Make sure that the "hidden" attribute is set for the desktop.ini file in the Downloads folder.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
"Ricardo" <Ricardo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news
E808AED-F564-42CE-AB59-FD3003E11FA8@microsoft.com...
Hi, thanks, i was having the same problem with the Downloads and Music
folders, i followed that link and it solved it for the music folder but not
for the downloads folder.
What should i do?
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> Shell folders are displayed with the standard folder icon in Windows Vista:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/130/1/
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> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "btrigg" <btrigg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3E068C95-B46D-4490-BA0E-52525511F3D4@microsoft.com...
> Small little thing that's bugging me. When I open the user folder that has
> documents,music,pictures,videos,downloads,etc, the downloads folder seems to
> have changed to the normal tan folder not matching the green of the others.
> I've tried setting the folder pictures to default in its properties, but that
> doesn't work. Any "fix" for this, to help my mild ocd...?
>