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Old 02-09-2008, 02:30 AM
Man-wai Chang ToDie
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Icons for special folders


Could I use my own icon? Their properties don't have a tab for icon as
normal folders.

I saw tips about using the desktop.ini in each of them. But I don't want
to use desktop.ini as I don't need Vi$ta to remember each folder's own
settings.

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Old 02-09-2008, 08:50 AM
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Re: Icons for special folders

Sure, just navigate to the icon you want.

"Man-wai Chang ToDie" <toylet.toylet******.com> wrote in message
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>
> Could I use my own icon? Their properties don't have a tab for icon as
> normal folders.
>
> I saw tips about using the desktop.ini in each of them. But I don't want
> to use desktop.ini as I don't need Vi$ta to remember each folder's own
> settings.
>
> --
> @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY.
> / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you!
> /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) Linux 2.6.24.1
> ^ ^ 18:28:01 up 4:41 0 users load average: 1.02 1.04 1.00
> (CSSA):
> [url]http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa/[/url][/color]

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Old 02-09-2008, 06:41 PM
Man-wai Chang ToDie
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Re: Icons for special folders

Bob wrote:[color=blue]
> Sure, just navigate to the icon you want.[/color]

I don't see a "Change Icon" button when I right click the properties of
those special folders...

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/ v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you!
/( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) Linux 2.6.24.1
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Old 02-09-2008, 09:30 PM
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Re: Icons for special folders

If the folders have a custom icon, as the Special Folders do, then they are
already using a desktop.ini file. You just need to modify it's contents.
Set Explorer options to both 'Show hidden files' & clear the 'Hide protected
operating system' files check box. You will then see the desktop.ini files
in the folders.

In the 'Documents' folder, the desktop.ini file contains the following:


[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21770
IconResource=%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112
IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll
IconIndex=-235

Change the 'IconResource' value to point to your icon.


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"Man-wai Chang ToDie" <toylet.toylet******.com> wrote in message
news:OVLuxawaIHA.4808@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
>
> Could I use my own icon? Their properties don't have a tab for icon as
> normal folders.
>
> I saw tips about using the desktop.ini in each of them. But I don't want
> to use desktop.ini as I don't need Vi$ta to remember each folder's own
> settings.
>
> --
> @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY.
> / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you!
> /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) Linux 2.6.24.1
> ^ ^ 18:28:01 up 4:41 0 users load average: 1.02 1.04 1.00
> 綜 援 (CSSA):
> [url]http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa/[/url][/color]

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