how do i create a folder picture?

hi everybody, I'm new here so this is my first post


I have been having some trouble creating folder pictures for my albums and movies. on my old Xp it was a peace of cake doing this, but i can't seem to get it working in vista. I right click on the folder in wich i want the albumart to show, and i choose the picture, and apply the setting but the folder does not change. I don't know if it has something to do with my folder options. I have been searching the net for an answer but there seems to none.



can anyone help?

If the "proper" method (Properties - Customize - Choose File) does not work, then try saving a picture to that same folder, but be sure to use the file "folder.jpg".

i'm sorry i don't follow, what do you mean by "folder.jpg"? the pictures i'm trying to use are already in the folder.

I have now tried to move the folder onto a different Harddrive and this seems to work. i now have the folder picture, to me this is weird, why it does not work the other HD.

Open the picture that you want to use as a folder picture, then save it with a new filename called "folder.jpg"

okay, thank you. I have tried this and it still des not seem to work.

anything else i can try?

Besides what you've already tried, and what I've said, I don't think ther is much. But you can try to reset the folder:

1. Click an empty space on the to make sure that nothing is selected
2. Right-Click on an empty space in the folder and select the "Open Command Window Here" option
3. Type the command "attrib -r -h -s -a desktop.ini" (without quotes) and press <ENTER>
4. Type the command "erase desktop.ini" (again, without quotes) and press <ENTER>
5. Close the command prompt
6. Try customizing the folder again, using either the Properties-Customize method, or by saving a file called "folder.jpg" into that folder.

Generally, what the above does is clear all customizations from the folder, both pictures and icons. Changing the icon of a folder usually precludes the use of a custom picture.

Hope this helps, because I'm fresh out of ideas.

okay, I will try to reset the folder and see if this works. and by the way, when i try to save a picture i don't get the option to save as "folder.jpg" I only have one option "jpeg-file". is there anything i can do about this?

Open the picture in Paint (or your favurite picture editor), click File - Save As, change the file type to JPG (or "JPEG File", "JPG File", "JPG/JPEG File", or some other variation thereof), change the name to "Folder" (without quotes), then click save.

Thats all there is to it. You really are a newbie, aren't you? You're in the right place. If you need help with anything else, feel free to ask!

LOL naah i'm not a newbie. i'm just a newbie to Vista