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Old 07-11-2007, 12:11 AM
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HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................

Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
with my desired folder icon.
(so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )

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Old 07-11-2007, 06:10 AM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

Right on New Folder and select Properties, Customise, Change Icon.

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> THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................
>
> Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
> with my desired folder icon.
> (so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )
>



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Old 07-11-2007, 07:20 AM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

[red_spider_net******.co.in] wrote-:
> THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................
>
> Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
> with my desired folder icon.
> (so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )
>


Start > Run > Regedit >
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons
Create new value:
3
Set the value-data to the path of icon, index

Good Luck, Ayush.
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XP-Tips [Change the default folder opened in Explorer] :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ingfolder.mspx
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Old 07-11-2007, 10:30 AM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

Yes. See "Shell Icons" section here:
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html

There is also a sample file OpenFolder.zip containing an .ico file (green folder icon)

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


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THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................

Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
with my desired folder icon.
(so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )

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Old 07-11-2007, 03:10 PM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

On Jul 11, 10:24 pm, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote:
> Yes. See "Shell Icons" section here:http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html
>
> There is also a sample file OpenFolder.zip containing an .ico file (greenfolder icon)
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
>
> <red_spider_...******.co.in> wrote in messagenews:1184137404.340314.304560@e16g2000pri.g ooglegroups.com...
>
> THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................
>
> Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
> with my desired folder icon.
> (so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )


THANKS for co-ordination,
but the trick , doesnt chages the new forder icon
of xp. let me explain which folder i am talking about.
EXP:-
" RIGHT CLICK ON DESKTOP > select NEW >then FOLDER "

...................... result to creation of "new folder" on desktop of
yellow color in xp.

Can this be possible through REGEDIT that we can change this yellow
folder icon with any other icon SO that whenever we create the folder
new folder icon be affective.

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Old 07-11-2007, 03:10 PM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

On Jul 11, 6:42 pm, Ayush <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote:
> [red_spider_...******.co.in] wrote-:
>
> > THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................

>
> > Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
> > with my desired folder icon.
> > (so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )

>
> Start > Run > Regedit >
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons
> Create new value:
> 3
> Set the value-data to the path of icon, index
>
> Good Luck, Ayush.
> --
> XP-Tips [Change the default folder opened in Explorer] :http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...grams/openingf...


THANKS for co-ordination,
but the trick , doesnt chages the new forder icon
of xp. let me explain which folder i am talking about.
EXP:-
" RIGHT CLICK ON DESKTOP > select NEW >then FOLDER "

...................... result to creation of "new folder" on desktop of
yellow color in xp.

Can this be possible through REGEDIT that we can change this yellow
folder icon with any other icon SO that whenever we create the folder
new folder icon be affective.

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Old 07-11-2007, 03:10 PM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

On Jul 11, 6:07 pm, "Gerry" <g...@nospam.com> wrote:
> Right on New Folder and select Properties, Customise, Change Icon.
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
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>
>
> > THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................

>
> > Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
> > with my desired folder icon.
> > (so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks for co-ordination,
but i am trying this through REGEDIT......................

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Old 07-11-2007, 03:30 PM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

On 7/11/2007 3:00 PM On a whim, red_spider_net******.co.in pounded out
on the keyboard

> On Jul 11, 10:24 pm, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote:
>> Yes. See "Shell Icons" section here:http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html
>>
>> There is also a sample file OpenFolder.zip containing an .ico file (green folder icon)
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>> Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
>>
>> <red_spider_...******.co.in> wrote in messagenews:1184137404.340314.304560@e16g2000pri.g ooglegroups.com...
>>
>> THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................
>>
>> Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
>> with my desired folder icon.
>> (so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )

>
> THANKS for co-ordination,
> but the trick , doesnt chages the new forder icon
> of xp. let me explain which folder i am talking about.
> EXP:-
> " RIGHT CLICK ON DESKTOP > select NEW >then FOLDER "
>
> ..................... result to creation of "new folder" on desktop of
> yellow color in xp.
>
> Can this be possible through REGEDIT that we can change this yellow
> folder icon with any other icon SO that whenever we create the folder
> new folder icon be affective.
>


Have you tried this:
Open Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, File types tab. Scroll to "File
Folder" and click the Advanced button. Click Change icon button. It
might be just "Folder" but the Change icon button is unavailable.

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Old 07-11-2007, 05:50 PM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

Hello red_spider,

The trick Ayush and Ramesh gave you *will* do what you want; but you
need to refresh your icon cache first. Here's a quick way to do it:

After making the registry change, right-click on the Desktop and choose
Properties | Appearance | Advanced.

In the drop-down Item list choose Icon. Change the size from 32 (or
whatever it is now) to 33. Click OK in that window and the previous one
-- you'll see a "Please Wait" message and the desktop will refresh.

