icon problem

[womz]

Just installed Windows 7 and i tried to change a few folders icon but for some unknown reason i can't change it. I've deleted the desktop.ini file in every folder but i still can't change it on some folders.
Why is this happening, how can i solve it and why does it affect random folders ?

 

[Brink]

Hello Womz, and welcome to Seven Forums.

You might see if you may be able to change the folder icon using the method below.

Folder Icon Change - Vista Forums


Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[womz]

That's the method i used.
What i notice is that if i create a new folder and move an old folder content in it i can change it's icon.
So i can change icons in all newly created folders and on some old folders.

 

[reghakr]

When you click Change icon navigate to the shel32.dll file or imageres.dll

These are the most common icons in Windows 7

 

[tbernstein]

Try deleting the icon cache, known as
IconCache.db

Icon Cache - Rebuild - Vista Forums

 

[Generator]

Try deleting the icon cache, known as
IconCache.db

Icon Cache - Rebuild - Vista Forums

For the bigger folder icon views you also need to clear the thumbnail cache. to do this, run 'disk cleanup' from the start-menu for the system drive and select 'Thumbnail Cache'.

 

[womz]

I deleted the icon and thumbnail cache but it still doesn't work. I installed a new game and i can't change its folder icon. This made things even weirder because changing icons used to work on all folder i create after windows 7 installation.
I'm using Windows 7 Professional downloaded from MSDNAA.

 

[Brink]

Womz,

What's the folder's location, and could you upload (paperclip icon while editing your post) a copy of the icon in a ZIP that that you are using to see if that may it as well?

 

[womz]

The icon file is not the problem. I've used the same icon on different folders, in some it changed in others it didn't.

 

[Brink]

I found this to be buggy in Vista. It seems to be in Windows 7 as well. Usually creating a shortcut to it, and changing the shortcut's icon works best if that is a viable option for you.