Comments on: Admiring Windows 7’s high-resolution device icons

By: Sam Horn

Sam Horn — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:56:18 +0000

After using my MX 5500 combo for a good year, I finally got a custom icon.

http://download.dmd.metaservices.microsoft.com/dp/winqual/04760691-1d6 c-4d33-b6a5-f3eac18c8456.devicemetadata-ms

By: Zach

Zach — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:36:50 +0000

Thanks for letting me know, Thom, however it would seem that if you wanted to, you could change that .ICO file inside the metadata folder to whatever you wanted, once you found where it was. For example, my Logitech G5 mouse has a special icon for it that I can see in its own metadata folder; what would stop me from changing it to any other icon file I wished?

The problem though, is that my Samsung drive is not causing a metadata folder to be created. Oh well, I guess it just isn’t new enough or important enough to take advantage of Windows 7 features… thanks anyway.

By: Thom

Thom — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:14:13 +0000

@Zach – It doesn’t work like that, you can’t change the icon that shows up in the Device Center, that up to the hardware manufacturer (i.e. Samsung) certifying their Device for Win7 and providing an icon for Microsoft.
The only way we have found the metadata links is by using the code in the compatible devices we have plugged in

By: Zach

Zach — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:50:45 +0000

This is so neat, I’ve got to ask – how is everyone providing direct download links to Microsoft Metadata’s pages? I’ve got a Samsung “Story” external HDD that isn’t pulling a custom icon, for example, and I’d like to see if the official Microsoft site may have some other Samsung drives that are similar.

I’ve been searching Google for 20 minutes but haven’t found a page I can go to that allows me to search for metadata packages…any advice?

By: Maggy

Maggy — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:31:17 +0000

none of the icons in devices and printers look anything like my hardware. My logitech marble looks like a mouse, my wide screen looks like the first TFT I owned 15 years ago, with bsod, my printer looks like something you get free with the first cartridge. Why is there no simple icon selection tool? Why can’t I even find a hack to put my home made icons in?

By: chels75

chels75 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:07:41 +0000

Hi,
I have a Dell Widescreen, the icon is missing when I re-install Windows 7…
Is it possible to update the icon manually by Windows Update?
thx

By: varun

varun — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:26:19 +0000

@ Long,

Hmm!! really!! Wow!! well…lol…this is the first device stage compatible device that I got. So thanks! i guess I will wait and see. But perhaps…would u happen to know if that microsoft server has any specific files to update this manually myself? I was trying to search on microsoft downloads…couldn’t find anything.

thanks,

By: Long Zheng

Long Zheng — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:29:00 +0000

@varun: I’ve noticed the device stage don’t immediately update when you connect new devices.

After connecting a Canon printer to my laptop, I saw a new device stage page immediately. However it took several weeks before the printer on my desktop computer updated to tge new branded page.

By: varun

varun — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:15:29 +0000

Hi Long,

Can u please help me? I just got my brand new Nikon D90. However device stage does not show that rich experience that steve balmer demoed in the beta stages. It shows a boring classic camera picture in device stage. How can I search on the microsoft services to get that update to device stage that updates the metadata available to this camera?

thanks,

Varun

By: John Ferguson

John Ferguson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:46:28 +0000

OK, I can view some of the icons with Anolis Resourcer, but after I create an icon how do I add and replace so that it becomes a default?

feel free to email me jfergus1 (at) tampabay (dot) rr (dot) com