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IconPackager 3 is here!

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IconPackager 3 is here!

Change your Windows icons all at once!

from WinCustomize Forums

Stardock has released IconPackager 3.  IconPackager is a program that enables users to change nearly all of their Windows icons in one swoop by applying "packages" of icons.  While Windows has long had the ability to change selected icons via "themes", until IconPackager came along, there was no way to change the hundreds of icons that exist throughout Microsoft Windows.  For example, IconPackager can change the icons that represent different file types (.JPG, .DOC, .PSD), icons for individual programs, control panel icons, Start menu icons, and much more.

There are hundreds of icon packages available freely for download on websites such as WinCustomize.com, deviantART.com, SkinBase.org, and elsewhere.

IconPackager 3 adds support for a host of icons found in Windows XP / Windows XP SP2 and for the new icons in the file dialog.  In addition, IconPackager 3 has made it much easier to create icon packages with the new "package builder" feature which enables icon designers to see a sheet of all the common icons found on Windows in a single page and the ability to change those icons with a simple drag and drop.

IconPackager is a free download. An enhanced registered version is also available on its own or as part of Stardock's Object Desktop suite of desktop enhancement utilities.  The enhanced version allows users to change any icon on Windows (including programs) right from its properties dialog.  Version 3 also has better integration with IconDeveloper, a program that makes it easy to create new icons.

Screenshots:
Main Interface: https://www.stardock.com/products/iconpackager/Media/index.8.jpg
Enhanced desktop: https://www.stardock.com/products/iconpackager/ip-jan04c.jpg
Package Builder: https://www.stardock.com/products/iconpackager/Media/index.14.jpg
Icon Explorer: https://www.stardock.com/products/iconpackager/Media/index.12.jpg
Changing the icon of a program: https://www.stardock.com/products/iconpackager/index.3.jpg
 

Download:
https://www.stardock.com/products/iconpackager

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just curious - will Orion and Utopia Icon packages be updated to included the new icons that v. 3 recognizes?
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There should an updated version going up very shortly to address the crashing or problems on startup those users are having due to certain themes.

Fairyy~, where did you download and install IconPackager from?


~I downloaded from my Stardock Central..
Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The problem is only ONE file of the five with the same names show up. Not only that the icons I had "changed" reverted back to the Windows default icons!!! It's like I have to start all over again to rebuild my files! Has anyone had this problem.


I didn't lose any of my recolored IP's ...but I didn't move them..I left them in the IP themes as is. Usually I would move them..and they should have been fine when you moved them back. I was going to attempt to uninstall IP completely and move the saved IP's packages to a temp folder and do a clean install..but now im hestitating to do this..

Funny that the IP packages that come with the new 3,0 work fine..yet..i cant download anything new. sigh...
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Any sign of full support for x64 edition? last time i used IP 2.5 on x64 every app displayed as the default icon and i found no way of making it display icons as normal after a month so i had to format to get it fixed
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'll second that, support for x64 would be very nice. Bugs me all the time seeing those ugly windows defalt icons.
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Fairyy -- did you remove the old IP before installing the new one?
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Fairyy -- did you remove the old IP before installing the new one?


I did the last time before the 2.99 version. But not this time. I just installed in my Stardock Central as an update then rebooted as requested.
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nice update ... doesn't face ANY Problem ...
Great Work ..
Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Jinn Fizz Wrot: Well, this sucks...Icon Packager is now completely SNAFU'd on my computer. This is what I get when I launch the program now:


Yep it doest happen for once or twice but after a few runs evrey thing gets stablized and started to run smoothly ...
Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This sucks!!! I installed it, none of my packages work anymore, everything has been completely changed!! When I tried to reinstall 2.5 it completely screwed up all my other icons to the point where I had to do a restore just to get them back. SOOOOOOOOOOO, now I'm stuck with this crappy version because with out it all my program icons turn into default!!! Don't release this stuff until it works, PLEASE!!!!
Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yep it doest happen for once or twice but after a few runs evrey thing gets stablized and started to run smoothly ...


It still happens each time I open IP, but at least I've figured out how to jiggle things to make the icon packages show up eventually. It's frustrating, but it works.
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It still happens each time I open IP, but at least I've figured out how to jiggle things to make the icon packages show up eventually. It's frustrating, but it works.


