Setting folder icons

[totoymola]

These are screenshots of my desktop.

How can I set a custom folder icon with my unattended installation? Thanks!

[MCT]

Desktop.ini (place this in the folder u are wanting 2 have the icon in)

[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile="iconname.ico"
IconIndex=0
InfoTip=This Folder Contains Crap about Other Crap.
ConfirmFileOp=0

Note *.ico file MUST be in the same directory as desktop.ini (which is in your folder u are wanting the icon on)

[totoymola]

Wow! Thanks a lot for the quick reply MCT!!

I guess WinRAR will do take care of this job for me, again.

Wait, do I have to set the "hidden" attribute to the desktop.ini and the *.ico? And will this work on a folder on the %systedrive%, or do I have to name it as a different file? Because it is desktop.ini, so I assume it only works for the desktop.

[EDIT] Haha! I tried setting the "Show Hidden System Files" option, and the desktop.ini came out. I should have tried that before posting. Thanks again!

By the way, I discovered that it is not necessary to have the icon file on the same folder. Because my desktop.ini for the Multimedia folder looks like this.

[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=%ProgramFiles%\Movie Maker\moviemk.exe
IconIndex=0

But what is the purpose of the ConfirmFileOp=0?

[MCT]

yes, i know u dont need it in the same directory, as i stated in my above example it was for explanation purposes only

u should be able 2 remove confirmfileop

[Incroyable HULK]

don't forget to change the attribute of the folder:

C:\>attrib + s YOUR_FOLDER

otherwise your folder is not a "system" folder and it won't display your icon...

[totoymola]

Thanks for the help MCT and Incroyable HULK!