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Noozer
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      29th May 2007
Why can't I customize the icon for the Windows folder on my System? I'd like
to differenciate this folder from others on C:. I had no problem putting a
custom cursor on the Program Files folder.


 
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Ayush
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      29th May 2007
[Noozer]s message :
> Why can't I customize the icon for the Windows folder on my System?



Because it is a special folder.

To change the icon, follow these steps:
1- Customize the icon of a normal folder.
2- Open Command Prompt and run following commands:
attrib +s "%windir%"
CD /D "Path of the folder you customized in step 1"
type "desktop.ini" > "%windir%\desktop.ini"








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Stubbo_of_Oz
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      31st May 2007
On Tue, 29 May 2007 07:19:38 -0600, Ayush
<"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote:

>[Noozer]s message :
>> Why can't I customize the icon for the Windows folder on my System?

>
>
>Because it is a special folder.
>
>To change the icon, follow these steps:
>1- Customize the icon of a normal folder.
>2- Open Command Prompt and run following commands:
>attrib +s "%windir%"
>CD /D "Path of the folder you customized in step 1"
>type "desktop.ini" > "%windir%\desktop.ini"


G'Day Ayush

Thanks for the tip. I'd like to try that too but when I enter:-

attrib +s "%windir%"

I get:-

Access denied - C:\Windows

Any more ideas?
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Ayush
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      31st May 2007
[Stubbo_of_Oz]s message :
> Thanks for the tip. I'd like to try that too but when I enter:-
>
> attrib +s "%windir%"


Try running
attrib -s -h -r "%windir%"

before that line.

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      31st May 2007

"Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
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> [Noozer]s message :
>> Why can't I customize the icon for the Windows folder on my System?

>
>
> Because it is a special folder.
>
> To change the icon, follow these steps:
> 1- Customize the icon of a normal folder.
> 2- Open Command Prompt and run following commands:
> attrib +s "%windir%"
> CD /D "Path of the folder you customized in step 1"
> type "desktop.ini" > "%windir%\desktop.ini"


Thank you very much! Worked great!


 
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Ayush
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      1st Jun 2007
[Noozer]s message :
>>> Why can't I customize the icon for the Windows folder on my System?

>>
>> Because it is a special folder.
>>
>> To change the icon, follow these steps:
>> 1- Customize the icon of a normal folder.
>> 2- Open Command Prompt and run following commands:
>> attrib +s "%windir%"
>> CD /D "Path of the folder you customized in step 1"
>> type "desktop.ini" > "%windir%\desktop.ini"

>
> Thank you very much! Worked great!



You're welcome Noozer !

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Stubbo_of_Oz
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      1st Jun 2007
On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:36:32 -0600, Ayush
<"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote:

>[Stubbo_of_Oz]s message :
>> Thanks for the tip. I'd like to try that too but when I enter:-
>>
>> attrib +s "%windir%"

>
>Try running
>attrib -s -h -r "%windir%"
>
>before that line.


Thanks for reply

Unfortunately that give the same error:-

Access denied - C:\Windows

I am using Windows Vista Home Premium - would that make any difference
to Win XP?

I have no problem viewing windows folder in Windows Explorer

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Noozer
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      1st Jun 2007
>>> attrib +s "%windir%"
>>


> Unfortunately that give the same error:-
>
> Access denied - C:\Windows
>
> I am using Windows Vista Home Premium - would that make any difference
> to Win XP?


You have to run the command prompt as the administrator... Not using Vista,
so I'm not sure exactly how you'd go about this. Also don't know if it will
do what you want either.


 
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