Customize Windows folder icon?

[Noozer]

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.

 

[Ayush]

[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"








Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Stubbo_of_Oz]

[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?

 

[Ayush]

[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.

Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Noozer]

[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!

 

[Ayush]

[Noozer]s message :

Thank you very much! Worked great!

You're welcome Noozer !

Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Stubbo_of_Oz]

[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

 

[Noozer]

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.