lynchknot: Hit the kb means go to the MS Knowledge Base and search for answers to things. Also, you might subscribe to http://www.kbalertz.com. It's a daily update of knowledge base articles, customized to your preferences.

Again: I'm VERY sorry for the way I worded my response. It came out hostile, when I intended only wiseass. The only stupid question is the unasked one.

Re: shell32.dll: The stuff in IE's toolbar is from bitmaps, not icons. There are a lot of tutorials out there on how to do these things. Try Virtual Plastic. Excellent site; lots of tutorials, explanantions, downloads and links.

Also: SHELL City

A tweaking/icon changing tool: More Properties

It's been around since Win 95. With XP, you get an error message at startup, but I just ignore it. I haven't had any problems with it.

Oh, yeah. Did I mention all these are FREE?