changing chrome.exe file name and icon

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mj Maghsoudi

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Sep 10, 2017, 4:32:52 AM9/10/17
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hi.
i want to change chrome.exe name and icon in windows.
in directory: \src\chrome\app\theme\chromium\win\
there is a file named chromium.ico 
when i change it the toolbar icon of the running  exe file changes correctly but not in the task manager. just in the toolbar. and also the chrome.exe icon does not change.
i want too change the exe file icon and the name of it . i have searched the code and the groups and the cs.chromium but i didnt find anything .
can anyone help?

PhistucK

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Sep 10, 2017, 4:38:13 AM9/10/17
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I guess you will have to change all of the ICO files (that look like the Chromium icon). I narrowed the total ICO files a bit -


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PhistucK

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Sep 10, 2017, 4:41:23 AM9/10/17
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Yeah, only one icon seems relevant. Perhaps you must rebuild the entire project for it to apply throughout.


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mj Maghsoudi

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Sep 11, 2017, 12:33:08 AM9/11/17
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i have looked at all search results but there is just 1 chromium icon in there and i already changed it and like i said that file does not change the exe file icon. just the toolbar icon . but tnx for helping 


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mj Maghsoudi

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Sep 11, 2017, 12:35:27 AM9/11/17
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u mean recompiling all ? that takes so much time. i want to be sure about that before spending that time for it. tnx


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mj Maghsoudi

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Sep 13, 2017, 3:48:34 AM9/13/17
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rebuilding solved the problem.

haiyan gong

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Nov 13, 2017, 1:41:37 AM11/13/17
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hi.
I also want to change the name of chrome.exe ,How I do?  Change the chromium.ico ? then rebulit with "ninja -C out\default chrome"?

在 2017年9月13日星期三 UTC+8下午3:48:34,mj Maghsoudi写道:
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