Windows explorer variable icon

[Guest simonc]

When you click on a folder in the Folder Pane in Windows Explorer the icon

changes from a closed folder to an open folder.

 

Trying to be clever I used the Folder Properties Customize Change Icon

option to put a different icon on a folder I was using a lot so that it would

stand out. Now I no longer need to highlight that folder I changed the icon

back to the default, but it no longer animates to show the open folder when I

click on it. Is there a way to reset this?

 

Grateful for advice.

[Guest Angie Jones]

Re: Windows explorer variable icon

 

Hi Simon

 

This usually happens when 'Windows Classic folders' is selected in Folder

Options in Control Panel.

 

Regards

Angie

MCP, MCDST

 

 

"simonc" <simonc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:359DE944-74BC-48B6-AA2B-9E9A1B8D0A05@microsoft.com...

> When you click on a folder in the Folder Pane in Windows Explorer the icon

> changes from a closed folder to an open folder.

>

> Trying to be clever I used the Folder Properties Customize Change Icon

> option to put a different icon on a folder I was using a lot so that it

> would

> stand out. Now I no longer need to highlight that folder I changed the

> icon

> back to the default, but it no longer animates to show the open folder

> when I

> click on it. Is there a way to reset this?

>

> Grateful for advice.

[Guest Angie Jones]

Re: Windows explorer variable icon

 

Hi Simon

 

Just thought, have you checked that 'Animate Windows when minimising and

maximising' is enabled?

 

Right click 'My Computer' select 'Properties' then the 'Advanced' tab and

under 'Performance' section select 'Settings'.

 

Regards

Angie

MCP, MCDST

"simonc" <simonc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:359DE944-74BC-48B6-AA2B-9E9A1B8D0A05@microsoft.com...

> When you click on a folder in the Folder Pane in Windows Explorer the icon

> changes from a closed folder to an open folder.

>

> Trying to be clever I used the Folder Properties Customize Change Icon

> option to put a different icon on a folder I was using a lot so that it

> would

> stand out. Now I no longer need to highlight that folder I changed the

> icon

> back to the default, but it no longer animates to show the open folder

> when I

> click on it. Is there a way to reset this?

>

> Grateful for advice.

[Guest nimd4]

Re: Windows explorer variable icon

 

 

Use a TuneUP Utilities 2008 TuneUp Repair Wizard option? Clear the icon

cache?..

 

[image: http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3763/72191542ok4.gif]

 

 

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nimd4

[Guest simonc]

Re: Windows explorer variable icon

 

Thanks for the ideas on this. The solution was even simpler. When I first

tried to reset the icon I right clicked on the folder name in the folder pane

and chose Properties. This meant that the folder was already selected and I

guess that this prevented the reset being properly impolemented.

 

When I navigated up one level and right clicked the target folder from the

right hand pane and reset the icon it worked properly and the icon now

animates properly.

 

"Angie Jones" wrote:

> Hi Simon

>

> Just thought, have you checked that 'Animate Windows when minimising and

> maximising' is enabled?

>

> Right click 'My Computer' select 'Properties' then the 'Advanced' tab and

> under 'Performance' section select 'Settings'.

>

> Regards

> Angie

> MCP, MCDST

> "simonc" <simonc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:359DE944-74BC-48B6-AA2B-9E9A1B8D0A05@microsoft.com...

> > When you click on a folder in the Folder Pane in Windows Explorer the icon

> > changes from a closed folder to an open folder.

> >

> > Trying to be clever I used the Folder Properties Customize Change Icon

> > option to put a different icon on a folder I was using a lot so that it

> > would

> > stand out. Now I no longer need to highlight that folder I changed the

> > icon

> > back to the default, but it no longer animates to show the open folder

> > when I

> > click on it. Is there a way to reset this?

> >

> > Grateful for advice.

>

>

>