Folder Icon - Change Windows 7 Default Folder Icon

Since I did this and then undid the changes (I followed the steps exactly), I now have to restart my computer every time I change my folders in order to view them.

Any idea on how to fix this?

Thanks for the tutorial, works great!
I think if you have 64 bit you also need to do all the steps for
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Icons"
as well. Like in most of the other tutorials, so that you can see the custom icons in "Save As" boxes.

i read for a few hours, and did not find on how to change this..
does anyone know, how to change the full folder icon, to a custom icon ?
i wana change the default folder icon that has files showing, to a custom full folder icon?
i dont understand how to change it..
i tried many ways, ie edit the imageres.dll 3,4,5,6, or whatever did not work...it only changed a few folder icons and none of those icons had files showing on the icon..

so how do i change it ? thanks

also how do i change the folder icon that appers in the active window on the taskbar?

thanks

yes im check this does not help me..
i want to change all my default fodler icons rather there full or have pictures in them or if they have movies folders in side of folders it dosent matter i want one view of them
like this

also i want to be able to use thumbnails..they in deed needed on my computer thanks..
idont see how to do this..this does not change the rigt icons for me ..
ive even installed icon packager..
it does not do what i want as well
...

Thanks for the great tutorial.

However, I did have to do what forte suggested to get my folder icons to change in the "Save As" dialogs.

They changed everywhere else with Shawn's instructions, but not in the "Save As" until I did what forte suggested.

Thank you for the tutorial, which I found really really easy. You deserve some rep, sir

But I have a little question for you: I'm stuck in a situation in which I have all the folders with the new icon, but the "Fonts" folder stayed with the old, default "yellow-with-the-A" icon that feels a little annoying (you'd be right saying that I wouldn't need to open the C:\Windows folder anyway but, well..)

Is there a chance to have also the "Fonts" folder with the icon changed?
Should I maybe specify a different string value in regedit when it's used? And if so, could you tell me which is the value I should modify?

Thank you in advance! :)