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Being able to move Desktop Icons
Just been upgraded to Windows 7. How do I move the Desktop icons freeley and be able to place them where I like?
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Task Bar Icons different to Desktop [closed]
When I try to pin a shortcut to the taskbar in Windows 7, why does it change from the icon I selected to a different icon?
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Perserve icon with rsync
I was under the impression from here among other research, that rsync was the command used to sync directories and any contents they have.
I have tried the following commands:
rsync -avzr ...
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Folder icon choice
The "classic" folder icon is a horizontal manila folder but the new folder icons are vertical folders which look like an open book. Is there any way to change the folder icons to the classic style in ...
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Only allow pinned items to show up on the taskbar
Is it possible to only have pinned items show up in the Windows 7 taskbar? I'd rather not have all the other applications I open to show up on the taskbar as well. Ideally this would be done ...
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Show different directory icons in windows explorer depending on ownership
In the Windows file explorer - Is there a way to give a certain icon to directories which I own?
In Windows xp? In Windows 7?
Henrik
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Custom trash icons does not refresh (windows 7)
I changed Desktop Recycle Bin default icons to custom ones. One for empty and one for full. But the problem is that the icons dont switch by themselves. I have to manually refresh desktop for icons to ...
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Padlock overlay and Authenticated Users Group in Windows 7
In Windows 7 Professional how to you eliminate the padlock overlay icon from multiple files? I can do it from individual files by adding the "Authenticated Users" group to the list that has full ...
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How do I set icons and description of file types associated with Notepad++?
I tried using Nirsoft's File Type Manager to change the icons and file descriptions of individual file types associated with Notepad++. However, if I change the icon of one file type, all of the other ...
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Security Essentials tray icon disapeared?
I've been running Microsoft Security Essentials for quite a while. And I've just noticed that the tray icon has disapeared. I've checked every setting in the program, Windows Action Center claims that ...
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Add resource to compiled executable
I have a compiled executable that I would like to add an icon to. It currently has 0 resources and uses the default Windows Application Icon. I have tried "Resource Hacker" and adding an icon, but it ...
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Windows 7 wireless icons (tray)
I have not found an answer to a simple question: I know the bars means the quality of a WiFi connection. What does it mean when there is 3 monitors connected? Thanks! I have not found this anywhere!
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Uninstalled Program Icon Stuck on Launchpad in Mac OS X Lion
I am currently running OS X 10.7.2 on a MacBook Air. As a quick note, while this program was installed through Steam, I don't think it's a Steam issue.
Background: Through Steam, I recently ...
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Windows 7 has broken icons that look the same
My daughter has done something to her Windows 7 PC, but I'm not sure what and she can't quite remember. She is not an Administrator on her machine so it perturbs me that she has broken it so well. ...
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Reset desktop icons on Windows 7
Few months ago, I played with space parameters (margin) between desktop icons (with TuneUP utilities), then uninstalled this application. Now I want to reset my custom desktop layout to default. How ...
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Add custom network device icons in Mac OS X Finder?
Mac OS X Finder is smug enough to display any non-Mac device as a picture of a PC with a BSOD, but I'm wondering if it's possible to add other devices, so my Ubuntu machine is detected and has a ...
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How to align desktop icons to grid in LXDE/Openbox?
Where is the option or config file to automatically align the desktop icons to a grid in LXDE/Openbox?
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how to customize an icon for a usb stick on mac and automount a dmg file?
I want to make a custom icon to a usb stick on mac and show that instead of the ugly blank icon that exists by default
as I have to compile a presentation I want the users to be able to quick access ...
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Windows 7 Start Menu / Taskbar shortcut icon issue
I'm running Win7 Ultimate x64, and have Visual Studio 2010 installed. The other day I mis-clicked and deleted the VS2010 program folder; I realised my mistake the next time I started the PC and ...
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Showing memory usage bar under drive icon LEFT in Explorer
So it is one nice utility I had in my WinXP that shows memory usage bar under the drive icon LEFT in Explorer:
Vista drive icon shows it like this:
It calls Vista Drive Icon. This also shows "!" ...
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use monochrome icons in Thunderbird for Mac OS X
In Windows and Ubuntu, Thunderbird uses a good-looking monochrome icon set. On Mac OS X, it looks like something from an OS X of days gone by. Is there a monochrome icon set that I could use on OS X?
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How to re-enable green Offline Files icon in Windows 7
I have a few folders on a network share that I have set up to always be available offline. The sync progress works fine, but the litte icon overlay isn't visible on the folders that are availble in ...
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Mysterious gray square outlines on certain desktop icons?
Recently, my hand slipped on my mouse/keyboard and I accidentally increased the icon size. After resetting it and fixing them, I noticed these incredibly annoying small gray outlines around only ...
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How to change which frame is grabbed for the finder icon of a movie file for Mac OS X Finder?
Movie files show in Mac OS X Finder with an example frame from the movie. Unfortunately, it's captured from fairly early in the movie, so that different episodes of a series, or perhaps different ...
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Windows 7 folder icons cache doesnt refresh when icon changed?
I updated my .exe icon, but the new icon doesn't show up in the folder. Only way to make it work is to create new folder and copy the .exe file there.
How do I tell Windows 7 to refresh the cached ...
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How do I get Windows 7 to highlight my icons again?
You know when your mouse goes over a desktop icon in Windows 7, a small box appears around it highlighting it? It's gone on my computer. And it annoys me because usually when I'm waiting for a program ...
