Is there a great FREEWARE app that allows for batch file to update icons & default programs?
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I've using the little tool "Default Programs Editor", and although sometimes it's a bit strange, it works. However, whenever Window$, VideoLan, or InfraView does an update, a whole bunch of icons get redone to the stupid traffic cone or cat icons of those latter 2 apps :mad::mad:, thus causing me to have to go through the tedious process to put in my own prefered icons for image, sound & video files. I've had enough of this, and I can't take it anymore! :mad: I want a tool that lets me keep some type of batch file such that when these icon extinction events happen, I can just run the tool with the existing batch file, and be done with it. Any ideas?
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I've using the little tool "Default Programs Editor", and although sometimes it's a bit strange, it works. However, whenever Window$, VideoLan, or InfraView does an update, a whole bunch of icons get redone to the stupid traffic cone or cat icons of those latter 2 apps :mad::mad:, thus causing me to have to go through the tedious process to put in my own prefered icons for image, sound & video files. I've had enough of this, and I can't take it anymore! :mad: I want a tool that lets me keep some type of batch file such that when these icon extinction events happen, I can just run the tool with the existing batch file, and be done with it. Any ideas?
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Part of the problem might be that you are using icons from a DLL/EXE that is updated. Create a private stash (way out of the system path!) of the DLL/EXE and reference that copy for your icons.
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I've using the little tool "Default Programs Editor", and although sometimes it's a bit strange, it works. However, whenever Window$, VideoLan, or InfraView does an update, a whole bunch of icons get redone to the stupid traffic cone or cat icons of those latter 2 apps :mad::mad:, thus causing me to have to go through the tedious process to put in my own prefered icons for image, sound & video files. I've had enough of this, and I can't take it anymore! :mad: I want a tool that lets me keep some type of batch file such that when these icon extinction events happen, I can just run the tool with the existing batch file, and be done with it. Any ideas?
When you install apps, *always* pick the Custom option, and uncheck the checkboxes that allow it to take over. Otherwise they'll happily replace file associations with types they can handle, and there go your preferred icons. But to be more pragmatic: All file association details are stored in the registry (I can't be bothered to look them up right now, but they're easy enough to find). It's a huge list, so export (only) the subset of associations you care about to .reg files; you can re-combine them all into a single file once you think you've covered everything that matters. The .reg file format is easy enough to manipulate manually with Notepad. When an app replaces your existing customizations, just double-click on the .reg file to re-import what you had before, thus undoing (only) the file associations the installer clobbered. Rather low-risk IMO, and very effective.