Just 15 to 20 minutes, we introduced a tutorial showing how to use USB devices and customize the icon of the Windows partition. The following package contains 12 icons that we created in conjunction with such tutorial. Original graphics used in creating these icons comes from Microsoft PressPass – Image Gallery. (See References for the link.)
Tag Archives: Windows partition
Tutorial: Customizing the Icon of the Windows Partition
It’s been a week since we welcomed a new employee with an aluminum framework. Accordingly, we have done several accomplishments with his help. We installed a Windows partition through Boot Camp and then installed Windows XP. We played PC games including Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Farcry, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth, World in Conflict, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion… Thanks, iMac! Hmm… There is something missing on our desktop. (See Screenshot 01.) What is it!? Ohh… I know what it is. It’s the icon of the Windows partition. It’s a generic icon that comes with Mac OS. And we want to install a customized icon on this partition. How?
Screenshot 01 – Source: MacHouse |
All I need is a removable device. Preferably, I need a USB device. What device and why? I need a device through which both Mac OS and Windows OS can read data without an additional driver. Let’s see what I have.
- USB memory stick (See Screenshot 02.)
- Olympus IC recorder (See Screenshot 03.)
- VST USB Floppy Drive (See Screenshot 04.)
Screenshot 02 – Source: MacHouse |
Screenshot 03 – Source: MacHouse |
Screenshot 04 – Source: MacHouse |
I also have a cheap MP3 player, which I could use because it has internal Flash memory accessible with a USB cable. This time, I won’t use it, though.
Screenshot 05 – Source: MacHouse |
Screenshot 06 – Source: MacHouse |
Screenshot 07 – Source: MacHouse |
Let’s first use a USB memory stick, which we reviewed some 15 hours ago. I created 12 icons just for this operation. So let me copy an icon from No. 10 as shown in Screenshot 05 and paste it on USB MEMORY. (Also see Screenshot 06.) Then? I just need to switch to Windows. Continue reading