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FOLDER-PROPERTIES-CUSTOMIZE-FOLDER PICTURES
  1. #1


    Simon Hall Guest

    FOLDER-PROPERTIES-CUSTOMIZE-FOLDER PICTURES

    In XP I could right-click on a folder (in thumbnail view), select Properties,
    then the Cutomize tab, and choose a jpg file in the Folder Pictures section
    to show that jpg thumbnail on the folder icon. This all seems to still exist
    in Vista, but it doesn't work. Nothing appears in the folder pictures box
    when I select a file and the thumbnail is not updated. Any ideas?



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  2. #2


    Ramesh, MS-MVP Guest

    Re: FOLDER-PROPERTIES-CUSTOMIZE-FOLDER PICTURES

    Click Start, type "control folders"
    In the View tab, uncheck the following option:

    "Always show icons, never thumbnails"

    Click OK.

    --
    Regards,

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


    "Simon Hall" <SimonHall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:071B4580-AD6D-4D99-A919-3C9E89D4A65D@microsoft.com...
    In XP I could right-click on a folder (in thumbnail view), select Properties,
    then the Cutomize tab, and choose a jpg file in the Folder Pictures section
    to show that jpg thumbnail on the folder icon. This all seems to still exist
    in Vista, but it doesn't work. Nothing appears in the folder pictures box
    when I select a file and the thumbnail is not updated. Any ideas?

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Simon Hall Guest

    Re: FOLDER-PROPERTIES-CUSTOMIZE-FOLDER PICTURES

    Thanks Ramesh, but it's already unchecked I'm afraid.
    Any more ideas?

    "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

    > Click Start, type "control folders"
    > In the View tab, uncheck the following option:
    >
    > "Always show icons, never thumbnails"
    >
    > Click OK.
    >
    > --
    > Regards,
    >
    > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
    > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
    >
    >
    > "Simon Hall" <SimonHall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:071B4580-AD6D-4D99-A919-3C9E89D4A65D@microsoft.com...
    > In XP I could right-click on a folder (in thumbnail view), select Properties,
    > then the Cutomize tab, and choose a jpg file in the Folder Pictures section
    > to show that jpg thumbnail on the folder icon. This all seems to still exist
    > in Vista, but it doesn't work. Nothing appears in the folder pictures box
    > when I select a file and the thumbnail is not updated. Any ideas?
    >


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4


    mikeyhsd Guest

    Re: FOLDER-PROPERTIES-CUSTOMIZE-FOLDER PICTURES

    there appears to be 2 different options to change the FOLDER icon.
    under the Customize tab first one is
    Folder Pictures with the option to select a picture to use
    other one
    Folder Icon
    with option button to change icon
    but it has a warning gotcha.

    have you tried them.



    mikeyhsd@comcast.net



    "Simon Hall" <SimonHall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:071B4580-AD6D-4D99-A919-3C9E89D4A65D@microsoft.com...
    In XP I could right-click on a folder (in thumbnail view), select Properties,
    then the Cutomize tab, and choose a jpg file in the Folder Pictures section
    to show that jpg thumbnail on the folder icon. This all seems to still exist
    in Vista, but it doesn't work. Nothing appears in the folder pictures box
    when I select a file and the thumbnail is not updated. Any ideas?

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  5. #5


    Simon Hall Guest

    Re: FOLDER-PROPERTIES-CUSTOMIZE-FOLDER PICTURES

    Thanks Mike, this is also the same in XP where I had no probs. Out of
    curiosity, I tried changing the icon in any case. Had absolutely no effect! I
    can't understand why there is absolutley nothing in the Folder Pictures
    section, there should surely be at leaast an icon showing what Vista thinks
    the current folder should look like, as in XP. Many of my folders, most of
    which are on separate drives to that to which Vista is (or XP was) installed,
    show the folder pictures correctly, but there is no difference either in the
    folders themselves, or in the customize-folder options tab, between those
    that show correctly and those that don't.

    "mikeyhsd" wrote:

    > there appears to be 2 different options to change the FOLDER icon.
    > under the Customize tab first one is
    > Folder Pictures with the option to select a picture to use
    > other one
    > Folder Icon
    > with option button to change icon
    > but it has a warning gotcha.
    >
    > have you tried them.
    >
    >
    >
    > mikeyhsd@comcast.net
    >
    >
    >
    > "Simon Hall" <SimonHall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:071B4580-AD6D-4D99-A919-3C9E89D4A65D@microsoft.com...
    > In XP I could right-click on a folder (in thumbnail view), select Properties,
    > then the Cutomize tab, and choose a jpg file in the Folder Pictures section
    > to show that jpg thumbnail on the folder icon. This all seems to still exist
    > in Vista, but it doesn't work. Nothing appears in the folder pictures box
    > when I select a file and the thumbnail is not updated. Any ideas?


