Matching SD Icon for Vista Memory Stick Icon

Hi all:

I was fed up of seeing my memory card slot show up as a generic removable drive icon, when my sony memorystick drive had a nice shiny black vista-esque icon, so I created my own. You can download it here....

Enjoy!

 

Cool! I will save that for when i get my Vaio FE41E.
Thanks.

 

Thanx for the icon, and could you plz upload an icon for Memory Stick too

 

As requested... Just run the MSI file...

ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/OS/VistaUpgrade/Drivers/Memorystick/MemoryStickIconRegistryPatch_1.0.1.9110-061109/

 

Thanx a lot

 

This one is important, too:
ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOOOTH-A1013106-US.EXE

 

TinyRK is absolutely right. I was assuming that you had already installed the appropriate driver. Once this is done, then use the file I posted above. That will give you all the functionality (and the icon!).

 

Sorry, but having trouble appying the new sd icon.

What's the procedure to apply it?

thanks

 

You should use a program such as Vista Manager http://www.yamicsoft.com/vistamanager/index.html or Tweak VI http://www.totalidea.com/content/tweakvi/tweakvi-index.html. These programs give you the option of changing icons for your drives.

Hope this helps!

 

Thanks crasher36.

I'll look into those programs you suggested

 

I've found a way to install the memory stick driver without this SD drive icon - this ist done with a modified .inf file. I'll post the modification later at work

 

What is that SD drive anyway? It has been around in XP and still is in Vista. But the SZ does not have any SD drive. What is wrong here???

The Express card reader has SD capabilit but adds another drive. The SD drive of the MS driver is unusable. I'm using the driver that works eventbased, the drive only pops up once a card is inserted. If no card is in, no drive is shown.

By the way, changing the icon should be a reg trick only. One should be able to do that manually. Those two tools mentioned hav a pretty bad rep for ruining Vista installations

 

I peronally haven't had any problems with these two pieces of software. However, if someone knows the registry hack to do this, I'm all ears!

 

thanks! For some reason, I had NO icon for the memory stick.
Also, I tried to run the memory stick app and it fails to install. I think thats why I had no icon

 

I've edit the .inf in the driver to disable the sd icon:

; Support MemoryStick slot only: Disable is default as 0, 1 - enable.
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ti21sony\Parameters,MSSlotOnly, 0x10001,1

Maybe this will help you

 

can someone please upload the dll or ico of the original memorystick icon? i know the msi was posted, but thats for vista only and i can seem to be able to get the icon from it. (have tried extracting it. only get one file and have no idea what to do with that.)

 

please can someone post them both in an .ico file.

 

Here is it.


http://rapidshare.com/files/22724279/snymsico.rar




Hope it will help.

Briant

 

Anybody else notice that copying data to the memory stick takes almost 2x longer in Vista than in windowsXP?

 

the above rapidshare is just the same vista only msi file.

could somebody please extract the ico file and post here?

thx in advance

 

That is no icon but a dll file if I remember correctly. I'll upload it for ya.

Here: http://www.mytempdir.com/1275841

That is the one I believe. Put it in your windows folder and reboot. That should do the trick.

Besides, I've found out how to change the icons and labs of drives without using those buggy dangerous tools. To manually do it (apply SD icon for example):

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\F]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\F\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Windows\\snysdcard.ico"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons\F\DefaultLabel]
@="SD Card"

Where "F" is the drive letter, "snysdcard.ico" the icon file and "SD Card" the future label.

 

I can't get the SD icon working with the registry edits.....

Any other tips? I'm using the sonySD.ico file

btw, I'm using Vista

 

That icon for Express Multi card reader. (small slot on the right side of you computer)

Cut and Paste the following paragraph to notepad and save as SDFix.REG
--Begin-----------------------------------------------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ti21sony\Parameters]
"UseSWMG"=dword:00000001
"MSSlotOnly"=dword:00000001

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hope it help.

 

Nope, that one is there too. I the express card reader is removed the SD card will stay. I looks more like the controller is able to handle an additional sd slot that was left out of the SZ.

 

Unplug the Express card reader.
Run the registry patch SDfix.reg
REBOOT SYSTEM.
The icon should not show until you plug in the Express Card reader.

 

I know what you're trying to tell me but that is not the case. Even with the express card reader NEVER plugged in that sd drive pops up once you've installed the driver. That driver supports an sd drive that is simply not there on the SZ models. That regfix simply hides that driver. If you plug in the express car reader you end up with three! drives.

 

my vista won't open the Sony SD zip file .......Impossible to open the file not valid??? Any ideas out there?

Many thanks
Virginco

 

Anyone get the black SD icon working? I had a friend extract the contents (doesn't seem to work on Vista, as Virginco stated). Used Vista Manager to change icons and the file contains no icon.

Anyone have the icon in dll format or a website with black SD logos?

 

Hello,

I'm a newone on this forum so I hope I don't make any mystake!
I would like to replace the 4 icon from my internal cardreader.
I find the SD icon on this topic but I can't use the memorystick one.
When I try to load SNYMSICO file, my system tell me that doesn't work on my 64bit Vista. Is it to possible to upload directly the memorystick icon on a zip file like for the SD icon?
Thanks
gladiateur555

 

No way to make this .ico work with Vista Ultimate 32bits?
I've changed the registry, drivers, and it still doesn't work!
Any solution for it?
Thanks in advance!

 

I want some help.I do that you wrote but icon still the original(from windows).2 programs posted on the first page doesn't work.
I have Vaio Fz38M

 

I have this same problem on my FE model.

 

Since there wasn't a DriveIcons key in my registry, I found another method that worked...

