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windows vista question replacing recycle bin on desktop?

mitz — Sun, 16 May 2010 09:07:26 +0000

I fat fingered my recycle bin icon off of my desktop and deleted it by mistake.. Not being computer savvy i need to know how to put it back on my desktop . Thanks for the help!

Free Windows Vista Aero icons for you to download and install

mitz — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:42:04 +0000

How to install the free Vista Aero icons on to your computer:

Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize
When the “Appearance and Personalization” window appears, select the “Change desktop icons” task.
Now select the icon you want to change, click on “Change Icon…” button and browse to the folder where you’ve extracted the icons.

Where can I find more Windows Vista Icons to download?

http://www.vistaico.com/

http://www.vistaicons.com/

How to restore a Flip 3D shortcut icon to your Vista desktop tasbar

mitz — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:58:26 +0000

Just say you accidentally delete the Windows Vista Flip 3D icon and then realise that you cannot find the program to create another icon. Well there is no need to panic as it is easily fixed. There are two detailed steps to restore your Flip 3D icon to your desktop or quick launch toolbar on the taskbar.

Step 1 : Create a desktop shortcut that opens the Windows Vista Flip 3D application

Right click on the blank area on your desktop
Choose New from the menu
Then choose shortcut
Now copy this RunDll32 DwmApi #105 and paste it into the area that says Type the location of the item
Press next. Then Type in a name for your shortcut. (Flip 3D)
Press Finish. That’s it.

Now when you double press on this icon it will start Flip 3D.

Step 2 : Change the icon to a proper Windows Vista Flip 3D icon

Right click on the icon that you just created
Choose properties from the menu
Now the shortcut properties will appear and you need to be on the shortcut tab
Then press the Change icon button
Press browse to find the right icon for Flip 3D
The file you want is in C:/Windows/System32 folder and is called imageres.dll
Once you have selected this file press open
Now you will have lots of icons to choose from. The Flip 3D icon will be in there somewhere.

Please watch the video tutorial below to see more details.

Get something like Aero Flip 3D for Windows Xp and Vista Basic

mitz — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:54:35 +0000

Aero Flip 3D in Windows Vista is very cool if you have it, however if you do not, there is a free program called Rocketdock that gives you the same convienience and feel. The screenshot below does not give it justice because you cannot see the icons glide out when you mouse over them.

If you have Windows XP or Windows Vista Home Basic you can download this program and almost pretend that you have cool graphics like Vista Aero Flip 3D. This is a really cool program that resembles the dock that is used on a mac computer.

Rocketdock screenshot - icon browser

In the settings you can move the Rocketdock to the top, right, left, or bottom of the screen. You can also drag icons onto it and remove them by right clicking on the icon and choosing to delete the item. There are also loads of themes to choose from.

I have tested this program on a Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows XP Professional and it worked flawlessly. Oh yeah… Did I mention it was free! And there are no nagging popups or spyware, the developers politely ask for a donation if you like the program.

Rocketdock features

Easily drag and drop new icons onto the dock
Fully customize themes and settings
Real time previews are on the dock (movies are still playing and watchable)
Runs great on slower computers

Download Rocketdock from http://rocketdock.com/downloadis

Please note that Windows XP x64 Edition, Windows Vista 64-bit Editions, and alternate shells are not supported.