No create a new folder in the EXT/Shared folder and name it "Icons" (without quotes) or whatever you want. Within that folder create another folder and name it "files" no caps, no quotes. Stick all your pngs into that folder. Return to the root of the Icons folder you just created.
Then create a text document and
on the first line put:
REGEDIT4
then hit return.
Now time to link every PNG you stuck into the Icons/files folder:
in the next line put:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start\*****\$$$$$$$.lnk]
"Icon"="\\Windows\\#####.png"
replace the **** with the folder you have the .lnk shortcut in. then replace the $$$$$$ with the name (has to be exactly how it shows in the start menu) of the shortcut.lnk.
Lastly replace the ##### with the name (exactly how you named it in the files folder) of the PNG you made.
so do that for every icon you want to change.
here's another example of code in case you get confused:
Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start\System Tools\Pocket RAR.lnk]
"Icon"="\\Windows\\pocketrar21.png"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start\Utilities\Messaging.lnk]
"Icon"="\\Windows\\message21.png"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start\Games\BubbleBreaker.lnk]
"Icon"="\\Windows\\Start_Icon_Bubble.png"
And you should be good to go, save the txt file when you've plugged in all the pngs. Close out and rename the txt file to "app.reg" (without quotes)