How can I change the drive name and ICON back to the default ICON and drive name of my choice
thank you for your consideration
pg
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Those are controlled by a file called autorun.inf in the "root" directory of your USB drive. You can open the file with Notepad, but it may be hard to do. First, the file may be "hidden"; second, if you do find it and just "click" on it windows won't know what to do with it.
To set Explorer so it will reveal hidden files, go to its Tools | Folder Options.
To open the file in Notepad, after you set Explorer to show hidden files, open Notepad. Then do File | Open and browse to the root of your drive and select the file.
If you just delete that file (or empty and save it), Explorer should revert to the defaults. If you want the autorun to work, you could take out the lines that refer to the icon and the label or title, then save the file back again. It may not change immediately. If you want to change the icon or label to one of your choice, the lines that are in the file when you start should show the way.
MC
I was able to fallow your steps and change the drive name, 'cept I messed-up the ICON . Would you give me the camand line to set the ICON to the default ICON ? I should have explained from the start that I am a BEGINNER and this is the first time I have written a camand. THAT WAS FUN. I'M-FREAKING-OUT. This is like friggin brain surgery.
Thanks again
pg
I restarted my computer and the default drive reappeared for the drive, deleting portableapps from the drive my have helped as well.
pg
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As you figured out, the default icon is just ... the default, meaning "what you get if you don't select something else". The only reason for changing it in the autorun.inf file is if you want something other than the default.
I suspect John is making sure the autorun.inf file and the others are not "hidden" in future versions of the platform. While it might not make it easier to edit, it will at least make it easier to delete. The instructions for uninstalling PA are easy (delete the files and folders) but only if you can see the files you are trying to delete.
Once the files are deleted (and you have removed the drive and put it back in) it should go back to its "default" behavior and icons.
For your next homework assignment you could select a nice icon and put that in an autorun.inf that you create. Such an icon could help you visually identify which drive is inserted. There are icon (something.ico) files available for free in various places on the web. Go ahead, you might find you like doing that sort of thing. It's basically taking someone else's autorun.inf file (like the one from PortableApps) and making small changes until it does what you want.
MC
sound interesting!
1) how can I make an autorun file? ( steps please, A to Z )
2) where can I find some .ico files? thanks!
PS, You folks are much more help than I have found on any other forum site. THIS IS REFRESHING!
pg
#1
Open a text editor (notepad will work, but not Word or abiWord or any of those, just basic text editors will work)
type [autorun] (with brackets) in the first line.
type open= in the next line
put the path to the file you wish to open(excluding drive letter, ex. \app\file.exe)
type action= in the next line
type an action here (like "start my apps"
type icon= in the next line
type the path to the icon (ex. \app\folder\icon.ico)
type label= in the next line
type a label here (ex. My Drive!)
Click File...Save as...
Change Save as type to all files
type autorun.inf for the file name
sav it to the start of the drive
Theres a basic autorun
#2
Start Gimp (or gimp Portable)
either open or create a 50x50 pixel image.
Save as [name].ico (putting the name you want in [name])
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Hello
how it is possible to have some Folder-Icon
like you have theme for Video, Photo and Music on the Portable Apps?
I would like to have some More Folder marked like this
sincerly
vincent
You can create desktop.ini files. Or try FolderIco - http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=1301 (do the same stuff).
Does it use relative paths??
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but under options there is a option it to extract the icon to the folder, hide it, then write the ini to use the icon in the folder.
OliverK> you don't live on a cow
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new folder icons put into the theme, but they only show up when you open the PAM for the first time. Else You get the original ones.You should create a test PAM on Your desktop, replace the folder icons within, start it for the first time and You´ll get the new folders.
Alternative foldertweaker http://www.majorgeeks.com/Folder_Tweaker_d5024.html
see https://portableapps.com/node/8912
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