Changes in Windows Vista Beta 2 icons.

Note: The browsable collection of icon screenshots was removed on Microsoft's request.

Beta 1 icons first impression

Windows Vista Beta 1 contained 104 hi-resolution icons. When examining these high-resolution icons, you will notice that the general style used in Beta 1 icons is not uniform. Some icons have no shadow, some have a 3D-like shadow, some have classic shadow pointing to bottom right corner, some to the bottom left corner. Similar situation is with the reflection effects. Microsoft seems to still experiment with these effects and they will most probably change the icons in the final Vista build and give them more uniform look and feel. Nevertheless, the high-resolution graphics are very impressive and we are eager to see more of it in Beta 2 (planned for early 2006).

More resources

An article about compressed Vista icons.

Editor for Vista Icons - be sure to pick up the 2006.1 version if you want to work with hi-res compressed Windows Vista icons.

   

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user iconAnonymous on January 29th 2006 0

What part of "Providing download would be not be legal" don't you understand?

user iconAnonymous on April 3rd 2006 0

I have a set of vista icons which can be used with xp. But I don't know how to? please help. asif@jinnah.edu.pk

user iconAnonymous on May 16th 2006 0

as mo mentioned above, if you cant reach the address, please go to http://127.0.0.1

user iconAnonymous on May 17th 2006 0

or go to "http://localhost", you can download plenty of vista cool stuff

user iconAnonymous on May 20th 2006 0

how i can make secrntshot like you way for all icons?

user iconVlasta on May 23rd 2006 0

The screenshots are created by a cutom tool. It may be released as an extension to RW Icon Editor in the future.

user iconAnonymous on June 18th 2006 0

LOL http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost ?

If you visit those links why not just say "Hey guys you can download the icons with the following url : www.c:\Windows\Icons\.com

user iconAnonymous on June 19th 2006 0

To make screenshots, use Axilias IconWorkShop, the same that Vlasta have used, i believe 😉

user iconVlasta on June 20th 2006 0

Not really, they were made using this custom tool. Just drag and drop icons on it and previews are created. (RW Icon Editor must be installed, otherwise the tool will fail.)

user iconAnonymous on December 9th 2006 0

I need to download realworld icon editor before christmas

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