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01-07-2009
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| | Shell Folders Hello, Two of my 'shell' folder icons, ie Videos & Public, appear as ordinary yellow icons in explorer. I'm not sure why. Can I change them back to their defaults? Thanks K |
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01-07-2009
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| | Re: Shell Folders KRK wrote: Quote: > Hello, > > Two of my 'shell' folder icons, ie Videos & Public, appear as ordinary > yellow icons in explorer. I'm not sure why. Can I change them back to > their defaults? http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...windows-vista/ Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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01-07-2009
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| | Re: Shell Folders Hi KRK, Fixing the Desktop.ini file and setting the correct attributes for the shell folder corrects the problem. Pick one of the following methods: Shell folders are displayed with the standard folder icon in Windows Vista: http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html Fix Desktop.INI files in Special Folders using DesktopINIFix for Windows Vista: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...desktopinifix/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog "KRK" <trebor@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uhtPXcMcJHA.2444@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello, > > Two of my 'shell' folder icons, ie Videos & Public, appear as ordinary > yellow icons in explorer. I'm not sure why. Can I change them back to > their defaults? > > Thanks > > K |
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01-07-2009
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| | Re: Shell Folders Hi SS, Nope. But I do watch the posts here whenever I have time. -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uOa3ymPcJHA.3520@xxxxxx Quote: > Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP <ramesh@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >> >> Hi KRK, >> >> Fixing the Desktop.ini file and setting the correct attributes for the >> shell folder corrects the problem. Pick one of the following methods: >> >> Shell folders are displayed with the standard folder icon in Windows >> Vista: >> http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ders-are-displ >> ayed-with-the-standard-folder-icon-in-Windows-Vista.html >> >> Fix Desktop.INI files in Special Folders using DesktopINIFix for Windows >> Vista: >> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...pecial-folders >> -using-desktopinifix/ >> > Ramesh, do you have Google Alerts set up to tell you when your website is > mentioned on Usenet? ;-) > > ss. > |
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01-10-2009
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| | Re: Shell Folders THANKS - your EXE worked nicely Hello & thanks, the desktopinifix download is excellent. KK "Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23X6tSAPcJHA.1732@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi KRK, > > Fixing the Desktop.ini file and setting the correct attributes for the > shell folder corrects the problem. Pick one of the following methods: > > Shell folders are displayed with the standard folder icon in Windows > Vista: > http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html > > Fix Desktop.INI files in Special Folders using DesktopINIFix for Windows > Vista: > http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...desktopinifix/ > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog > > > "KRK" <trebor@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uhtPXcMcJHA.2444@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hello, >> >> Two of my 'shell' folder icons, ie Videos & Public, appear as ordinary >> yellow icons in explorer. I'm not sure why. Can I change them back to >> their defaults? >> >> Thanks >> >> K > |
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01-10-2009
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| | Re: Shell Folders THANKS - your EXE worked nicely You're welcome KRK. -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog "KRK" <trebor@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eHyRmYycJHA.556@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello & thanks, the desktopinifix download is excellent. > > KK > > "Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23X6tSAPcJHA.1732@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi KRK, >> >> Fixing the Desktop.ini file and setting the correct attributes for the >> shell folder corrects the problem. Pick one of the following methods: >> >> Shell folders are displayed with the standard folder icon in Windows >> Vista: >> http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html >> >> Fix Desktop.INI files in Special Folders using DesktopINIFix for Windows >> Vista: >> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...desktopinifix/ >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] >> The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog |
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