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I would like to add my personalized icons to the systems root folder.
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You cannot change the icons that are stored inside shell32.dll, and you cannot have your custom icons appear beside the ones that are stored within shell32.dll.
However, you can create your own personal icons using software that can create icon files, then select it from the browse option when you are setting a custom icon.
To change an icon of the your desktop one can right click on the file's "Properties", then click on "Change Icon". When one clicks on change icon, a window shows the icons stored on your PC. This way one can change an existing icon. It also shows where these icons are stored. It is: %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll. What I want to do is create my own personal icons and have them stored with the existing icons, so I can choose the one I want.
What do you mean systems root folder? The system root is the location where Windows is installed, usually C:\Windows. You should not modify the contents of that folder. However, if you choose to do so, you are not blocked (it is your computer, after all). So please, what problem are you having?
