I have many icons & icon libraries (accumulated by creation, editing, extraction, capture, & library copy), which I keep in one folder on the root of my D partition.  I reassign icons for folders, links, and files.  

Even if it is a windows icon, I copy the library to my icon folder and I assign it from there (because I have had icon libraries disappear with new windows installations and everything is easier to back up if it is all in one place).

Before I installed XP SP2 (that is, when I had XP SP1), when I clicked on Properties & Change Icon, the dialogue defaulted to whatever folder/library the current icon was in, which was great since I do all my icon assignment from one place.  Now however, with XP SP2, this ALWAYS defaults to %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll, regardless of where the current icon came from.  I hate this - it adds multiple hunts & clicks for folder changes to every icon assignment.  

Does anyone know WHERE in the registry this default variable is set, so I can modify it.  I don't understand why "Change Icon" was altered from defaulting to the source of the current icon - THAT made some sense.  All I can think of is that it was a mistake/oversight.

AnnaSummers


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