[ren3g4de]

This is a little registry key system that i use to make desktop icons with no text....and for that fact no text box.

by this i do not mean using a null character as the name of the icon.

all you have to do is add the following into a .reg file:

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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5521-0000-0000-000000000002}]
"InfoTip"="INFOTIP"
"NeverShowExt"=""
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5521-0000-0000-000000000002}\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Directory\\Icon.ico"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5521-0000-0000-000000000002}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5521-0000-0000-000000000002}\Shell\01]
@="INFOTIP"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5521-0000-0000-000000000002}\Shell\01\Command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Directory\\Executable.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5521-0000-0000-000000000002}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:00,00,00,00

;Add Photoshop CS to Desktop
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{00000000-5521-0000-0000-000000000002}]

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everything highlighted in red should be replaced with specifics for that icon.

INFOTIP:
The infotip section should be replaced with what you want it to display when you hover over with you mouse and hold for a second.

ICON:
Your icon section to point to the directory location of the icon image you want to use(NOTE: to insert into the registry correctly you must use 2 backslashes where you would normally use one in most things)

EXECUTABLE:
Your directory path of your program that you want the icon to open.(NOTE: you must also use 2 backslashes for every 1 normally here too)

The Number 5521:
This number should be different for every icon you put. I started mine at 5300 and have been working my way up for every reg file i build. If you do not change this number every time when you import the registry key it will replace that last icon you had with that number.

a working example of this for mozilla firefox would be this:
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5346-0000-0000-000000000002}]
"InfoTip"="Mozilla"
"NeverShowExt"=""
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5346-0000-0000-000000000002}\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\REN3G4DE OS\\Icons\\mozilla.ico"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5346-0000-0000-000000000002}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5346-0000-0000-000000000002}\Shell\01]
@="&Mozilla"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5346-0000-0000-000000000002}\Shell\01\Command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\mozilla.org\\Mozilla\\mozilla.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-5346-0000-0000-000000000002}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:00,00,00,00

;Add Photoshop CS to Desktop
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{00000000-5346-0000-0000-000000000002}]

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To import these keys all you have to do is double click after you are finished with the .reg file and click yes to the import question. and walla! you have a nice new icon with no text. The right click menus are also completely custimizable also. But i need to research more how to do this before i post on it.

Enjoy!

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