Custom Icons (W98)

[mnesarchus]

I'm wondering if there is any way of having a specific folder on my desktop with a different custom icon than the standard manilla-style folder.
Thanks for your help.

[crono_79]

just a thought...
if you create a shortcut to the folder, instead of creating the folder on the desktop, you could choose any icon you want easily by right-clicking on it, properties, and click on "change icon" button.

but if you want to have the folder there, i think microangelo can change the system icons, i have never done it, so im not sure, but you could give it a shot

http://www.microangelo.us/

[theelf]

The best application I have found for changing folder icons is PC Magazines Folders(freeware)
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,59329,00.asp>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,59329,00.asp</a>

[Mosaic1]

Or you can do it yourself. Here's the method:
Make an icon and get the path to it.

Create a text file and copy the following lines into it:
[.ShellClassInfo]
ICONFILE=Drive:\Path\Icon_name.extension


Save this text file by the name, desktop.ini in the folder whose icon you want to change. Now to prevent this file from getting deleted change it's attributes to Hidden and Read Only
Then go to a Dos box and change the attributes of the Folder to system.
For instance, if I had a folder on the desktop named big
C:\Windows&gt; attrib +S desktop\big (press enter)

Log Off and back on to see the change.

[Mosaic1]

There's now a $20.00 per year fee required to download from PC Magazine.

[theelf]

I have Folders.zip if anyone wants.

[jdharm]

Careful there. That could get you arrested in some countries. It's not freeware any more:

"License Information:
PC Magazine programs are copyrighted and cannot be distributed, whether modified or unmodified. Use is subject to the terms and conditions of the license agreement distributed with the programs."

To make your own icon try www.jdharm.net (http://www.axiomx.com/PixelToolbox/>PixelToolbox</a>.)