The following entries in the registry will enable you to change the Name and the Icon associated
that is shown in Windows Explorer for a specific driveletter.
Within the following key create another sub-key called "DriveIcons"
Open your registry (using e.g., regedit.exe) and find the key below.
Hive: |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: |
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons
Create if it does not already exist. |
Within the DriveIcons key create another sub-key called "<Driveletter>"
Hive: |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: |
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\<Driveletter>
<Single driveletter of the drive concerned>, such as D or E
Create if it does not already exist. |
Within the drive letter key create another sub-key called "DefaultIcon"
Hive: |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: |
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\<Driveletter> |
Name: |
DefaultIcon |
Type: |
REG_SZ (String value) |
Value: |
c:\icons\myicons.dll,4 (example) |
Name: |
DefaultLabel
Note: The "DefaultLabel" value only works with Windows 2000 and higher. |
Type: |
REG_SZ (String value) |
Value: |
My ZIP Drive |
You may need to restart Windows for the change to take effect,
or you can try and press F5 to refresh My Computer.
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