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Icons are skewed
This happens on a Windows XP machine (SP3). The icons (and to some extent fonts) are skewed. They look blurry/distorted and slightly higher than normal.
Any idea what is causing this? And how to ...
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What does the folder Icon with “2-man” mean/represent?
I have a couple of folders under %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs which looks like:
In the image, we can see that one of the folders has a different icon. Initially I was thinking it ...
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mkdir with icon
I am making a file sync program and have pretty much finished except for one remaining problem.
Is there a different command or argument to pass to mkdir or cp that will let my program both create a ...
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Speeding up tray icon hide
"Hide inactive icons" is checked. But the arrow to slide the hidden icons in/out of view moves very slowly ( >2 seconds to reveal, about the same to hide them again ). Is there any way to tweak the ...
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How do I change the icon of an xterm?
xterm windows typically don't have an icon. I would like to know what my options are. My immediate need is specifying an icon at xterm launch (cmdline argument or Xresource-style), not dynamically ...
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Why do my icons change size in every folder?
Why do my icons change size in every folder?
I want them to be the same.
I reset all folders but still, when I am browsing, some of them are with big icons.
Maybe this is based on the items count ...
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Where to find the Mona Lisa icon from Windows 3.1?
In the old Windows 3.1 days I had an icon of an expressive and very good pixel-art reproduction of DaVinci's Mona Lisa portrait. I'd like to have this icon again, but I couldn't find it anywhere. ...
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Change URL shortcut icons on Windows 7
How can I change the icons for URL shortcuts to be those of IE9, while having Firefox as the default browser?
I've tried a few things I found on Google that involved modifying the registry, but they ...
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How to customize printer icons in Windows 7? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change the printer icon displayed in the Control Panel
I have three printers installed on my windows 7 (x64) system. As proscribed, the icons in the "devices and ...
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Restart explorer.exe in Windows 7 while keeping all icons in the system tray?
Sometimes when you are prompted to restart the computer (or log off), you can get away with just restarting the explorer process. I'm sure you know what i'm talking about.
The problem is, that when ...
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What is the icon in the bottom-left corner of Windows Media Player 12?
There is an icon in the bottom-left hand corner of WMP12 that looks kind of like a progress bar. If you click it, it disappears. If you then click the place in the interface where it was, it ...
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Bizarre shortcut icon problem with XP-7 dual-boot
I dual-boot Windows XP and Windows 7 and have run into a peculiar issue with icons for shortcuts.
A different desktop is used for each OS, so I have a shortcut to the other one on each for easy ...
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Why does the Outlook taskbar envelope icon sometimes remain active, even if I have no unread email?
Outlook has a nice envelope icon that displays on top of the taskbar icon when I have new mail. Sometimes this icon comes up when I get a new message, but then doesn't go away when the message is ...
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Is it possible to enable Tiles View for icons on the Windows 7 desktop?
Is it possible to enable Tiles View for icons on the Windows 7 desktop?
You can get the same thing in Windows Explorer by going to a folder and selecting "Tiles" for the icon view option. The Windows ...
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Giving focus to a desktop icon using the keyboard
When I start Windows 7 none of the icons on my desktop have focus. I have to click on one of the icons with the mouse to give it focus. Is there a keyboard shortcut to give focus to an icon? (It ...
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Change Vim's icon
I'm on a Linux Machine ( Ubuntu ) and I use (g)Vim which is my favorite, I love everything but the icon, I like MacVim's icon but gVim's icon has a lot to be desired, is there a way to useea custom ...
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Taskbar icons appearing jagged in Windows 7
Title explains it all. I'm setting up a new laptop and noticed some of the icons look like crap and are blurry/jagged. Laptop is at native resolution, and the taskbar icons are the only ones that ...
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Check Box -> Show icon in taskbar notification area when connected is missing in windows 7
Please see the picture below ,
this is on my network adapters properties :
where is the General Tab In this Network adapter ?
Also, I couldn't find that check box for Display Network Icon on ...
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Where do I find the icon of the Sites Directory in Lion?
Just like my other special folders, I wish to give my Sites folder a special icon.
Lion doesn't create a Sites folder like Snow Leopard did -- which means that you have to do it yourself. This is ...
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How to create PDF vector icons without Illustrator
I want to make some vector icons in PDF format for use in buttons and such on Mac OS X. Apparently most people use Illustrator for that, but what if I don't have Illustrator?
I tried using Inkscape, ...
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ImageMagick is truncating (squaring) my icons on resize
Trying to resize from 48x48 icon to 16x16 and the resulting file from imagemagick is 16x16 but cut off around the square.
Command:
convert -resize "16x16" businessman_add.ico -depth 8 mynew.ico
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IE7 Pro Plug-in w/ IE9: Where's my IE7 Pro options icon? Used to be in the status bar
Back when I had IE7 and IE8, the IE7 Pro options icon would show on the right side of my browser's status bar. This icon would expose additional options not available by the regular menu, options ...
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Is it legal if I use Wikipedia icon for my software? [closed]
My software will be uploaded in Android market or some sharing websites. I mean this icon.
The same question with Google, Apple or something like that.
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Gnome setup to show icons for windows along bottom of screen?
I am using Gnome window manager on RedHat Enterprise Linux v2.6.9-67 and recently my Gnome sessions started behaving differently and I do not know what I did to cause this or to restore the old ...
