As you can see the AMSTRAD logo has been replaced by a rather low definition picture of my son and daughter. To do this simply create an icon in the usual way and make a note of it's name which will be something like B96V.ICN . Next make a copy of this icon and rename it CP_V.LGO. Move this file from the ICONS directory to the CP directory. This will overwrite the original logo.

If CP becomes full, it will refuse to accept any commands on any new icons. It will probably cross-link with existing icon commands and pictures and generally behave in a bizarre fashion. In theory the maximum is 256. 200 is nearer the mark as it seems to count any deleted ones as well. I try to get round this by never deleting any icons at all. Instead I drag them to a directory icon I call ICON BIN, here it will wait until I need a new icon which I will supply by altering one of these existing second-hand ones. How well this works I am not sure but it generally pays to be cautious. MSBACKUPs can be worth their weight in gold with counterpoint, so remember that it takes only a few minutes to backup and less still to restore but hours to redo from scratch.

If you have run out of resources (as far as CP is concerned) then install another copy onto either another Partition, Drive or Directory. If you go for the Directory option then it has to be given a different name. CPG instead of CP for example.

You also need to set up icons to link the two or more copies of Counterpoint so that they act as if they were all the same GUI. In the screenshot above is the "Go to Main Menu" icon which will have the command;

echo off

C:

CD CP

CP.BAT

To get to the second copy on another Partition or Drive the command will be;

echo off

D:

CD CP

CP.BAT

or if it's on a Directory CPG;

echo off

CD C:\CPG

CP.BAT

You will also have to edit the CP.BAT file of the copies. It's just a question of changing the drive letter (or Directory Path)  in the forth line down. Otherwise it will just keep launching the original copy on the C drive.

Advantages

The menu can be extended as required.

Disadvantages

The icons can no longer be shared between different copies. The workaround is to create new icons with very simple graphics such as an underline. Note the name then copy the icon you want into a temporary Directory (or you may overwrite an icon with the same name)  where it will be renamed to the name you noted before, then copy to the ICONS Directory.