MY Computer backgroud

[Guest]

How do I make a picture a background for the My Computer Folder? Is it
physical or virtual folder? How do I change the background color? JTM

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Customize folders using IESHWIZ.exe
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Customize_folder.htm

How can I add a background picture to a folder?
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/5773

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[Guest]

No it didn't, I read it was a virtual folder. John

 

[no]

No it didn't, I read it was a virtual folder. John

It certainly helped me

BillH

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I missed the My Computer part the first time I read your post.

I have got to stop skipping that Remedial English class.

My Computer is a namespace extension or a virtual folder.

My Computer CLSID is {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}.

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[Guest]

Wesley :

If that is the case how do I add a key to add the background?
According to my registry this is what it says:
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
Infotip reg_expandsz systemroot
Introtext
localizedstring

under default icon
defualt reg_expand_sz .....

so where do I put the <directory>/<file> to my pic?

John

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Hi John,

I don't think that you can customize My Computer background.

My Computer does not have a desktop.ini file.

explorer ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
in the Run command will open My Computer.

So will
file:///::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

I ran this command in the Run command....

explorer ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D},desktop.ini

and got this ...
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Windows Explorer
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The path 'desktop.ini' does not exist or is not a directory.
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OK
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And I see no way on earth to add a desktop.ini to My Computer.

Someone smarter than I am will have to help. Or you will have to pick other
folders to customize the background.

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