changing system icons - iconpackager doesnt work with LS

There's still the hard way. Reshacking the icons manually through shell32.dll ;)

Is shell32.dll all I'll really have to hack for most of the system files and folder icons?

Yes, most of them are located in shell32.dll

http://www.glennslayden.com/shell32_icons.jpg

that will help! thanks for the link

but you can still use iconpackager with LS
you've to delete the Line "LSUseSystemDDE" or set it to false in your personal.rc file...

then just restart logon with your explorer shell not litestep, activate iconpacker load your icons and relogon with your litestep shell :D

unfortunately, chiwou's solution doesn't work for me :(

ps: you've to restart!!! after disable the "LSUseSystemDDE" line in your personal.rc

whow I didn't know about this
what is SystemDDE?

it increase the compatibility with some windows components

example: when the line is set to true, you can open your network status windows :D I dont need this, so I disable the SystemDDE mode

cya

chiwou in #litestep they are saying that LSUseSystemDDE should be left on :o
do you have expansive knowledge about it? I am afraid of having an instable system, ya know? :D

against my better judgment i tried this... it doesn't work.

it doesnt make the system instable or something, and I tested my solution with my self packaged LS and the LOSI installer, works on both :D

but I found a very simple solution, install the flyakiteOSX thingy, and replace the icons in the FlyakiteOSX folder inside your WINDOWS folder

and then Use the "Force System Files Updater"
cya

Hei chiwou :

I dont understand... !
The LSuseSystemDDE i dont see in the personal.rc
:

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;personal config file
;-----------------------------------------------------------
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;Take care when editing this file - do not change the contents of the first two
;sections, change settings only in subsequent sections.

;-----------------------------------------------------------
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; I DO NOT EDIT
;-----------------------------------------------------------
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OTSCfgMajorVersion 2
OTSCfgMinorVersion 0

include "$PersonalDir$evars.rc"
include "$PersonalDir$hotkey.rc"
include "$PersonalDir$popup.rc"

;-----------------------------------------------------------
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; II DO NOT CHANGE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. :)
;-----------------------------------------------------------
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*Desktop RButton !Popup ;right-click popup menu
*Desktop LButton+SHIFT !PopupTheme ;SHIFT-left-click popup menu
*jDeskMButton2 [.none;!none;!Popup;!none] ;right-click popup menu
*jDeskMButton1 [SHIFT;!none;!PopupTheme;!none] ;SHIFT-left-click popup menu

;-----------------------------------------------------------
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; load hotkey module
;-----------------------------------------------------------
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;--> load hotkey module

*NetLoadModule jkey-0.38

;--> define some jKey settings
jKeyVKTable "$PersonalDir$jkey\vk104.txt"
jKeyUseHotkeyDef

;--> specify actions for left and right 'win' keys if desired
jKeyLWinKey "!PopupTheme"
jKeyRWinKey "!PopupTheme"
jKeyNoWarn

;-----------------------------------------------------------
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; personal settings: jDesk
;-----------------------------------------------------------
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;--> prevents LiteStep from recycling automatically when your screen resolution
; changes, e.g. when you launch a game.
jDeskRecycleOnRezChange false

;--> see jDesk's readme for a description of this feature. this is being set so
; that the right-click menu launches quickly.
jDeskDisableDoubleClick

;-----------------------------------------------------------
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; personal settings: popup
;-----------------------------------------------------------
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;--> changes the amount of time it takes between putting your mouse over a
; folder and when the sub-menu appears.
PopupMenuDelay 1

;--> adjust the popup scrolling speed if the popup appears off of the screen.
; higher values increase the scrolling speed.
PopupScrollSpeed 1

;--> if set to false, folders must be clicked to unfold sub-menus.
PopupFolderHoverOpen true

;--> show filename extensions.
PopupShowExtension true

;--> a pinned popup item will act like a normal window by not being always on
; top of other windows.
PinnedPopupNotOnTop true

;--> !Popuptasks will use the real window captions in the tasks sub-menu if
; this is true
PopupTasksWindowCaption false

;-----------------------------------------------------------
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; personal settings: lsxcommand
;-----------------------------------------------------------
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;--> search engine and history files
CommandSearchEngineList "$PersonalDir$lsxcommand\engines.list"
CommandHistoryFile "$PersonalDir$lsxcommand\history.ini"

;--> number of history entries
CommandHistoryEntries 20

;--> select everything in the lsxcommand box on focus
CommandSelectAllOnFocus

;--> enables the completion of file names by using the tab key
CommandTabFileComplete
CommandNoTabMicroComplete

;--> turns on the standard menu items: Cut, Copy & Paste, above the lsxcommand
; specific menus.
CommandContextMenuStandardItems 1

;--> any directory path entered into lsxcommand will open a treed explorer
; window, instead of the standard folder window
CommandExplorePaths

;--> press up in lsxcommand for previous command, down for next
CommandUnixHistory

;--> places newer history items at the top of the menu instead of the bottom
CommandNewestHistoryItemsOnTop true

;--> execute a selection from the context menu instead of copying its data to
; the lsxcommand box
CommandContextMenuExecute

;--> if the mouse cursor is not set back to a normal cursor after it is off the
; lsxcommand text box, uncomment this setting
;CommandNoCursorChange

;-----------------------------------------------------------
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; personal settings: rainlendar
;-----------------------------------------------------------
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;--> paths to rainlendar.ini, events.ini, and rainlendar language files
RainlendarPath "$PersonalDir$rainlendar\"
RainlendarEventsPath "$PersonalDir$rainlendar\"
RainlendarLanguagesPath "$PersonalDir$rainlendar\languages\"


???

please help-me!
My icon is very ugly...!

then add it :P

or use LOSI
NOT OMAR its too old

I would like to increase icon size when litstep is on...how can i do it? Iconpackager and styler don't work