Hi Allen,
OK. I didn't have a My Videos folder, so I created one. I added the
desktop.ini file, followed all advice at Douglas Thrift's site. None of
that worked.
I have TweakUI, which Neil mentioned in a post in this thread. Using
TweakUI was the only way I could restore the My Videos icon.
Here's what I did.
1. Open TweakUI.
2. Click on Repair, bottom item on the left.
3. On the right hand side, click on the V to expand the menu.
4. Click on Repair My Videos icon.
5. Click the Repair Now button.
Repair My Videos icon
[[Restores the custom icon to the My Videos folder.]]
You can download TweakUI here...
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
Tweak UI
This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not
exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including
mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.
Version 2.10 requires Windows XP Service Pack 1 or above or Windows
Server 2003.
Scroll down the right hand side and look for...
Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe is what you get.
If you have Windows XP without any Service Packs, download Version 2.00.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
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TweakUI has a lot of other uses.
Some good info here...
Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx
TweakUI for Windows XP - Tips
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/twktips.htm
TweakUI PowerTips
http://weblogs.asp.net/jkey/archive/2003/08/01/22303.aspx
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Allen said:
Nope, didn't help. The desktop.ini file was missing so I added it, but
"My Videos" still has the standard folder icon.
Any more ideas?
Wesley Vogel said:
This problem can occur if the hidden desktop.ini file in the special
folder is corrupt or missing. Here are the steps to fix this problem:
Illustrated, detailed instructions here:
http://computers.douglasthrift.net/winxpfaq.html
Scroll down a little and click on Special Folders.
My Videos desktop.ini should look like this.
[.ShellClassInfo]
[email protected],-12690
IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll
IconIndex=-238
[DeleteOnCopy]
Owner=Douglas Thrift
Personalized=14
PersonalizedName=My Videos
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Allen said:
One of my computers has a special icon for "My Videos" folder, but the
other computer has just the ordinary folder icon. How can I change the
icon to be the special "My Videos" folder icon?
TIA
