Zab Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew how to change the default folder icon (which is just a yellowish reg folder) to this one.Plain_Folder__Empty.ico I know you can change them one at a time, and i thought if you could change file type icons in Folder Options it would let you change the default icon for folders, but it wont let you. If anyone could please help me out here would be awesome! thanks, Zab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zab Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Well, I've tried Resource Hacker, on Shell32.dll But it always undoes itself after i place it in system32 or if i just change it in system32. That includes after restarts and without restarts sometimes. Could anyone please advise me where to go from here? or if resource hacker is faulty or something? Thanks, Zab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamz Veteran Posted October 17, 2008 Veteran Share Posted October 17, 2008 windows is overwriting it. you need to copy and paste it somewhere, edit it, and then use replacer to replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zab Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 Going to try it when I go home, Thanks a mil'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamz Veteran Posted October 17, 2008 Veteran Share Posted October 17, 2008 no problem. hopefully you don't encounter any issues. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zab Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Well I was able to replace the Shell32.dll with the edited shell32.dll with the folder icon I wanted. But windows still loads the original default folder icon that we all know a bit to well. any suggestions? cause i'm clueless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dis Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 have you tried to delete the iconcache? IconCache.db in \Documents and Settings\*user*\Local Settings\Application Data or rebuild it with tweakui (repair > rebuild icons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zab Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 I was able to fix it in the oddest of ways... I loaded windows in Safe Mode (which showed all the folders as the correct icon that I changed it to), then restarted (I literally did nothing besides restart after loading in Safe Mode). After restarting all the folders on my computer have made the correct transition! Thanks for the help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techtutr Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 hi To change the icon right the folder u like to change. move to properties->customize->change icon-> browse to locate the icon file -> click ok apply. Now U can see the change in folder icon from traditional to Ur favorite(Plain_Folder__Empty.ico). For more details - step by step tutorial see http://techtutr.blogspot.com/2008/10/easy-...lder-icons.html Regards techtutr http://www.techtutr.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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