This is weird. TC cannot read icons when in Vista.

[marv]

Hi all,

I have used these files, Iconlib.exe and Moricons.dll for years under various windows versions (95, 98, 2000, and Xp) and TC has always had no problem with the icons.

However, when running TC under Vista, it can't read the icons.

Hint : When I try to run the file iconlib.exe in Vista I get the error : 16 bit Windows subsystem: config.nt. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose Close to terminate the application.

This sounds like the dll file and the exe file I have are 16 bit applications and Vista can't read them. All I want them for, are the icons in them. Is there some way that TC could read the icons. Or maybe some converter from 16 to 32 bit?

Any suggestions anyone?

thanks

Marv

[umbra]

From the error message, I think you are referring to the old 16b application for Windows 3.0.

So, does that error happen only when you run Iconlib from TC, or even when you run it from Explorer? If the latter is true, then it's not a bug in TC but in your Windows (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324767).

And to your other question - yes, there is a way for TC to work with embedded icons. You can try some plugins, for example http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/iclview.html.

[marv]

Umbra,

Thanks for your reply.

The problem is not only in TC but in Vista which I am running.

I found an icon extraction program and extracted the icons from both (16 bit) iconlib.exe and moricons.dll and saved them into 32 bit dll files that can now be read on Vista.

Problem resolved.

marv