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Icons for explorer app depending on OS

Hello,

I'm writing an explorer kind of application.

How can I extract icons for a specific type of OS?

for example the icon for 'My Computer' looks different on Windows 2000 then
on Windows XP.

Is there any way to fetch them through code (which I prefer)?
Or is the only solution to make 2 different ImageList. And if so where can I
find the Icons? Perhaps in a dll?

I'm interrested in:
Desktop, My Computer, Network Places, Recycle Bin, Drives, Folders, ...
Thanks.
Jun 29 '06 #1
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Hello news.microsoft.com,

Look up how to talk to the system imagelist.

-Boo
Hello,

I'm writing an explorer kind of application.

How can I extract icons for a specific type of OS?

for example the icon for 'My Computer' looks different on Windows 2000
then on Windows XP.

Is there any way to fetch them through code (which I prefer)?
Or is the only solution to make 2 different ImageList. And if so where
can I
find the Icons? Perhaps in a dll?
I'm interrested in:
Desktop, My Computer, Network Places, Recycle Bin, Drives, Folders,
...
Thanks.

Jun 29 '06 #2
I've tried but it doesn't seem to talk back

"GhostInAK" <gh*******@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:be*************************@news.microsoft.co m...
Hello news.microsoft.com,

Look up how to talk to the system imagelist.

-Boo
Hello,

I'm writing an explorer kind of application.

How can I extract icons for a specific type of OS?

for example the icon for 'My Computer' looks different on Windows 2000
then on Windows XP.

Is there any way to fetch them through code (which I prefer)?
Or is the only solution to make 2 different ImageList. And if so where
can I
find the Icons? Perhaps in a dll?
I'm interrested in:
Desktop, My Computer, Network Places, Recycle Bin, Drives, Folders,
...
Thanks.


Jun 30 '06 #3
Hello news.microsoft.com,

http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/NE...st/article.asp

-Boo
I've tried but it doesn't seem to talk back

"GhostInAK" <gh*******@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:be*************************@news.microsoft.co m...
Hello news.microsoft.com,

Look up how to talk to the system imagelist.

-Boo
Hello,

I'm writing an explorer kind of application.

How can I extract icons for a specific type of OS?

for example the icon for 'My Computer' looks different on Windows
2000 then on Windows XP.

Is there any way to fetch them through code (which I prefer)?
Or is the only solution to make 2 different ImageList. And if so
where
can I
find the Icons? Perhaps in a dll?
I'm interrested in:
Desktop, My Computer, Network Places, Recycle Bin, Drives, Folders,
...
Thanks.

Jun 30 '06 #4

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