Change File background?

Question

I've seen in some folders in a friends computer he has changed the background of the folder to a picture. I want to know how to do this without installing software???

Answer 1

You'll need an icon file to do this (.ico, .exe or .dll); use an existing one or create your own. Then:

(I'm using an existing Windows file in the example)file

1. Create a new file inside the folder, called Desktop.ini

2. Open this file, and type:

[.ShellClassInfo]

InfoTip=History Folder

IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32...

IconIndex=57

Infotip is the tooltip (what you see when you hover your mouse over the folder)

IconFile is the full path to the file containing the icon

IconIndex is the number of the actual icon you're using (dll and exe files can contain more than one icon)

3. Go up one level in the Windows Explorer, and right-click the folder you created the Desktop.ini in; select "Properties".

4. For "Attributes", select "Read-only". When asked (a popup will appear), select "Folder only".

5. Click "Apply" and "OK". Depending on your Windows version, you may have to restart or at least log off and back on.

Answer 2

i know you can change the colours and so forth without third party apps.Here is how:

This is for those who has OS XP.

USE: To Customize your folder, change background and text color.

1. Go to My Documents

2. Unhide The Configuration Settings Desktop.ini

- In the Menu bar go to Tools >> Folder Options >> View >> then Show hidden files and folders and Uncheck Hide Protected System Files

3. Double Click Desktop.ini to open it in Notepad.

4. Edit The Settings Coz' usually there is already a script written there by Windows.

Below the Written whatever there add this code...

--------------------------------------...

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC...

iconarea_image=C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpape...

iconarea_text=0xFFFFFF

--------------------------------------...

Usually Now your code will most likely will looks like this. But depends on your settings.

--------------------------------------...

[DeleteOnCopy]

Owner=IskolarMe19

Personalized=5

PersonalizedName=My Documents

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC...

iconarea_image=C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpape...

iconarea_text=0xFFFFFF

--------------------------------------...

5. Then Save it...

6. Now if that works... Then you can also do that to every of your folder. Simply copy Desktop.ini to the folder or create another one in notepad..

7. To Customize simply change the value of iconarea_image and iconarea_text... Icon Area Image put in the path of your picture... In icon Area Text thats Hexadecimal Value of the Text of your folder... The fist 2 Digit is BLUE, then the next 2 is GREEN,then the last 2 digit is red RED [0 x FF FF FF]