Add background to windows folder

[Chazoul]

(Hope it's post in the right section)

Hello !

I'd like to know how I can put a background/pattern to my windows (on Windows XP) ?

Like here or in the Buuf' icons set folders :

Thanks a lot in advance,

See ya !!

[warius]

Add to desktop.ini :

iconarea_image=C:pathtopicture.jpg

details...

[delta909]

Thanks alot warius for that link .

[zondajag]

what about the text? i cant be bothered to find out how to change the icon text colour (since its going to need to be white if you make the bg black or something)

[Chazoul]

Yes it works !

Thanks, man.

[Lykos]

Clone Soft-http://www.clonesoft.com/

Window Paper-http://www.sodabush.com/

[KAWSquared]

try this.

The same thing for Windows ME, except ported to XP.

Folder Customizer.zip

[Raginwald]

I have tried to do this on windows vista home premium, with several programs, some of which have been mentioned above.

It doesnt work, and I think that the vistaglass is causing some problems here.

I can not get any background images to work, but not even changing the background color

If anyone knows how this can be solved, preferably with keeping the vistaglass files working, please help

[Raginwald]

UPDATE:

i got it working with this app: mpj.tomaatnet.nl/vista/folderbg.html

and it still has the vistaglass files running, so skins are also still applied!

only thing is that in every folder i now have a desktop.ini file...

[blackinci]

Iconarea_font ?

ICONAREA_Shadow ?

[SirSmiley]

There is no shadow option to the best of my knowledge?

These are the only options available for a desktop.ini

[.ShellClassInfo]

ConfirmFileOp=0

InfoTip=This is a test of InfoTip.

IconFile=INSERT PATH TO YOUR ICON

IconIndex=0

[ExtShellFolderViews]

{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]

ICONAREA_IMAGE=INSERT PATH TO YOUR BACKGROUND BMP IMAGE

ICONAREA_TEXT=0x009F9F9F

[AndreasV]

For vista, you can use http://www.aveapps.com VistaFolder Background. Integrates an extra property page in a folders properties dialog.

[blackinci]

Thanks

[reed1]

can i have same folder background for all folder ?

without adding desktop.ini to all folder of course

[KAWSquared]

With all the folders on your computer (i think the average computer has 50 000+ folders) it might take a while. Also, i don't think there are any universal settings.