Change the icon for active folder

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In Windows Explorer the same icon is used for all folders - if no
customization is used.
For the currently active folder another icon is used. But this icon is only
slightly different from the general folder icon.
How can I change the icon used to show the active folder. It would be nice
to have the traditional open-folder icon in red instead of yellow.

Kindly,
Helge

 

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Kelly's Korner has a script file available that would seem to do that
.... see the following:

"Change the Folder Icon &/or Opened Folder Icon"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line #119 (right side)
(Courtesy of Kelly Theriot - MS-MVP)

I haven't tried it myself but it would appear to do what you want.
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HTH - Fred

"Helge V. Larsen" <Helge.V.Larsen(RemoveThis)@Risoe.DK(AndThis)> wrote
in message news:chrkjd$4nd$1@news.net.uni-c.dk...
> In Windows Explorer the same icon is used for all folders - if no
> customization is used.
> For the currently active folder another icon is used. But this icon is
> only
> slightly different from the general folder icon.
> How can I change the icon used to show the active folder. It would be
> nice
> to have the traditional open-folder icon in red instead of yellow.
>
> Kindly,
> Helge
>
>

 

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http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html

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"Helge V. Larsen" <Helge.V.Larsen(RemoveThis)@Risoe.DK(AndThis)> wrote in message news:chrkjd$4nd$1@news.net.uni-c.dk...
> In Windows Explorer the same icon is used for all folders - if no
> customization is used.
> For the currently active folder another icon is used. But this icon is only
> slightly different from the general folder icon.
> How can I change the icon used to show the active folder. It would be nice
> to have the traditional open-folder icon in red instead of yellow.
>
> Kindly,
> Helge
>
>

 

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Hi David

It looks nice and easy - BUT the method in
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html :

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell
Icons]
"Number from list below"="Path to icon, Icon index"

is not for Windows XP Professional, but for Windows 98 !

Kindly,
Helge
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"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:u%23mCXqwlEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html

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"Helge V. Larsen" <Helge.V.Larsen(RemoveThis)@Risoe.DK(AndThis)> wrote in
message news:chrkjd$4nd$1@news.net.uni-c.dk...
> In Windows Explorer the same icon is used for all folders - if no
> customization is used.
> For the currently active folder another icon is used. But this icon is
only
> slightly different from the general folder icon.
> How can I change the icon used to show the active folder. It would be nice
> to have the traditional open-folder icon in red instead of yellow.
>
> Kindly,
> Helge
>
>

 

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The information holds good for Windows XP as well.

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Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Helge V. Larsen" <Helge.V.Larsen(RemoveThis)@Risoe.DK(AndThis)> wrote in
message news:chrpfa$638$1@news.net.uni-c.dk...
Hi David

It looks nice and easy - BUT the method in
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html :

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell
Icons]
"Number from list below"="Path to icon, Icon index"

is not for Windows XP Professional, but for Windows 98 !

Kindly,
Helge
__________________________________________

"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:u%23mCXqwlEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/icon.html

--
----------------------------------------------------------
War on the Pachyderms Terrorists
http://www.counterpunch.org/wilson09012004.html
"Helge V. Larsen" <Helge.V.Larsen(RemoveThis)@Risoe.DK(AndThis)> wrote in
message news:chrkjd$4nd$1@news.net.uni-c.dk...
> In Windows Explorer the same icon is used for all folders - if no
> customization is used.
> For the currently active folder another icon is used. But this icon is
only
> slightly different from the general folder icon.
> How can I change the icon used to show the active folder. It would be nice
> to have the traditional open-folder icon in red instead of yellow.
>
> Kindly,
> Helge
>
>