Windows 7: How to apply an image to a Folder

Hi all,
I found a way to apply images to folders, I have large collection of music/ videos and I know all xp users love the way folder display images but Windows 7 has hard time applying this.

This step has to be applies manually on each folder but works for me.

Steps:

1.Right click on a Folder >> properties (select)

2. Properties windows (displayed) >> Select Customise (last tab)

3. Choose File.. (under Folder pictures) >> select Image(.jpg) (Note: All my images are .jpg Format, don’t have be to be called “Folder.jpg”)

4. Change Icon (under Folder icons) >> Restore Defaults >> Apply >> Ok.

That’s it. It should work.


http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3756/foldereg1.jpg

Note: My folder is not customise to specific type, e.g. Music, pictures etc. I have left it as General Items.



(OS - Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (6.1, Build 7100) RC)

Work on my Windows 7 Ultimate x64. But why in normal situation ( Properties windows (displayed) >> Select Customise (last tab) >> Choose File.. (under Folder pictures) >> select Image(.jpg) ) it doesn't work? It shuld be ok... When I first time install Windows 7 on my PC it works, but now when PC has reinstaled Windows for third time it doesn't. Maybe some settings are "broken"?

Excuse my english.

Greets!

another way to achieve this is to rename the album cover , movie poster etc ,
rename it to " folder" then it will display the same way as the customize method, on the odd occasion it wont then use the customize method.

This method is fine to. But it's not working with some folders ( why? )... Never mind...

And my question is why the "Windows 7" method ( Properties windows (displayed) >> Select Customise (last tab) >> Choose File.. (under Folder pictures) >> select Image(.jpg) ) doesn't work properly? It should working, but no, we need to do it in another freaking way...

it should and does,
some time ago when i had vista i had a external drive that wouldnt change the folder image, when i upgraded to 7 it worked fine again,
are the folders you are trying to change on an external or the internal hd.
its possible you could run a sfc scan to see if it will help.
tutorial here...

SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker - Windows 7 Forums

Yes it should but it doesn't work on my PC.

Internal HDD. Two weeks ago it worked on my PC to, but since i reinstall/format Windows it doesn't...

SFC scan doesn't find anything...

have you tried to change a folder since sfc scan, sometimes you have to run sfc a couple more times

I run sfc scan five times and every time it's ok with my system. Still can't set folder image in proper way...