Win7 beautification strategy: replace imageres. dll with full icon variations

The old birds who are playing with the Windows system know that the default icons (recycle bin, computer, control panel, etc.) of the Windows system are stored on the system disk (usually drive C) some DLL files in the Windows/system32 folder -- imageres. DLL, shell32.dll, and moricons. DLL and other system files.

In the age of Vista and win7, moricons. dll has been forgotten. For example, the icons in it are very old and new systems cannot use the icons here --

In shell32.dll, the icons commonly used in the Windows XP age are saved --

After entering the Vista and win7 era, the system icons are mainly stored in imageres. dll --

Therefore, the tutorial in this article, for Windows 7 systems as an example, mainly to replace the third-party or your own imageres. dll file, to achieve the system icon big variation!

1. Obtain administrator ownership of c: \ windows \ system32 \ imageres. dll

Imageres. dll is a Windows system file. to delete, overwrite, rename, and move it, you must first obtain the Administrator and ownership permissions for the file --

1. First open the cube (Official download site) and click the beautification above to run the cube beautification master;

2. Click the shortcut menu customization on the top of the beautification master;

3. Right-click the Add menu item on the left;

4. Check the Administrator to obtain ownership (files and folders );

5. Click application;

Steps are shown in --

In this way, when you right-click any file or folder, a menu item "Administrator ownership" is added at the top of the right-click menu ".

6. In c: \ windows \ system32 \, right-click the imageres. dll file and click "Administrator ownership" in the menu, as shown in --

7. a uac system prompt dialog box is displayed. Click "yes.

In this way, the Administrator ownership of imageres. dll is obtained. The above steps are valid for any system file or other files or folders.

If you do not like the right-click menu item that contains ownership, and then select the project in the cube.

2. Replace the original imageres. dll file prepared by yourself or a third party

The soft media will then release a third-party imageres. dll file, so that you can see the effect of the replacement. More than 150 system icons will be replaced, which is unparalleled. Your computer, of course, should be different from others :)

After obtaining the ownership, you can copy the third-party imageres. DLL to the c: \ windows \ system32 folder.

For example, I took a fancy to the following imageres. dll. The icons in it are as follows --

What is the first thing to do to replace system files?

1. Backup: change the original imageres. dll file under c: \ windows \ system32 to imageres_backup.dll or imageres _ Original. dll. What you can remember is the name of the original file. In this case, the backup file will be renamed back in case of any accident. When you rename the file, the system will prompt you which file access is denied. You must provide the Administrator permission to rename the file. Click continue, as shown in --

2. Set external imageres. DLL paste or drag in. If you enable Windows 7 or Vista UAC, you will also receive a system prompt, and the access to the target folder will be rejected, you must provide administrator permissions to move to this folder. Click continue here. The file is successfully pasted in.

3. What should I do after replacing the file? Why didn't it take effect? Well, update the system Icon cache.

Why hasn't it taken effect yet? All replace this file.

Don't worry, Windows icons are all cached, and Vista and Windows 7 are even more famous.

1. Sacrifice the Cube again (Official download website). This time, click "Repair" to run the cube repair master;

2. Click "Icon cache Repair" on the cube repair master ";

3. Click "Restore icon thumbnail" and you will be prompted to restart the resource manager. This is required;

4. If you are not at ease, click "Update Icon cache". You do not need to restart the resource manager.

Okay. Enjoy it. That's all done.

4. How to restore the Windows Default System icon

Well, if you get tired of it, you still feel the most comfortable by default at Microsoft, or you want to change it, you can use imageres. delete the DLL and rename the previously backed up DLL. Remember to use the magic cube repair master and then reply to the System icon thumbnail.

What, you have to use one-click repair in the cube repair master? You can do this, but it is too time-consuming...

Let's give you a set of ultra-Exquisite Icon Sets in the above example --《Over 150 exquisite win7 system icons are replaced in batches, supporting SP1.

In the final notice, the new Rubik's Cube version in March will provide a one-click Bulk replacement function for Nb icons, not only system icons, but also icons of common software!