i used vortex to install the mod and then created a shortcut on desktop of "f4se_loader.exe". At this point I had the base windows .exe icon so i created a .ico file to replace using this procedure: "right click on desktop icon" ---> "properties" ---> "shortcut" ---> "change icon"
If users want to attach these icons to the game folder without losing them when moving it, 1. Set the icon on folder 2. Create a desktop.ini in a different folder 3. Now add the following to that new created INI (Change the name from FOLON to any other) [.ShellClassInfo] IconResource=FOLON.ico,0 4. Now move the desktop.ini to the game directory 5. Overwrite existing desktop.ini Tada, now your FOLON installation directory has the icon until you move the INI or the ICON
Thank you for this! For some reason I couldn't find the icon that came with the installer when I finished setting up shortcuts, so this was handy for making my desktop look nicer.
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At this point I had the base windows .exe icon so i created a .ico file to replace using this procedure:
"right click on desktop icon" ---> "properties" ---> "shortcut" ---> "change icon"
1. Set the icon on folder
2. Create a desktop.ini in a different folder
3. Now add the following to that new created INI
(Change the name from FOLON to any other)
[.ShellClassInfo]
4. Now move the desktop.ini to the game directoryIconResource=FOLON.ico,0
5. Overwrite existing desktop.ini
Tada, now your FOLON installation directory has the icon until you move the INI or the ICON
By default, every folder in Windows has such a desktop.ini file. However, they are initially invisible.