Change the icon of removable disk..
The removable disk has a default look.This default look of the removable drives can be changed by a simple trick.Follow the steps to change the icon ..
+ Select your favourite picture which u want to set for the icon of removable disk.
+ Save the selected image as anyname.ico (How to do is open the picture in mspaint. and save as anyname.ico).Make sure that selected image is small.
(OR) You can download any icon and name it.
+ Open note pad and copy the following code.
+ Here label indicates the name of ur removable disk and icon indiactes the name of your icon.[autorun]
Label=DILLU
Icon=genelia.ico
+ Now save is notepad file as autorun.inf.
+ Copy both files (autorun.inf and Icon file) to your removable drive. You can make both files as hidden.
Now unplug the drive and connect it back to USB and now you can see the icon of your removable disk.Thats it!!
NOTE : The name of the icon you created and the name in the 3rd line of code must be same.
You can also set the background picture for your removable disk.This trick is explained in my previous article "Set background picture for any drive in windows".
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sahil
March 28, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Change the icon of removable disk..
Its not workin dude
can u plz tell me the process
DILLU...
March 28, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Its working frnd .. make sure dat the name of icon you created and the name of icon in the code(3rd line) should be same.And the icon should be copied in the removable disk.
Daniel mohan singh
April 18, 2009 at 2:46 AM
hi dillu the name is changing bt the pic is not coming may i know wat would b the size of pic mail me dude !!
DILLU...
April 18, 2009 at 9:44 AM
@mahesh
frnd ... the picture size should be as small as icon .. and when icon is created.. pic shud be visibile .. if size is large..pic will not be visible .. and see dat name of icon should be same as u given in the code and copy both icon and autorun file shud be copied into removable disk ..
Daniel mohan singh
April 19, 2009 at 12:41 AM
wat is the minimun image size and wat is the max size
DILLU...
April 19, 2009 at 4:28 AM
Icon usually ranges from 16x16 pixels up to 128x128 pixels
Daniel mohan singh
April 21, 2009 at 8:15 AM
i used but stillbut nt working pls upload some icon ill try them k
DILLU...
April 21, 2009 at 7:25 PM
@mahesh
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nnhwzwymyow
this is d link for one of the icon in my sys .. I think u hav prob with ur windows version ..
chetan ds
June 8, 2009 at 8:41 AM
hi' i m chetan
its not working on my computer, i try all this things whichever you given above,
can u tell me what is the actual detail of change of removable disk icon
thanks
DILLU...
June 8, 2009 at 11:10 PM
@ chetan
its working man .. the name of the icon you created and the name in the 3rd line of code must be same .. actually i had shown a different names in my post, but the names must be same ..
Anonymous
June 8, 2009 at 11:40 PM
wow working great,waiting for more tricks like this :)
Unknown
August 15, 2010 at 12:06 AM
yay workin!!!!!
thanx
Anonymous
April 1, 2012 at 12:37 AM
Worked and also if you want to change your devices name,just instead of putting your devices name, input your custom name. Also after you want the original name back just delete the .inf file and make a new one.
Unknown
December 20, 2013 at 8:59 PM
NOT WORKING ON MY WIN7