Vista - Folder Icon in User Folder not appearing correctly

In my User's folder, the icon for Desktop is appearing as a normal yellow
icon, instead of the blue/green special icon. Also, the Customise tab is
missing in its Properties.

How do I get these back? Is it a desktop.ini file or a registry entry or
something?

ss.

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> In my User's folder, the icon for Desktop is appearing as a normal yellow
> icon, instead of the blue/green special icon. Also, the Customise tab is
> missing in its Properties.
>
> How do I get these back? Is it a desktop.ini file or a registry entry or
> something?

A desktop.ini will do the job.

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"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
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> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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>> In my User's folder, the icon for Desktop is appearing as a normal yellow
>> icon, instead of the blue/green special icon. Also, the Customise tab is
>> missing in its Properties.
>>
>> How do I get these back? Is it a desktop.ini file or a registry entry or
>> something?
>
> A desktop.ini will do the job.
>

I must have deleted the desktop.ini file by accident when I had it set to
show hidden and system files.

But I tried copying the desktop.ini file from another one of the folders to
see is that works (planning on finding the required icon number later), but
it doesn't change anything.

ss.

This is the desktop.ini from inside the Desktop folder in my Users\Me folder


[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21769
IconResource=%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-183

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"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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>> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in
>> message news:%23IrpUiiRHHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> In my User's folder, the icon for Desktop is appearing as a normal
>>> yellow
>>> icon, instead of the blue/green special icon. Also, the Customise tab
>>> is
>>> missing in its Properties.
>>>
>>> How do I get these back? Is it a desktop.ini file or a registry entry
>>> or
>>> something?
>>
>> A desktop.ini will do the job.
>>
>
> I must have deleted the desktop.ini file by accident when I had it set to
> show hidden and system files.
>
> But I tried copying the desktop.ini file from another one of the folders
> to see is that works (planning on finding the required icon number later),
> but it doesn't change anything.
>
> ss.

"Jane C" <jellybean@NOSPAMxjgarage.org> wrote in message
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> This is the desktop.ini from inside the Desktop folder in my Users\Me
> folder
>
>
> [.ShellClassInfo]
> LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21769
> IconResource=%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-183
>

Thanks for that, but it didn't change anything. Maybe a reboot will fix
it...

ss.

Hi ss,

Have you set the Hidden and System attribute for the desktop.ini file.

Hint: Use Attrib from Command Prompt.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
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"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message news:OYUtjriRHHA.3412@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
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> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
> news:%23IrpUiiRHHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> In my User's folder, the icon for Desktop is appearing as a normal yellow
>> icon, instead of the blue/green special icon. Also, the Customise tab is
>> missing in its Properties.
>>
>> How do I get these back? Is it a desktop.ini file or a registry entry or
>> something?
>
> A desktop.ini will do the job.
>

I must have deleted the desktop.ini file by accident when I had it set to
show hidden and system files.

But I tried copying the desktop.ini file from another one of the folders to
see is that works (planning on finding the required icon number later), but
it doesn't change anything.

ss.

You need to open a command prompt window & set the read-only attribute for
the Desktop folder before Windows will 'pay attention' to the contents of
the desktop.ini file.

G:\Users\Keith>attrib +r desktop


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "Jane C" <jellybean@NOSPAMxjgarage.org> wrote in message
> news:3E4BB5C3-F459-402E-B3E7-699138D011B6@microsoft.com...
>> This is the desktop.ini from inside the Desktop folder in my Users\Me
>> folder
>>
>>
>> [.ShellClassInfo]
>> LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21769
>> IconResource=%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-183
>>
>
> Thanks for that, but it didn't change anything. Maybe a reboot will fix
> it...
>
> ss.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi ss,
>
> Have you set the Hidden and System attribute for the desktop.ini file.
>
> Hint: Use Attrib from Command Prompt.
>

Thanks, but that was already set. It was the read-only attribute in the
Desktop folder that fixed it.

Cheers

ss.

"Keith Miller MVP" <k.miller79@no.spam.verizon.net> wrote in message
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> You need to open a command prompt window & set the read-only attribute for
> the Desktop folder before Windows will 'pay attention' to the contents of
> the desktop.ini file.
>
> G:\Users\Keith>attrib +r desktop


Thanks, that fixed it. The Customize tab is still missing though - no big
deal, but is it supposed to be present?

ss.

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "Keith Miller MVP" <k.miller79@no.spam.verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:%23rAfWtuRHHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> You need to open a command prompt window & set the read-only attribute
>> for the Desktop folder before Windows will 'pay attention' to the
>> contents of the desktop.ini file.
>>
>> G:\Users\Keith>attrib +r desktop
>
>
> Thanks, that fixed it. The Customize tab is still missing though - no big
> deal, but is it supposed to be present?


Do you, or Ramesh, know how to make more of these special folders?

I suppose I can make my own desktop.ini files to point to special Vista
style folder icons that I have got from deviant.art, but I would like them
to have the Location tab, so that they can point to any other drive or
partition. Is mklink anything to do with getting this done?

Cheers

ss.