The above technique for the shortcut shell icon is also applicable to the other shell icons that Windows uses. In the following table the default icons used by Windows or by Microsoft Plus! are listed. Windows uses icons from the file SHELL32.DLL, while Microsoft Plus! mostly uses icons from the file COOL.DLL.
Finally, if you are using the desktop themes in the Microsoft Plus! pack, even though the Shell Icons Register key will show that the default shell icons for My Computer, Network Neighborhood, and Recycle Bin are drawn from the COOL.DLL file, there is a setting somewhere else in the Registry that overrides those three icons with the specific icons for that theme.
Table 1. Default Shell Icons and Source Files
