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IconsExtract v1.20
Copyright (c) 2003 Nir Sofer

Web site: http://nirsoft.cjb.net
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Description
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The IconsExtract utility scans the files and folders on your computer, 
and extract the icons and cursors stored in EXE, DLL, OCX, CPL, and in 
other file types. 
You can save the extracted icons to ICO files (or CUR files for cursors), 
or copy the image of a single icon into the clipboard.


System Requirements
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* Windows operating system: Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, 
  Windows 2000 or Windows XP. 

Versions History
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30/04/2003 Version 1.20:
Added search filter (Icon size and number of colors).

16/04/2003 Version 1.10:
* Added support for cursors.
* Fixed bug: Error message when closing the main window during icons search.
* Fixed bug: Icons without numeric ID were not shown.
* The images of the icons are shown in properties window

02/04/2003 Version 1.00: First release.

License
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This utility is released as freeware. You can freely use and 
distribute it. If you distribute this utility, you must include 
all files in the distribution package including the readme.txt, 
without any modification !


Disclaimer
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The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either 
expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied 
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. 
The author will not be liable for any special, incidental,
consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any 
other reason. 


Using the IconsExtract utility
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This utility is a standalone executable, and it doesn't require any 
installation process or additional DLLs. Just run the executable 
(iconsext.exe) and start using it.

Immediately after you run this utility, the "Search For Icons" 
dialog box will be appeared. In this window, you should select 
the files or folders that you want to scan, and the resource types
you want to find (icons, cursors, or both).
You can also filter unneeded icons and get only icons that contains images 
with specific size and number of colors.

You have 2 main search options:
1. Select only single file. (For example: C:\WINNT\System32\shell32.dll) 
You can manually type the filename in the text-box, or select it 
from a dialog box by clicking the "Browse Files" button. 

2. Select multiple filenames by using wildcard characters (? and *). 
You can select the folder that you want to scan by clicking the 
"Browse Folders" button. If you check the "Search Subfolders" check-box,
all the subfolders of the main folder will be scanned also.
For example: if you type "c:\*.*" in the filename text-box, and check 
the "Search Subfolders" option, the IconsExtract utility will search for 
icons in all folders and files of your "C:" drive.

Notice: Searching for icons in an entire drive might take a few minutes,
and consume a fair amount of system resources. However, you can always
stop the search by pressing the "Esc" key or by clicking the "Stop"
menu item in the top-left corner of the window.

In order to start the icons searching, press the "Search For Icons" 
button. IconsExtract will search for icons according to your selection
in the "Search For Icons" window.
After the search is finished, the extracted icons will be appeared
in the main window of IconsExtract utility.

In order to save the extracted icons into ICO files:
1. Select the icons that you want to save. You can press Ctrl+A in order
to select all extracted icons.
2. Choose the "Search For Icons" in the 'File' menu, or press Ctrl+S.
3. In the "Save Selected Icons" window, type the folder for saving the
   icons files (You can also select it by using the Browse button)  
4. Press the "Save Icons" button. All the selected icons will be saved
   into the folder you have selected.

You can also copy a single image of icon, and paste it to another 
application. There are 2 options to do it:
1. Copy icon in standard dimensions (16 X 16 or 32 X 32): 
   Select a single icon in the main window, and press Ctrl+C.

2. Copy an image of icons in other sizes: double click on a single icon,
   and the properties window, select specific image, and press the 
   "Copy Selected Image" button.


Searching more icons:
You can always make another search by using the "Search For Icons" 
option in the File menu. You can also extract the icons of specific
file simply by dragging it from explorer window into the main window of 
IconsExtract utility.


Feedback
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If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my 
utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com