I had installed IP 3 from my brothers account and the error HAD occured ... but When I returned to my account and launch IP3 from there ... There was no problem .. I don't know why and how it has occured but it has ..
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just have to say that I feel for those that have had problems getting it to work right. But I count myself lucky in that my install/upgrade went smoothly and it works great.

Plus I will be re-upping my OD subscription in a few days
Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top
When will the update to fix these problems be released? More than a week ago I was told "a couple of days." I expect the problem was more complicated than was expected.
Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top
After installing update to IconPackager, I had problems. They are as follows: 1)Microsoft Word stopped functioning; after starting program the intro screen appears and program hangs. Word would run in safe mode but would not open documents. 2)Norton AV would not allow me to run a scan. 3) desktop program icons for Office 2003 vanished from desktop. 4)Outlook could not use Word for the email editor.
After uninstalling IconPackager, all problems mentioned were fixed.
Why did this program cause these problems, and is anyone else having problems after installing updates.
Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Although I don't have Blue Curve installed, I was having issues after upgrading IP to v2.9x. Each time I would try to apply a package, the "Please Wait" splash would come up and then not go away. I was able to pull up the Task Manager and kill iconpackager.exe. It seemed that all of the icons were applied okay, but the program would sit at 50% CPU utilization and not die.

The problems only worsened after upgrading to 3.09b[002]. Clicking on any package on the site would d/l it, but then IP would crash when trying to load it. If I d/l the *.ip file and then tried to install from within IP, I would get an error stating that "no icon package was found". Changing the extension to *.zip and opening with Winzip revealed the proper *.icl and *.iconpackage files.

To resolve the issue, I copied my Themes dir elsewhere, unintalled IP, rebooted and reinstalled ip 3.09[002]. I can now d/l from wincusto or install the IP packages from within the problem with no issues. The "Please Wait" dies just fine as well.
I did not have to copy the Themes dir back...all themes were not affected by the reinstall.

NOTE: Others mentioned the Blue Curve IP theme as causing some issues. Again, I do NOT have that one installed. Althought having it may have compounded the issues, I think that it's safe to say that MOST of Stardock's products CANNOT be upgraded from one major version to another. You may get away with RC1's or x.99 version, but not the major update.

Great products, Stardock. I love 'em. Perhaps you could make it a little clearer to users of at least Stardock Central that an uninstall should be performed before upgrading a new major release.

HTH someone...
Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Although I don't have Blue Curve installed, I was having issues after upgrading IP to v2.9x. Each time I would try to apply a package, the "Please Wait" splash would come up and then not go away. I was able to pull up the Task Manager and kill iconpackager.exe. It seemed that all of the icons were applied okay, but the program would sit at 50% CPU utilization and not die.


I suggest you disable the splash screen in the settings. I've not had this hanging problem since doing so. I think the splash function might be doing more than just putting up a pretty picture on your screen.

Also, without the splash screen, it installs icons in the background instead of taking over your computer while it installs them.

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Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks, Tarkus. I'll give that a go.

Just to clarify, since uninstalling and installing IP, I am no longer having a problem with IP hanging on the splash after installing a package. It does go away after all icons are changed. Incidentally, before the 3.0 betas (2.x's), I didn't have the splash screen option checked. I think it was "forced" during one of the upgrades.
Reply #45 from JoeUser Forums Top
After installing update to IconPackager, I had problems. They are as follows: 1)Microsoft Word stopped functioning; after starting program the intro screen appears and program hangs. Word would run in safe mode but would not open documents. 2)Norton AV would not allow me to run a scan. 3) desktop program icons for Office 2003 vanished from desktop. 4)Outlook could not use Word for the email editor.After uninstalling IconPackager, all problems mentioned were fixed.Why did this program cause these problems, and is anyone else having problems after installing updates.


Well, it looks like i´ve the same problem. Msinfo32, Help and Support, NAV-scan don´t work anymore after installing IP 3. Problems remains after uninstalling, so i had to use a restorepoint. Isn´t there a possible way to download and older IP-version, so i could use that until the problems are solved in IP3?