HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

[Guest red_spider_net@yahoo.co.in]

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 )

[Guest Gerry]

Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

 

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

 

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Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

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<red_spider_net@yahoo.co.in> wrote in message

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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 )

>

[Guest Ayush]

Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

 

[red_spider_net@yahoo.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\CurrentVersion\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/using/setup/hwandprograms/openingfolder.mspx

[Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP]

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)

 

--

Regards,

 

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

<red_spider_net@yahoo.co.in> wrote in message news: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 )

[Guest red_spider_net@yahoo.co.in]

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 (green folder icon)

>

> --

> Regards,

>

> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

> Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com

>

> <red_spider_...@yahoo.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.

[Guest red_spider_net@yahoo.co.in]

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_...@yahoo.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\CurrentVersion\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/using/setup/hwandprograms/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.

[Guest red_spider_net@yahoo.co.in]

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........................................

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Thanks for co-ordination,

but i am trying this through REGEDIT......................

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

 

On 7/11/2007 3:00 PM On a whim, red_spider_net@yahoo.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_...@yahoo.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.

>

 

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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[Guest Nightowl]

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@yahoo.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_...@yahoo.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.

>

[Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP]

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\CurrentVersion\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\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons]

"3"="e:\\green.ico"

 

- - -

 

 

--

Regards,

 

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

<red_spider_net@yahoo.co.in> wrote in message news:1184191246.121134.286190@j4g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

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_...@yahoo.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.

[Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP]

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.

 

--

Regards,

 

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

"Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message news:OeJ5UmAxHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

On 7/11/2007 3:00 PM On a whim, red_spider_net@yahoo.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_...@yahoo.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.

>

 

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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[Guest Terry R.]

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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[Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Re: HOW TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FOLDER ICON in XP

 

No problem Terry.

 

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Regards,

 

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

"Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message news:%23NnSeVJxHHA.5028@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

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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