Cannot Change Folder or file picture/icons!!!


  1. Posts : 18
    Windows 7
       #1

    Cannot Change Folder or file picture/icons!!!


    Oh boy! More Windows 7 frustrations. Please help.

    I have folders containing audio files (mostly audio books) with completely irrelvant and stupid pictures on them which I cannot change!!! There is no customisation tab on the properties menu like Vista.

    I now have an audio book based on picking up women with a strange looking woman on it and an audio book on Atheism by Betrand Russell with a big, fat gospel singer on the front because Windows Media Player thinks that it is an album by a singer which it isn't! Even the files have the same incorrect picture which I am helpless to change.

    This is so damn dumb! Why can't I change the picture on the front? Am I stuck with it?

    Any ideas?
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  2. Posts : 1,030
    Linux Mint / XP / Win7 Home, Pro, Ultimate / Win8.1 / Win10
       #2

    I prefer all folders to be "general" rather than content related - a "pictures" directory is a hinderance to my style of work. Sounds like your situation is similar...here is how I set the directories and folders.

    > I use the tried and true OLD explorer view where you see the tree display on the left.

    > I use the tried and true OLD explorer view to include the Menu bar.

    > Select the desired folder from the left nav pane such as Desktop>Libraries>Pictures.

    > Right click on the folder and select Properties.

    > Click the Optimize this library for: drop list and select General Items.

    > Click Apply then click OK.

    > From the Menu bar click View>Choose details... and select (or deselect) items as desired.


    I hope that at least gets you started.

    Regards,
    GEWB
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  3. Posts : 18
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks! I didn't have the 'menu bar' showing. It's a shame that Windows 7 won't let you choose which pictures you want to display yourself - like XP did.
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