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master69
10-14-2002, 09:33 PM
Hello
Is there a way to remove the default Icon "Gold CD" that ams4 adds to the autorun.exe file. I woukld like to add one to the exe

Thanks
Derek
10-15-2002, 07:23 AM
Project settings > Build

Use external icon file:
Select this option if you want to use a custom icon to represent the CD-ROM that your AutoPlay application will be burned onto.
master69
10-15-2002, 12:54 PM
I got that part. But that will not make the autorun.exe "Application file" have the same icon... When I look over the cd the exe file keeps the "gold cd" icon... Now in window as it plays the new icon come up, but the exe has the old icon..
TJ_Tigger
10-15-2002, 03:41 PM
You know, I was wondering that same thing. If you assign an icon, it will appear in Windows Explorer for the icon and on the Title bar of the application it will appear as such as well, but in the folder it always appears as a gold CD-ROM
pagedown
10-15-2002, 06:44 PM
I third that motion....
AGRO
10-15-2002, 08:40 PM
I dont know if I am steping on any toes here, if so delete this post. Use this...

Resource Hacker v3.4.0 (http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/)

Sorry if this is not permitted.
Sneeze
10-16-2002, 02:43 AM
Thanx for this tip, i checked that and it works fine and its easy to use.

But i think at first it have to work with AMS itself. So master69`s question needs an answer /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif

Sneeze
Corey
10-16-2002, 03:42 AM
np AGRO but be aware that ResHacker can do funky things to .exes and create bugs within them without warning. I've seen it happen. /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif

Corey

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software (http://www.indigorose.com)
Sneeze
10-16-2002, 03:53 AM
copy that
kpsmith
10-16-2002, 08:31 AM
Microangelo from impact software does a nice job of changing the icon for an .exe.

I've never had a problem with it corrupting the AMS .exe but that is not to say it couldn't happen....
Corey
10-16-2002, 01:01 PM
MicroAngelo is probably a better tool for this purpose...

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software (http://www.indigorose.com)
TJ_Tigger
10-16-2002, 05:05 PM
If you use Microangelo for this, does it allow you to change the icon for only that autoplay.exe file, or does it change all autoplay.exe files or all .exe files? I am just curious if it is a system wide setting, since all autoplay.exe files look the same does it change all of them.

Thanks
Corey
10-16-2002, 06:48 PM
I've never used Microangelo to do this, didn't even know it was possible. I'm just saying it's a better tool because I know it's a dedicated icon studio, but that's just an assumption on my part. I have had troubles in the past with ResHacker corrupting files subtly...

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software (http://www.indigorose.com)
Lorne
10-17-2002, 09:43 AM
Bah, if you're really brave, you just use a HEX editor and type in da funky numbaz.

/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

No, I don't mean that seriously, although it is "possible" of course. Heck, you could even use DEBUG to do it from DOS in a real pinch. /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif

But really, and I mean this, please don't take this seriously. (I'd hate to think someone actually tried to do it that way because of this post.)

No, really. /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif
TJ_Tigger
10-17-2002, 10:43 AM
I think I have a hex editor here. hum . . . (thinks)

As Tigger would say

Don't Be Ridickerous
AVGuru1
10-28-2002, 06:52 PM
Do we have a resolution to this...to get rid of the Gold CD and replace with a custom Icon without a 3rd party app?
kpsmith
11-21-2002, 05:15 PM
I have been using Microangelo to do this for a couple of years. It works very well and I have never had a problem.

It actually modifies the Icon resource within the AMS4 .exe much like the resource hacker previously mentioned.

It is not a global change but rather specific for the selected .exe