"tOpaZ" <tOpaZ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to activate thumbnails for files but NOT for folders, i.e.
> have
> a static icon for folders only.
> Is there any way for me to do that?
Try this. It's from a post by Keith Miller, and I have not tried it myself.
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In the registry, create a new key named 'Shell Icons',
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr
entVersion\explorer\Shell
Icons]
Under this new key, create a REG_EXPAND_SZ (Expandable String Value) named
'3' and edit it's data to be the path to your icon.
Key Name:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\Shell
Icons
Name: 3
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,177
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That last number, 177, can be changed to point to the icon that you want to
use, although I am unable to see which one is the standard open yellow
folder in that .dll file, as I am not at a Vista machine right now.
It'll be one of the two at the bottom left in this screenshot:
http://blogs.vertigo.com/personal/al...otos/icons.PNG
ss.