ActivIcons 5.0

ActivIcons allows you to customize the Windows desktop icon and cursor attributes. Includes the functions you need whether you want to use animated icons on your desktop, or just to replace icons for Network Neighborhood, My Computer, and other icons which Windows places on your desktop and Explorer file manager.
It also lets you quickly change the default Windows mouse cursors, make the icon text labels transparent, change the color of desktop icon text descriptions, replace the Windows startup and shutdown screens, rebuild and/or purge the Windows icon cache, increase the size of the Windows desktop cache, replace various drive and folder icons, remove shortcut symbols, restore the desktop default icons, save/restore the positions of desktop icons, change or hide the Start button, replace the IE and OE logo animations, change Favorites icons, and more.
Features:
switch your own, custom icons for Network Neighborhood, My Computer, and other icons which Windows places on your desktop and Explorer file manager;
quickly change the default Windows mouse cursors;
make the icon text labels transparent;
change the color of the text below the icons;
change the "Start" button graphic and text;
hide the "Start" button;
rebuild the Windows icon cache;
increase the size of the system icon cache;
replace various drive and folder icons (both the default icons and individual drive and folder icons*);
remove shortcut symbols;
use animated icons on the desktop;
hide all desktop icons;
change "Favorites" icons;
save and restore your desktops icon layout;
replace Internet Explorer and Outlook Expresss animated logos;
change Windows startup and shutdown screens (backs up the originals);
and more...