Vista - How to change folder icon in documents folder

Hi John--

You can probably color folder icons by using a 3rd party icon colorer like
"Iconoid" free from www.silysot.com
and there are many others. I don't know a way to make a folder Documents or
in Documents "green" unless you encrypt folders and they get colored that
way that is native to Windows.

CH

"John Thomson" <JohnThomson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> For clarity it is the folder titled Documetns & yesterday it was
> green(default of vista, not anything I installed!).
>
> Thanks,
> JT
>
> "Qu0ll" wrote:
>
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23ASmu63pHHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>> > You read again! Hint = look at the post heading.
>> >
>> > He said a folder icon *IN* the documents folder - not the documents
>> > folder
>> > icon.
>>
>> We could argue all day about what "in" means. Anyway it should be clear
>> from the contents of the post that "in" here is referring to the icon
>> that
>> is "next to" the Documents folder and by the "green" reference. Try to
>> keep
>> up.
>>
>> --
>> And loving it,
>>
>> -Q
>> _________________________________________________
>> Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com
>> (Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)
>>
>>

I wonder if the folder in question has a customise tab?

My 'Documents' folder does NOT have a customise button, but other beige
yellow folder have a customize tab.

What I am thinking is this: if truly this is the Documents folder and it
turned yellow, that a surprise. However, if it has a customize tab then its
an impostor, and you could a) Change its appearance. b) Troubleshoot how
the impostor got there.

Guy


"John Thomson" <JohnThomson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I cannot find a way to do this. The folder used to show a green folder, now
> it is beige/yellow, can anyone help me out please?
> TIA,
> JT

Try this http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/130/1/

--
Ray Rogers

"John Thomson" <JohnThomson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6E907F80-EDDB-401E-ACEA-EB74B08679D2@microsoft.com...
> For clarity it is the folder titled Documetns & yesterday it was
> green(default of vista, not anything I installed!).
>
> Thanks,
> JT
>
> "Qu0ll" wrote:
>
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23ASmu63pHHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>> > You read again! Hint = look at the post heading.
>> >
>> > He said a folder icon *IN* the documents folder - not the documents
>> > folder
>> > icon.
>>
>> We could argue all day about what "in" means. Anyway it should be clear
>> from the contents of the post that "in" here is referring to the icon
>> that
>> is "next to" the Documents folder and by the "green" reference. Try to
>> keep
>> up.
>>
>> --
>> And loving it,
>>
>> -Q
>> _________________________________________________
>> Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com
>> (Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)
>>
>>

On 5 , 04:49, John Thomson <JohnThom...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> I cannot find a way to do this. The folder used to show a green folder, now
> it is beige/yellow, can anyone help me out please?
> TIA,
> JT

Try Folder Marker (http://www.foldermarker.com)

"Mary Sauer" wrote:

> Right-click, properties, change icon...
>
> --
> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
> http://office.microsoft.com/
> http://msauer.mvps.org/
> news://msnews.microsoft.com
>
> "John Thomson" <JohnThomson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4160DF6D-1EDA-4097-BFB2-76E0795104D6@microsoft.com...
> >I cannot find a way to do this. The folder used to show a green folder, now
> > it is beige/yellow, can anyone help me out please?
> > TIA,
> > JT
>
>
>

last post was empty..sorry..thanks so much Mary, that was soooo easy

"Mary Sauer" wrote:

> Right-click, properties, change icon...
>
> --
> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
> http://office.microsoft.com/
> http://msauer.mvps.org/
> news://msnews.microsoft.com
>
> "John Thomson" <JohnThomson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4160DF6D-1EDA-4097-BFB2-76E0795104D6@microsoft.com...
> >I cannot find a way to do this. The folder used to show a green folder, now
> > it is beige/yellow, can anyone help me out please?
> > TIA,
> > JT
>
>
>