Custom icon not showing up

sklim1 · Post by **sklim1** » 2005-03-03 00:17

Hey all.

I've replaced the default icons with my own on the custome files but it always comes back with the default icon after I compile it w/ Creator. I've named the files "icon1.ico" and "icon2.ico". Any ideas?

It seems like the icon is being applied at Creator.

Post by **Rudi De Vos** » 2005-03-03 01:08

Please pm used zip name within 24 hours of uploading
zip. (auto cleaning)

Hard to tell...without looking at the actual generation.
Creator change the icon for the SFX exe (inline)
Tray icons are loaded on the fly.

Terabyte · Post by **Terabyte** » 2005-06-03 00:10

I have the same problem. Custom .ico files are used for the connection and sys tray icons but not for the .exe icon. I'm using the 20.3 creator but have also tried the older version too. I can send you a .exe file or give you a link where you can DL it. TIA...

Mark Cranness · Post by **Mark Cranness** » 2005-08-28 08:24

Terabyte wrote:I have the same problem. Custom .ico files are used for the connection and sys tray icons but not for the .exe icon. I'm using the 20.3 creator but have also tried the older version too. I can send you a .exe file or give you a link where you can DL it. TIA...

I have the same problem.
custom icon is good when the EXE is viewed in Explorer, but bad when the EXE is put to the desktop (shortcut), or pinned to the Start menu.

It is erratic, but with patience, can be worked around.

ZIP CharMapRemoteAssistance (recently uploaded) does *NOT* exhibit the problem.
I used ResThief 1.20 (http://users.pandora.be/liontech/Downloads.htm) to examine the icons in the created EXE file, and noted that the website was inserting the standard "yellow vnc inside U" icon into the EXE, sometimes.
I tested by uploading the CharMap.exe icon (harvested with IconShop, see the link above), and the "yellow vnc inside U" was *NOT* included in the resulting EXE.

I tested with my own custom icon, and the "yellow vnc inside U" *WAS* included in the resulting EXE (ZIP file MarkRemoteAssistance).
However, by using an icon editor program to carefully order the image types within the icon I uploaded, I was able to make sure that MY 32x32x4bpp(16 colour) icon format appeared FIRST before the inserted one, and overrode it...
I uploaded MarkRemoteAssistance.ZIP quite a few times. The last time my icon format appeared before the inserted "yellow vnc inside U" icon, and this is the version I have used. Earlier uploaded versions of MarkRemoteAssistance.ZIP (and also MarkRemoteAssistance2.ZIP?) had the "yellow vnc inside U" inserted icon BEFORE my 32x32x4bpp, and had the problem described.

It would be good if the pl process that created the EXE NEVER inserted the default "yellow vnc inside U" icon format.

Thanks,
Mark

Hitokiri · Post by **Hitokiri** » 2005-08-31 03:05

I cant get the icons to show PERIOD.

Im trying to make them in photoshop
32x32

I have tried both bmp 16bit and 32bit.

Am I doing something wrong? Everytime I upload the zip, the default VNC icons take over.

Post by **Rudi De Vos** » 2005-08-31 07:55

The icon in the exe is the icon1.ico you put in the zip file.

One common mistake i find in the creator temp folders.
The zip file need to be a zip without including the PATH.
Content zip need to be
icon1.ico
helpdesk.txt
.....
and NOT
/mySC/icon1.ico
/mySC/helpdesk.txt

Select files to make zip, and not subfolder.

Hitokiri · Post by **Hitokiri** » 2005-08-31 19:37

I believe we have all done that.

Problem isnt fixed

Post by **Rudi De Vos** » 2005-08-31 19:58

If you create. icon1.exe --> it show the custom icon on the creator server

If it does not show it on your desktop it could be some icon caching problem.

Hitokiri · Post by **Hitokiri** » 2005-09-11 06:13

so your saying instead of naming it "icon1.ico" we should name it "icon1.exe" ?

Hitokiri · Post by **Hitokiri** » 2005-09-11 06:29

anyway, i tried that and it didnt work

I have also downloaded the program from multiple computers and theyall have the default vnc icon.

Edvon · Post by **Edvon** » 2005-11-27 01:14

same here...

PixelMassacre · Post by **PixelMassacre** » 2005-11-29 01:14

I experienced the same thing however I downloaded a trial copy of AWIcons to customize mine. I noticed that when saving the icon it was caching the files but when double-clicking to view them they showed as a transparent square. It wasn't until I deleted the top (empty/transparent) icon from the AWIcons list and then saved the 32 x 32 256-color icon did the VNC generator work correctly.