Change Library Icons
1. Open a text editor (Notepad will do)
2. Go to the following Windows directory:
Among the several lines of text that appear should be one that reads something like this: <iconReference>imageres.dll,-1001</iconReference>
Now, all you have to do is swap imageres.dll,-1001 for the directory or file where your icon is located, as well as its place within the file. For instance, the icon in the example below is located at imageres.dll,124 which seems to fit well for a Work-oriented Library.
Naturally, you won't know this information offhand, but the free application IconViewer will let you browse the contents of a DLL file and it will even give you an icon's location number. Once you've found your desired icon, save the changes in Notepad and your new icon will appear.
2. Go to the following Windows directory:
%appdata%\microsoft\windows\librariesAmong the several lines of text that appear should be one that reads something like this: <iconReference>imageres.dll,-1001</iconReference>
Now, all you have to do is swap imageres.dll,-1001 for the directory or file where your icon is located, as well as its place within the file. For instance, the icon in the example below is located at imageres.dll,124 which seems to fit well for a Work-oriented Library.
Naturally, you won't know this information offhand, but the free application IconViewer will let you browse the contents of a DLL file and it will even give you an icon's location number. Once you've found your desired icon, save the changes in Notepad and your new icon will appear.
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