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

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

By: John Ferguson

John Ferguson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:24 +0000

Hi…I’ve seen request for a step by step on how to get to these icons and further, change or manipulate them. Does anyone know how? I’d like to change the standard cell phone icon to my enV2

Thanks!

By: Carl Harris

Carl Harris — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:48:11 +0000

For those saying that Windows replaces icon back to the generic, you should be able to stop it. In devices and printers, if you right click your computer SOMETHING-PC and select “Device Installation Settings”, and can select there to not update icons.

Why is it that in the betas and RC’s this worked fine for me, but now I got the RTM version, my Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 8000 wont show up!! This kinda stuff really annoys me!!!

By: Thom

Thom — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:06:48 +0000

At the Microsoft tri-launch in Wembley Stadium, UK I got a free Arc mouse.
I plugged in the tiny transceiver and after a minute I got a lovely new icon! I thought it would give a generic black icon but it actually showed the red version that I had plugged in.

Microsoft Arc Mouse (Red)
http://download.dmd.metaservices.microsoft.com/dp/winqual/ef920254-159 2-4c6f-8179-c5d2945db96a.devicemetadata-ms

By: deep

deep — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:34:44 +0000

after dowload the metadata file, how to use it?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:25:56 +0000

how do you find the icons and guid’s?

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By: doomangel

doomangel — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:20:18 +0000

Cool icons!Does anyone know if they can be downloaded manually?
Can anyone post a list of known GUID’s?

By: Thom

Thom — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:35:26 +0000

Since Windows 7 RTM’d a proper Device Stage for my Lenovo laptop has appeared!
Instead of the generic laptop icon I have a photo-realistic ThinkPad icon (not quite identical to my model).
You can get the icon here http://download.dmd.metaservices.microsoft.com/dp/winqual/43afeccc-d69 5-4e75-9772-345af494b874.devicemetadata-ms

I’m not sure if it downloaded automatically or if it was part of the latest Microsoft Update I did.

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