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Old 04-07-2008   #1 (permalink)
Qu0ll


 
 

How do I restore the special icon for the Documents folder?

For some reason the Documents folder has reverted to having a plain icon and
has lost the special green documents icon. How can I restore its icon to
its former glory? Other special folders are unaffected.

--
And loving it,

-Q
_________________________________________________
Qu0llSixFour@xxxxxx
(Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-07-2008   #2 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: How do I restore the special icon for the Documents folder?

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Qu0ll View Post
For some reason the Documents folder has reverted to having a plain icon and
has lost the special green documents icon. How can I restore its icon to
its former glory? Other special folders are unaffected.

--
And loving it,

-Q
_________________________________________________
Qu0llSixFour@xxxxxx
(Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)
Hi Qu0ll,

This tutorial will show you how to restore the folder back to it's green color.

Personal User Shell Folders

Shawn
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-07-2008   #3 (permalink)
Qu0ll


 
 

Re: How do I restore the special icon for the Documents folder?

"Brink" <Brink.37ifsz@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:Brink.37ifsz@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...
Quote:

>
> Qu0ll;675649 Wrote:
Quote:

>> For some reason the Documents folder has reverted to having a plain icon
>> and
>> has lost the special green documents icon. How can I restore its icon
>> to
>> its former glory? Other special folders are unaffected.
>>
>> --
>> And loving it,
>>
>> -Q
>> _________________________________________________
>> Qu0llSixFour@xxxxxx
>> (Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)
>
> Hi Qu0ll,
>
> This tutorial will show you how to restore the folder back to it's
> green color.
>
> Personal User Shell Folders
>
> Shawn
Thanks Brink - that has fixed it.

--
And loving it,

-Q
_________________________________________________
Qu0llSixFour@xxxxxx
(Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-07-2008   #4 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: How do I restore the special icon for the Documents folder?

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Qu0ll View Post
"Brink" <Brink.37ifsz@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:Brink.37ifsz@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...
Quote:
>
> Qu0ll;675649 Wrote:
>
> Hi Qu0ll,
>
> This tutorial will show you how to restore the folder back to it's
> green color.
>
> Personal User Shell Folders
>
> Shawn
Thanks Brink - that has fixed it.

--
And loving it,

-Q
_________________________________________________
Qu0llSixFour@xxxxxx
(Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)
Your welcome Qu0ll. I'm glad to hear it is fixed now.

Shawn
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-08-2008   #5 (permalink)
Ramesh, MS-MVP


 
 

Re: How do I restore the special icon for the Documents folder?

Shell folders are displayed with the standard folder icon in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BC3A3445-1956-4AF5-BC21-61C20D6220CA@xxxxxx
For some reason the Documents folder has reverted to having a plain icon and
has lost the special green documents icon. How can I restore its icon to
its former glory? Other special folders are unaffected.

--
And loving it,

-Q
_________________________________________________
Qu0llSixFour@xxxxxx
(Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)

My System SpecsSystem Spec
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