© 2003-2024 Ironclad Games Corporation Vancouver, BC. All rights reserved.
© 2006-2024 Stardock Entertainment
Search
Forum Home | Login
AceMatrix
AceMatrix
Join Date 01/2010
+215

I was WRONG - IconPackager DOES work on Win 11

I tested it again

February 23, 2022 1:48:50 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

I felt it necessary to correct my earlier post here that IconPackager did not work on Windows 11. That claim turned out to be completely erroneous.  First , a little background information. I had been having a disturbing issue with my desktop computer randomly shutting down for no apparent reason every single day. What I thought was surely a hardware issue , turned out to be a couple of faulty or incompatible software programs that I discovered by process of elimination. After uninstalling them and restoring my computer to it's full functionality ,  I began to wonder if these issues could have affected the proper function of other programs on my computer. My first thought jumped to the issue I had with IconPackager. I needed to do another test. I found , to my surprise , that IconPackager DOES actually work on Windows 11 despite the fact that Windows 11 at the present time does not use "live" folders. I tested it using a default Windows Vista package , A default Windows 7 package , and a few older custom packages from Wincustomize archives. There were only a couple that I tested that didn't display properly , but the majority of packages did apply and display properly. I am presently using IconPackager 10 on my Windows 11 machine and so far I have not had the issues that occurred when I first tested it. It seems to be working fine. I apologize for the false alarm on my original post and I hope Stardock will forgive me.

-- Ace --

iconpackager icons windows11 iconpackager10 personal computing
Search this post
Advanced Search
Subscription Options
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
Neil Banfield
Join Date 04/2001
+1021 sdemployee
Reply #1 February 23, 2022 2:00:05 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Is nothing working or is it only the live folders that are not working?

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
AceMatrix
Join Date 01/2010
+215
Reply #2 February 23, 2022 2:29:54 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 1

Is nothing working or is it only the live folders that are not working?

There were several items that did not display properly , for instance , what was supposed to be a " recycle bin " icon displayed as a " document " icon. There were several mismatches like these,  as well as a few missing icons. Also , my screen went grey for almost 30 seconds while the system attempted to apply the changes. 

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
AceMatrix
Join Date 01/2010
+215
Reply #3 February 23, 2022 2:38:57 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

I Forgot to mention that the control panel icons did not change when applying a new package. They remained the default Windows 11 icons.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
c242
Join Date 03/2001
+379
Reply #4 February 23, 2022 2:40:05 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

As a side note: Newest Insider Build -> Live Folders are back.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
AceMatrix
Join Date 01/2010
+215
Reply #5 February 23, 2022 2:52:02 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Quoting c242,
reply 4

As a side note: Newest Insider Build -> Live Folders are back.

That's an interesting development

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
AceMatrix
Join Date 01/2010
+215
Reply #6 February 23, 2022 2:54:53 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

What I'm most anxious to see is how "Package Building" capabilities will be impacted.

-- Ace --

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
AceMatrix
Join Date 01/2010
+215
Reply #7 February 25, 2022 6:40:53 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

I do also believe that when building new packages , proper picture formats are going to be very important. I found that a few of my package creations that used larger picture formats did not display properly. Anything over 256x256 , likely won't display properly. That's just my personal hypothesis after having tested many packages.

-- Ace --

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
naroon1
Join Date 04/2010
+389
Reply #8 February 26, 2022 11:01:09 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

I too was having some issues i could not lock down, my system is complex with 4 SSDs in a multi booting set up, i too thought Iconpackager was at fault as i was using IP 5, removed it and installed IP 10 and found it made my system even less stable than edition 5, i did spends a short while with no Iconpackager but then found what i thought may have been the issue, rectified that and installed IP5 again and it has been running fine too.

+1
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
AceMatrix
Join Date 01/2010
+215
Reply #9 February 26, 2022 3:19:38 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Quoting naroon1,
reply 8

I too was having some issues i could not lock down, my system is complex with 4 SSDs in a multi booting set up, i too thought Iconpackager was at fault as i was using IP 5, removed it and installed IP 10 and found it made my system even less stable than edition 5, i did spends a short while with no Iconpackager but then found what i thought may have been the issue, rectified that and installed IP5 again and it has been running fine too.

That's good to hear. I'm glad to hear that you also rectified the problem and that IconPackager is working well for you now. This all sounds very encouraging going forward. Hopefully it will be helpful to others that may also be experiencing issues with IconPackager.

-- Ace --

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
naroon1
Join Date 04/2010
+389
Reply #10 February 27, 2022 10:31:30 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Quoting AceMatrix,
reply 9


Quoting naroon1,
reply 8

I too was having some issues i could not lock down, my system is complex with 4 SSDs in a multi booting set up, i too thought Iconpackager was at fault as i was using IP 5, removed it and installed IP 10 and found it made my system even less stable than edition 5, i did spends a short while with no Iconpackager but then found what i thought may have been the issue, rectified that and installed IP5 again and it has been running fine too.



That's good to hear. I'm glad to hear that you also rectified the problem and that IconPackager is working well for you now. This all sounds very encouraging going forward. Hopefully it will be helpful to others that may also be experiencing issues with IconPackager.

-- Ace --

Hi Ace.

Just goes to show you how our set ups can vary hugely, i had more issues with the latest edition of Iconpackager 10 than i had with IP 5 on Windows 11. I was Gifted IP5 by my wife some years ago now and even though it should not be compatible with Win 11 it is still going strong.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
Neil Banfield
Join Date 04/2001
+1021 sdemployee
Reply #11 February 27, 2022 2:58:49 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Please under no circumstances should you install IconPackager 5 on a modern 64 bit OS.

It WILL break your OS should you ever uninstall in a way that is unfixable easily.

IconPackager10 does not have this problem

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
AceMatrix
naroon1
Join Date 04/2010
+389
Reply #12 February 28, 2022 11:34:53 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 11

Please under no circumstances should you install IconPackager 5 on a modern 64 bit OS.

It WILL break your OS should you ever uninstall in a way that is unfixable easily.

IconPackager10 does not have this problem

I know NB, it should not work but it does, IP 10 gave lots of issues with stability for me so removed it right away, tried out other icon changers and used them for a few weeks, then when i tied down my issue connected to a rogue theme, re installed IP5, i always make an Icon Recovery reg entry and use a dedicated uninstaller like IoBit. I have been using IP5 for every OS since XP, 64 bit included with no issues, i must be an enigma, but i take your advice, happily received, glad i made those extra precautions when i have uninstalled it in the past, maybe that is what saved me from the issues you describe.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
View all recent posts
Mark all posts as read Delete cookies created by the forum Return to Top
Stardock Forums v        Server Load Time:   Page Render Time: