Solved Unable to change drive icons in Win 7

crgibson

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Hi all. I can't get Win 7 HP to change the icon for drives on my PC. I right click on a drive, click on properties/customize/Folder Picture/ choose file. I select a icon file and click on Apply. Nothing happens.

I have a collection of Old Time Radio shows that has 12 drives and over 1300 folders, some of which I would like to change the icons of. Using the tutorial I found on this site would take me a VERY LONG time.

Thanks for any input and help with this.:)
 

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A Guy - Thanks a bunch. Tried it and like it.

Brink - Thank you, but as I stated I have a lot of changes to make and it would take a few hours using the tutorial.

Mark solved.
 

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Win 7 HP 64bit w/SP1AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (5-5-5-18)Acer AL1906 @ 1280x1024 512MB GeForce 9500 GT...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Win 7 HP 64bit w/SP1
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA770-UD3 (Socket M2)
Memory
6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (5-5-5-18)
Graphics Card(s)
Acer AL1906 @ 1280x1024 512MB GeForce 9500 GT (XFX Pine Grou
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer Generic PnP Monitor
Hard Drives
Crucial 128 gig M4 SSD
Seagate Backup 5T
Seagate GoFlex 2T
WDC WD1600JS-00NCB1 USB 1500 Gig
Seagate Backup 3T
Keyboard
Logitech HID-Compliant Keyboard
Mouse
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Internet Speed
Cable broadband (up to 50Mbps)
Other Info
Nightly runs of Super AntiSpyware, CCleaner and Malware Anti-Malware and System Restore.
You're welcome :)

A Guy
 

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PC/Desktop
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Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
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HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
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LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
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1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Internet Speed
85 + Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Vivaldi
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