Customizing the left Folder Panel and Folder Background. How?

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I have been interested to change the backgrounds of folders and some panels.
I wish to know how to do exactly or similar that is done in attachment 1.

I wish to edit the left Panel Background and so as the folder Background.
[Check attachment 1 for what I wish to do]
[Check attachment 2 to see my current]

Any help will be greatly appreciated. And if possible.. Make the instructions simple. In often cases I get confused.
 

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For folder background, you are to edit
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Items View > Items View > Fillcolor

For left (navigation) pane, edit
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Proper Tree > <2> - fillcolorhint:color

Everything is to be done with Ave's Windows7 Style Builder .
 

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Would there be a way for I to customize it without buying any software?
 

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There is a freeware to change explorer background : Windows 7 Folder Background Changer : Change Any Folder .

But I dont know about a free tool that changes the navigation pane background :sarc: If it is there, somebody will find it for you .

You and Irene have pointed me to a program that I have come across already.. Thanks.
Since I felt I had no more options. I have bought the Ave's Windows7 Style Builder.

I have no idea how to utilize the tool.. If possible.. Please give me pointers on how to achieve what I wish to accomplish.
~Very sorry for the trouble I am causing~
 

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Contact Bongo if anything troubles you ;) He is an esteemed thememaker, and he has supreme knowledge on theme making .
 

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I would like to help but I have never put images in the navigation pane and do not know how to do it.
The only thing I can suggest is contacting somebody that has already done it and ask them.
I will try to do a little research and try to get back to you.
Jerry
 

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I would like to help but I have never put images in the navigation pane and do not know how to do it.
The only thing I can suggest is contacting somebody that has already done it and ask them.
I will try to do a little research and try to get back to you.
Jerry

Thanks Jerry. I very much appreciate you, Arc and Irene for trying to help me out.
More thanks to you guys. I will add rep to you guys.
 

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Thanks Jerry. I very much appreciate you, Arc and Irene for trying to help me out.
More thanks to you guys. I will add rep to you guys.
I'm sorry I could not be of more help.
Where did you get that first screenshot is it from Windows 7 or another OS?
Jerry
 

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Thanks Jerry. I very much appreciate you, Arc and Irene for trying to help me out.
More thanks to you guys. I will add rep to you guys.
I'm sorry I could not be of more help.
Where did you get that first screenshot is it from Windows 7 or another OS?
Jerry

I am not really sure.. I caught that screenshot from a modding forum of a game. Thanks for helping anyway. Atleast I learned new things. Very much appreciated. I'll try to find the answer on my own for the time being and still hope someone would answer this question of mine.
 

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Well ... a closer looks says that the first screenshot is from XP .
 

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