overlay icons for drives

Well, maybe they are NOT "overlay icons", they are "system overlay icons" .

check this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons]
"31"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-55"
"32"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-54"
"3"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-3"
"4"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-4"
"5"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-29"
"6"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-28"
"8"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-32"
"107"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-36"
"9"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-33"
"10"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-31"
"11"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-30"
"59"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-37"
"7"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-43"
"12"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-34"
"29"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-163"
"34"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-110"
"51"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-143"
"15"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-109"
"40"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-85"
"0"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-2"
"1"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\shell32.dll,1"
"2"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\imageres.dll,-15"

and these:

http://www.codeproje...ing-shell-icons

http://www.virtualpl...ml/icn_reg.html

and this :

http://www.sevenforu...he-rebuild.html

Wonko

I am not sure to understand your report.

This given link:

http://www.sevenforu...he-rebuild.html

provides a small batch, that essentially:

1. kills Exporer
2. rebuilds IconCache by re-starting Explorer after having deleted previously existing IconCache

:: Created by: Shawn Brink
:: http://www.sevenforums.com
:: Tutorial: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

@echo off
set iconcache=%localappdata%\IconCache.db

echo The Explorer process must be killed to delete the Icon DB.
echo.
echo Please SAVE ALL OPEN WORK before continuing.
echo.
pause
echo.
If exist "%iconcache%" goto delID
echo.
echo Icon DB has already been deleted.
echo.
pause
exit /B

:delID
echo Attempting to delete Icon DB...
echo.
taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F
del "%iconcache%" /A
echo.
echo Icon DB has been successfully deleted.
echo.
start explorer.exe
pause
exit /B

Does simply running it "as is" restore those system overlay icons or a further step is needed?

Wonko

The iconcache does not get (re)created upon start of explorer, but upon system shutdown.
 

Maybe upon "next boot" or "re-start" (I doubt that a system that is OFF can rebuild anything ).

Now that we know that the issue revolves around "iconcache" this could be another thing to test:

http://xenomorph.net...-rebuild-icons/

the "trick" should lie in changing the colour bit depth of the adapter (cannot say if it works or if reschanger or the like may do to automate the process).

Or possibly "icon 29" :

http://www.sevenforu...014-post99.html

It seems like the restart is NOT needed on a 64 bit OS  

http://www.sevenforu...75-post151.html

Wonko

Maybe upon "next boot" or "re-start" (I doubt that a system that is OFF can rebuild anything ).

None of the linked tips work in a PE.

But do they (or one of them, and which one of them) actually work on a "normal" 7? (there is some controversial info in the given references )

If yes, maybe the behaviour can be "traced" in the "full" 7 and the "missing" *whatever* in the PE pinned down.

This other source (admittedly related to pre-Vista ) operating systems seems to link the rebuild to logoff (and not to shutdown) which makes to me some (very little) more sense:

http://smallvoid.com...icon-cache.html

So, if this is the case, and since you are already System in a PE, we must find a way to simulate a Logoff without shutdown and reboot. or find which particualr step in logoff is connected to the IconCache rebuild and find a way to replicate it without actually logging off.

This other source cites ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCache (which I have not the faintest idea if exists on 7 or on a 7 based PE)

http://www.winhelpon...dows-7-quickly/

but here:

http://www.winhelpon...-type-in-vista/

there is possibly another way that seemingly involves the use of SHChangeNotify function:

http://msdn.microsof...118(VS.85).aspx

but seemingly overlay icons are not affected (but would they be talking of "overlay icons" or of "system overlay icons"?)

However there is a tool that you may want to try that does that:

http://www.sepago.de...rogrammatically

http://www.sepago.de.../desktoprefresh

Also seemingly assoc.exe would do the same:

http://www.autohotke...v1108/?p=536021

Wonko

Since windows 2000 days, I have used the desktop ini file to set drive icons (to look like a drive with a large drive letter on it).

I keep a 'stash' of images for that - hmm, wonder if I should put them in a dll - think I will look into that.  Anyway, this would not work for random drives or those of a host system.  What are you looking to do regarding the icons?

Since windows 2000 days, I have used the desktop ini file to set drive icons (to look like a drive with a large drive letter on it).

I keep a 'stash' of images for that - hmm, wonder if I should put them in a dll - think I will look into that.  Anyway, this would not work for random drives or those of a host system.

JFYI :

http://reboot.pro/to...aningful-icons/

Wonko

What are you looking to do regarding the icons?

JFYI :

http://reboot.pro/to...aningful-icons/

 

Wonko

 Thanks wonko, old posts have many little gems.

In Win7 the SystemDrive gets a special icon, non-available removable drives get greyed out and optical media drives get a better decription than all just being called a CDROM.

 Thanks MedEvil, simple explanation.  (First real build/boot last night - didn't notice that.)