Changing Folder Icon


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Edition
       #1

    Changing Folder Icon


    I'm looking for a way to change a folder icon, WHILE still seeing a preview of the folder contents. I know it actually says when you change a folder icon:

    "You can change the folder icon. If you change the icon, it will no longer show a preview of the folder's contents"

    Not acceptable. :) I got music, movies, pictures and things on my computer, and when I browse my well organized folders, I'm quite tired of looking at those yellow folders. but on the other hand if I change the icon, I can't see the cool covers and such of the movies, music.

    any program that does this? or hack or something. I have TuneUp if that helps, but even in that, if I install icon packages or such, doesn't work.

    ps. if anyone from microsoft is reading this, please stop with the yellow folders or at least gives us a chance to change the colors, or preferably make it so that we can put any ico file in there we want.
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  2. Posts : 72,043
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Amatolk,

    You could use the tutorial below to change the "live" folder icons for all folders and still have thumbnail previews.

    Folder Icon - Change Default Icon

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Edition
    Thread Starter
       #3

    yea just tried that, resource hacker way. saved imageres.dll on desktop, took ownership of other imageres.dll, replaced that one with the one i changed. restarted computer. and look! my user accounts disappeared!... couldnt get back into windows, very scared at that point, managed to get into system recovery by smashing F keys... system restore to yesterday... and now its fixed, think i'll just keep them yellow.
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  4. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #4

    Actually, you can change them with a program called Icon Packager. But, using Icon Packager will also change some other items' icons. You can download a trial here.
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