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Old 06-05-2007
John Thomson
 

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How to change folder icon in documents folder
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
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Old 06-05-2007
Mary Sauer
 

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Re: How to change folder icon in documents folder
Right-click, properties, change icon...

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"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



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Old 06-05-2007
Jonathan M. \TacticalSniper\ Boyko
 

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Re: How to change folder icon in documents folder
You probably used some third-party software to change folder color. I don't
remember any function within any Windows that would allow color change.

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Old 06-05-2007
John Thomson
 

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Re: How to change folder icon in documents folder
Thanks.
However that option doesn't appear.

Any other suggestions?
TIA,
JT

"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

>
>
>

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Old 06-05-2007
Richard Urban
 

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Re: How to change folder icon in documents folder
Folders are usually yellow, even in an office filing cabinet. That is why
the standard folder is also yellow. If yours was once green, that is because
a particular program YOU installed does that as part of it's install
routine. Their choice.

Suggest you search through ALL of the properties to find that which doesn't
appear. Browse to one of the hundreds of locations on your computer where
icons are found (hint = the place where the program involved is installed
to).

It is there.

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"John Thomson" <JohnThomson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks.
> However that option doesn't appear.
>
> Any other suggestions?
> TIA,
> JT
>
> "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

>>
>>
>>


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Qu0ll
 

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Re: How to change folder icon in documents folder
"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Folders are usually yellow, even in an office filing cabinet. That is why
> the standard folder is also yellow. If yours was once green, that is
> because a particular program YOU installed does that as part of it's
> install routine. Their choice.


Read the original post. He is referring to the "Documents" folder which
should be green.

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Old 06-05-2007
Richard Urban
 

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Re: How to change folder icon in documents folder
You read again! Hint = look at the post heading.

He said a folder icon *IN* the documents folder - not the documents folder
icon.

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Richard Urban
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(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:exSTlg3pHHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>> Folders are usually yellow, even in an office filing cabinet. That is why
>> the standard folder is also yellow. If yours was once green, that is
>> because a particular program YOU installed does that as part of it's
>> install routine. Their choice.

>
> Read the original post. He is referring to the "Documents" folder which
> should be green.
>
> --
> And loving it,
>
> -Q
> _________________________________________________
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> (Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)


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Re: How to change folder icon in documents folder
"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

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Old 06-05-2007
Richard Urban
 

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Re: How to change folder icon in documents folder
I see a glass half full, you see it as half empty. Sorry. He said what he
said, whatever he actually meant.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "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)


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Old 06-05-2007
John Thomson
 

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Re: How to change folder icon in documents folder
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)
>
>

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