....
Windows icons are set to a default of 4 BPP, a simple change to 16 adds depth and color
to the icons.
Navigate to:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
and change the Shell Icon BPP from 4 to 16. "Shell Icon BPP"="16"
or 32 or 256 whatever you want, 16 is usually more than enough....
Very nice, but that has absolutely zero effect on the system tray icons.
yes, it can - here's how to do it. If you don't know how to use a hex editor (or don't want to bother), I will post the hacked exe tomorrow.
Open explorer.exe in a hex editor
go to offset 0x1ECC
change 'FF 74 24 18' to '6A 11 90 90'
save the modified file to a temporary directory
Once you have the hacked exe, here's how to use it:
Open the task manager (ctrl-shift-esc)
on the processes tab, end explorer.exe
go to File->New Task(Run...) and type 'cmd'
copy the new explorer.exe to these locations, in order:
\WINNT\ServicePackFiles\i386
\WINNT\system32\dllcache
\WINNT\
type 'exit' to close the command prompt
go to File->New Task(Run...) and type 'explorer'
et voila!
Like I said, I'll post the hacked exe tomorrow (if the admins here don't have a problem with that, of course). If you have any problems, let me know.
Open explorer.exe in a hex editor
go to offset 0x1ECC
change 'FF 74 24 18' to '6A 11 90 90'
save the modified file to a temporary directory
Once you have the hacked exe, here's how to use it:
Open the task manager (ctrl-shift-esc)
on the processes tab, end explorer.exe
go to File->New Task(Run...) and type 'cmd'
copy the new explorer.exe to these locations, in order:
\WINNT\ServicePackFiles\i386
\WINNT\system32\dllcache
\WINNT\
type 'exit' to close the command prompt
go to File->New Task(Run...) and type 'explorer'
et voila!
Like I said, I'll post the hacked exe tomorrow (if the admins here don't have a problem with that, of course). If you have any problems, let me know.
well I was going to post it, but I found it on another site already - http://www.chez.com/hoiby/TrayIconIn256Color/
OP
I'd appreciate the exe actually, as Hex Editing goes way over my head.
If the Admins have a problem with the file being posted or linked to here, then please email me
Cheers for your help
Homer
If the Admins have a problem with the file being posted or linked to here, then please email me
Cheers for your help
Homer
OP
LOL
Too quick for me.... You replied whilst I was replying.
That was the site I originally looked at, looks like the guy updated today....
Homer
Too quick for me.... You replied whilst I was replying.
That was the site I originally looked at, looks like the guy updated today....
Homer
