Customizing Windows is something we have all done or wanted to do. After time we get tired of looking at the same old icons and the same old screens. We want something new and something different to stimulate our minds. Well I can’t offer you a brain massage, but I can give you a free program that will make your customizing a little easier.

The folks at ActivIcons have this to say:

ActivIcons makes it simple to change properties for various icons on your Windows desktop and in Explorer, plus attributes for many other desktop settings. You can save and restore the desktop layout, repair corrupted icons, increase the size of the Windows icon cache to prevent future problems, and much more.

Some of the features include: switch your own, custom icons for Network Neighborhood, My Computer, and other icons which Windows places on your desktop and Explorer file manager; quickly change the default Windows mouse cursors; make the icon text labels transparent; change the color of the text below the icons; change the “Start” button graphic and text; hide the “Start” button; rebuild the Windows icon cache; increase the size of the system icon cache; replace various drive and folder icons (both the default icons and individual drive and folder icons*); remove shortcut symbols; use animated icons on the desktop; hide all desktop icons; change “Favorites” icons; save and restore your desktop’s icon layout; replace Internet Explorer and Outlook Express’s animated logos; change Windows startup and shutdown screens (backs up the originals) and much more.

Now this is a totally free program that allows you to move, change, and customize Windows till you can’t customize anymore. As with any program that changes things on your computer, always be sure to back up before you make any big changes. With that said, have fun and let your creativity and your imagination be your only boundaries!

[1.99M] [Win98/ME/NT/2k/XP] [FREE]

Tags: windows, freeware, customize, icons, mitch keeler