Download Crasher36's Sony SD.zip file, unzip the Sony SD.ico file, rename it to sonysd.ico, and copy it into your C:\Windows directory. Close any open windows.

In the Start menu, type REGEDIT, open it and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion > PerHwIdStorage > RISDPTSK#DISK

Then in the right-hand side pane, right-click and select New > Multi-String Value

Rename New Value #1 to Icons

Double-click the Icons value, and type or copy/paste %SystemRoot%\sonysd.ico into the Value Data text box, and click OK.

Close the Registry Editor and reboot (or just inserting an SD card without a reboot also seems to work).

This worked perfectly for me on a VAIO TZ running Vista Business, but I have no idea if this method works for other VAIO models or other versions of Vista. If you don't have the RISDPTSK#DISK key in your registry, try another method instead. I take no responsibility for anyone borking-up their registry...

Big thanks for the awesome icon Crasher36!

 

VGN-TXN 17-p Running Vista Business

Well I have gotten the new sd icon to appear, however after reboot or card removal the old generic icon re-appears. The key that keeps changing back to the default value is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\FlashMedia\SdDevice1\5&31464501&0&003\Device Parameters

I download the new icon unzip it to a safe location, change the above key value to the location I have the new icon stored, then I use Vista
Manager to change the icon and it the appears, (and looks great) but as stated above after reboot or card removal the icon and key value changes to the default. Is there any way to lock this value in so it does not change back on it's own. I even deleted it and it re-appeared. Any thoughts.

 

Make sure your running the app with elevated priveledges (right-click on the app's shortcut and select "run-as administrator").

Otherwise, try the reg hack that I outlined above. Using that method, the new icon stays the same after a reboot, and with or without an SD card inserted.

Good luck!

 

I will try it, two questions, one about you reply and on about your hack.
In your reply you stated "Make sure your running the app with elevated priveledges," are you refering to the regedit or vista manager?
And about your hack, you stated "rename it to sonysd.ico" and later in the writing you stated "%SystemRoot%\snysdico.ico into the Value Data text box" is this correct? The two names of the icon are different one is "sonysd.ico, and the other in the registry key looks like snysdico.ico Is this a typo or should i do it as stated in your earlier post. Thanks

 

yeah it's a typo

put in sonysd.ico instead

it worked for me

 

Thanks for the tip, this worked great on my FW (after reboot)

Here's a short batch script that automates the (un)installation of the custom SD icon (it expects "sonysd.ico" to be in the Windows folder), you have to run it as Adminstrator:

Code:

@echo off

:options
cls

echo.
echo  1: Install custom SD icon
echo  2: Uninstall custom SD icon
echo  Q: Quit
echo.
set /p option="Enter choice: "
echo.

if "%option%"=="Q" exit
if "%option%"=="q" exit
if "%option%"=="1" goto install
if "%option%"=="2" goto uninstall
goto options

:install
REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PerHwIdStorage\RISDPTSK#DISK" /v Icons /t REG_SZ /d %SystemRoot%\sonysd.ico /f
goto done

:uninstall
REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PerHwIdStorage\RISDPTSK#DISK" /v Icons /f

:done
echo.
echo Done!
echo.
pause
exit

 

Thanks TtT, I corrected the typo in my post.

Flisco, I was referring to running the Vista Manager app with administrator privileges. I think running Regedit automatically throws up a UAC warning and runs elevated if the UAC prompt is confirmed.

And BGD, awesome batch! +1 rep for you =)

 

I have a Texas Instruments controller, I think all you guy's have the Ricoh Controller and that’s why I don't have the "RISDPTSK#DISK" registry key. If anyone has any ideas on how the change this icon on Vista business with the Texas Instruments controller that would be great. I have attempted all other methods with no success. Thanks

 

Well, under my PerHwIdStorage I have three entries for memory cards:

RIMSPTSK#DISK (Memory Stick)
RIMSPTSK#PRO-DISK (Memory Stick Pro)
RISDPTSK#DISK (SD Card)

Both of the Memory Stick keys had Icons entries pointing to %SystemRoot%\snymsico.dll,1, the default Memory Stick icon.

Maybe do a search for snymsico.dll to find the proper Memory Stick key, and then find the similarly named SD Card key that way. I'm guessing it would be something like TISDPTSK#DISK, but that's just a guess.

Good luck!

 

Could you please re-upload that .dll file, I have attempted every other method with no sucsess. I would like to try your method Cowboy, but the link to the flie is bad. And anyone else has it if you could post it please
Thanks

 

The .dll file in PC's post is probably just the snymsico.dll that contains just the icon for the Memory Stick (not the SD icon) and it should already be located in your Windows folder if your Memory Stick icon is showing correctly.

 

Your correct.
Question, I have one registry key that keeps going back to the defailt value for the default sd icon. I'm logon as the administator, the regedit allows me to change the value. However at reboot or everytime I remove the card the value changes back on it's own. It seems if I could get that key to stay it would work. I can even delete the key, but again it come back on its own. Any help. (if I asked this question before forgive me for being redundant) What would make this happen, I mean if Im able to edit it or change it why won't it stay? Help

 

It depends on which registry key your changing. I had another internal card reader for my desktop running XP, with icons that wouldn't stay. I was changing the DriveIcons registry entry that Private-Cowboy listed, but all the changes reverted back after a reboot.

Did you try searching the registry (file menu > edit > find) for the snymsico.dll? Ignore the 1st result (locked-down files) and hit your F3 button to find the 2nd result, which should be a listing under the PerHwIdStorage section and let me know what it is (ie, RIMSPTSK#DISK or similar).

If you can find the correct snymsico.dll entry, it should be possible to use its location to figure out the correct location for the new SD icon.