Then go back and do the same thing again, but changing the icon size
back to 32 or whatever it was originally.

Now any folders you have on the desktop should have your chosen new icon
and the "New Folder" will also :-)

Hope this helps! Let us know how it goes.

--
Nightowl


red_spider_net******.co.in wrote on Wed, 11 Jul 2007:

>On Jul 11, 10:24 pm, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote:
>> Yes. See "Shell Icons" section
>>here:http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html
>>
>> There is also a sample file OpenFolder.zip containing an .ico file
>>(green folder icon)
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>> Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
>>
>> <red_spider_...******.co.in> wrote in
>>messagenews:1184137404.340314.304560@e16g2000pri .googlegroups.com...
>>
>> THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................
>>
>> Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
>> with my desired folder icon.
>> (so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )

>
>THANKS for co-ordination,
> but the trick , doesnt chages the new forder icon
>of xp. let me explain which folder i am talking about.
>EXP:-
> " RIGHT CLICK ON DESKTOP > select NEW >then FOLDER "
>
>..................... result to creation of "new folder" on desktop of
>yellow color in xp.
>
>Can this be possible through REGEDIT that we can change this yellow
>folder icon with any other icon SO that whenever we create the folder
>new folder icon be affective.
>



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Old 07-11-2007, 11:10 PM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
Navigate to the following location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons

In the right-pane, create a string value named "3"

Double-click "3" and set its value data, pointing to the icon file you have. (Example: e:\green.ico)

Close Regedit.exe

Refresh the icon cache using TweakUI, or using the steps provided earlier by Nightowl.

<Attachment: green.ico>

Note You need to use a news reader to download attachments.


Alternately, here is a REG file to accomplish this task
=======================================

- - -
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons]
"3"="e:\\green.ico"

- - -


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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


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On Jul 11, 10:24 pm, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote:
> Yes. See "Shell Icons" section here:http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html
>
> There is also a sample file OpenFolder.zip containing an .ico file (green folder icon)
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
>
> <red_spider_...******.co.in> wrote in messagenews:1184137404.340314.304560@e16g2000pri.g ooglegroups.com...
>
> THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................
>
> Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
> with my desired folder icon.
> (so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )


THANKS for co-ordination,
but the trick , doesnt chages the new forder icon
of xp. let me explain which folder i am talking about.
EXP:-
" RIGHT CLICK ON DESKTOP > select NEW >then FOLDER "

...................... result to creation of "new folder" on desktop of
yellow color in xp.

Can this be possible through REGEDIT that we can change this yellow
folder icon with any other icon SO that whenever we create the folder
new folder icon be affective.

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Old 07-11-2007, 11:10 PM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

That does not work for Folders, Terry. Only option is to use the "Shell Icons" key to changes the folder icons globally. To customize the icons on a per-folder basis, use the Desktop.ini.

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On 7/11/2007 3:00 PM On a whim, red_spider_net******.co.in pounded out
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> On Jul 11, 10:24 pm, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote:
>> Yes. See "Shell Icons" section here:http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html
>>
>> There is also a sample file OpenFolder.zip containing an .ico file (green folder icon)
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>> Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
>>
>> <red_spider_...******.co.in> wrote in messagenews:1184137404.340314.304560@e16g2000pri.g ooglegroups.com...
>>
>> THIS IS MY FIRST POST........................................
>>
>> Can it be possible through regedit to change ALL THE YELLOW XP FOLDER
>> with my desired folder icon.
>> (so that "New Folder" icon be replaced )

>
> THANKS for co-ordination,
> but the trick , doesnt chages the new forder icon
> of xp. let me explain which folder i am talking about.
> EXP:-
> " RIGHT CLICK ON DESKTOP > select NEW >then FOLDER "
>
> ..................... result to creation of "new folder" on desktop of
> yellow color in xp.
>
> Can this be possible through REGEDIT that we can change this yellow
> folder icon with any other icon SO that whenever we create the folder
> new folder icon be affective.
>


Have you tried this:
Open Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, File types tab. Scroll to "File
Folder" and click the Advanced button. Click Change icon button. It
might be just "Folder" but the Change icon button is unavailable.

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Old 07-12-2007, 08:11 AM
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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

On 7/11/2007 11:00 PM On a whim, Ramesh, MS-MVP pounded out on the keyboard

> That does not work for Folders, Terry. Only option is to use the "Shell Icons" key to changes the folder icons globally. To customize the icons on a per-folder basis, use the Desktop.ini.
>


Thanks for the info. Never tried, just was looking at places it might be.

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Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

No problem Terry.

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> That does not work for Folders, Terry. Only option is to use the "Shell Icons" key to changes the folder icons globally. To customize the icons on a per-folder basis, use the Desktop.ini.
>


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