PXIe-8101 desktop ICON

[Clint_Eastwood1000]

I inadvertanly changed the National Instruments Desktop Icon when you first power up into Windows 7.  The User would like that one back.  Its not under Programdata>Microsoft folders ( after you "Show Hidden Folders").  Does anyone know where it is or how to get the original back??

Thanks..

[Blizzard]

Hi Clint,

On my 64-bit computer, you can find the LabVIEW icon in:  C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2013\LabVIEW.exe. If you want to try another method to find the icon, you can right click on your short cut, click properties, change icon, and then you should be able to find the icons available. The folder still will probably default to the folder where your icons are stored, but if not, you can change the folder name for the icons to your National Instruments file.

Hope this helps!

Anna L

[Clint_Eastwood1000]

Anna,

On a PXIe8101 controller.  When I first power up it comes to the windows log in screen.  An icon appears ( it looks like a "N" with the N in a shape of an eagle).  The user ( admin) can then put his password in.  This is the icon I'm refering to.  If you go to    C:\:Programdata\microsoft\user account pictures it use to be there.  I changed it to another icon and now want to chg it back.  The National Istrumentts Icon is now longer in this path.  This is the one I'm refering to.

Thanks..

[Clint_Eastwood1000]

don't know where the smiley face came from..

[Blizzard · Accepted solution]

Hi Clint,

I was able to find the icon on my system under C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures. However, if you don't have that, I've attached the logo below so you can save it as in your user account.

I hope this helps!

Regards,

Anna L

[Clint_Eastwood1000]

Thanks Anna. 

Just an aside..I was playing around w the desktop icon and went into:

START>CONTROL PANEL>USER ACCOUNTS>CHANGE YOUR ACCOUNT PICTURE...a bunch of different pictures show up for the user to choose from.    I changed it to another icon.  When I went to change it back to the National Instruments icon ( default)  it no longer showed up.  It wasn't in the group to choose from.  Any idea why choosing a diffent icon would delete the National one?  Try it..

[Blizzard]

Hi Clint,

I just tried the process you described and the NI picture still stayed there for me after changing my picture to another icon. I'm not sure why yours no longer showed up. Did you try browsing to other pictures?

Have a good weekend!

Regards,

Anna L

[Clint_Eastwood1000]

It must have been something I did that I wasn't aware of.  I have the icon now thanks to you..