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  6. #6


    mikeyhsd Guest

    Re: FOLDER-PROPERTIES-CUSTOMIZE-FOLDER PICTURES

    not sure what you might have done to stop it, maybe some 3rd party program.
    I just changed the folder icon for my epson folder to a printer, and it changed instantly.
    the folder is located in the boot drive as a sub folder to "C".



    mikeyhsd@comcast.net



    "Simon Hall" <SimonHall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2DFACD02-07A6-49DF-9BFE-C6BD457D2876@microsoft.com...
    Thanks Mike, this is also the same in XP where I had no probs. Out of
    curiosity, I tried changing the icon in any case. Had absolutely no effect! I
    can't understand why there is absolutley nothing in the Folder Pictures
    section, there should surely be at leaast an icon showing what Vista thinks
    the current folder should look like, as in XP. Many of my folders, most of
    which are on separate drives to that to which Vista is (or XP was) installed,
    show the folder pictures correctly, but there is no difference either in the
    folders themselves, or in the customize-folder options tab, between those
    that show correctly and those that don't.

    "mikeyhsd" wrote:

    > there appears to be 2 different options to change the FOLDER icon.
    > under the Customize tab first one is
    > Folder Pictures with the option to select a picture to use
    > other one
    > Folder Icon
    > with option button to change icon
    > but it has a warning gotcha.
    >
    > have you tried them.
    >
    >
    >
    > mikeyhsd@comcast.net
    >
    >
    >
    > "Simon Hall" <SimonHall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:071B4580-AD6D-4D99-A919-3C9E89D4A65D@microsoft.com...
    > In XP I could right-click on a folder (in thumbnail view), select Properties,
    > then the Cutomize tab, and choose a jpg file in the Folder Pictures section
    > to show that jpg thumbnail on the folder icon. This all seems to still exist
    > in Vista, but it doesn't work. Nothing appears in the folder pictures box
    > when I select a file and the thumbnail is not updated. Any ideas?


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  7. #7


    mikeyhsd Guest

    Re: FOLDER-PROPERTIES-CUSTOMIZE-FOLDER PICTURES

    forgot to mention that mine is ultimate 64 bit.



    mikeyhsd@comcast.net



    "Simon Hall" <SimonHall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2DFACD02-07A6-49DF-9BFE-C6BD457D2876@microsoft.com...
    Thanks Mike, this is also the same in XP where I had no probs. Out of
    curiosity, I tried changing the icon in any case. Had absolutely no effect! I
    can't understand why there is absolutley nothing in the Folder Pictures
    section, there should surely be at leaast an icon showing what Vista thinks
    the current folder should look like, as in XP. Many of my folders, most of
    which are on separate drives to that to which Vista is (or XP was) installed,
    show the folder pictures correctly, but there is no difference either in the
    folders themselves, or in the customize-folder options tab, between those
    that show correctly and those that don't.

    "mikeyhsd" wrote:

    > there appears to be 2 different options to change the FOLDER icon.
    > under the Customize tab first one is
    > Folder Pictures with the option to select a picture to use
    > other one
    > Folder Icon
    > with option button to change icon
    > but it has a warning gotcha.
    >
    > have you tried them.
    >
    >
    >
    > mikeyhsd@comcast.net
    >
    >
    >
    > "Simon Hall" <SimonHall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:071B4580-AD6D-4D99-A919-3C9E89D4A65D@microsoft.com...
    > In XP I could right-click on a folder (in thumbnail view), select Properties,
    > then the Cutomize tab, and choose a jpg file in the Folder Pictures section
    > to show that jpg thumbnail on the folder icon. This all seems to still exist
    > in Vista, but it doesn't work. Nothing appears in the folder pictures box
    > when I select a file and the thumbnail is not updated. Any ideas?


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  8. #8



    Newbie
    Join Date : Apr 2007
    Posts : 2
    Windows Vista Home Premium
    Local Time: 11:13 AM


     
    Hi, I just wanted to say I'm having the same problem and I have Ultimate 64-bit as well. One of my hard drive icons got changed to a "default icon" when I put some wireless network configuration files on it (which changed the icon to one of those wireless removable drive icons) and then deleted the files, hoping that the icon would change back. Now I can't change the icon to anything else.

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  9. #9



    Newbie
    Join Date : Apr 2007
    Posts : 2
    Windows Vista Home Premium
    Local Time: 11:13 AM


     
    I found a solution here on the forum if you're trying to change your drive icons, like I was. This doesn't explain why we can't change icons under the Customize tab, but it's a workaround to the problem. Check out...

    http://www.vista64.net/forums/263072-post2.html

    I had to reboot after setting up the Autorun folder and file, and it worked.

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