Step 2: Installing the Icon File

Now that you have obtained the ZIP containing the ICON file, you need to get it installed, and then get Windows Mobile Device Center to see it.

1. Unzip the ICON file from the ZIP file. Just store it on the desktop for the time being.

2. Rename the ICON file to "sync.ico" (without the quotes). This is how WMDC will recognize the file. Right click on "sync.ico" and choose COPY.

3. Place your device in the cradle and let it full sync. This does two things, 1. is allows you to backup all the information on your device, and 2. Lets you access your device so you can place the ICON file in the correct location.

4. You now need to get the ICON file in your \windows\ directory on your device. The problem is (in Microsoft's great wisdom) they hid "system" files on your device in Vista, so through Windows Explorer on the PC, you can't see it by default. Instead of me walking you through turning on those files, we will do it an easy way.

5. On the Main screen of WMDC, go to "File Management" and then click on "Browse the contents of your device." This will pop up a Windows Explorer window allowing you to copy files to the device. In the Pocket PC window on the PC, it lists a "\" for the root of the system, double click on the "\". Right click in the background of this window and hit "PASTE". This will paste the "sync.ico" file on your mobile device.

6. Now move to your mobile device (un-docking if you must), and open File Explorer on your mobile device. Go to the root folder in File Explorer and CLICK AND HOLD on the file. Choose CUT. Open the \Windows\ folder. Scroll all the way to the bottom, and CLICK and HOLD in the white space at the bottom, below all the other icons, and choose PASTE. The "sync.ico" file will appear (it might be missing the .ico extension). Close File Explorer.

7. Now we need to get WMDC to see the icon file...