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<blockquote data-quote="BLACKLIST_MEMBER" data-source="post: 2574982" data-attributes="member: 79414"><p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p></p><p> Windows 98 comes with a utility named <strong>Customize Folder Wizard</strong> (ieshwiz.exe) using which you can customize folders easily. The Customize Folder Wizard automates the Desktop.ini and Folder.htt editing process. This utility works fine in Windows XP as well.</p><p> For Windows Vista, see note at the end of this article.</p><p> <strong>Windows XP</strong></p><p></p><p> Download <a href="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/IESHWIZ.zip" target="_blank">ieshwiz.zip</a> and save it to the Desktop</p><p> Extract ieshwiz.exe to the C:\Windows\System32 folder</p><p> Open a Command Prompt window (cmd.exe) and type:<p style="margin-left: 20px"> [code]IESHWIZ <path:\foldername>[/code] </p><p>For example, to customize the folder <strong>D:\Tools</strong>, replace <em><strong><path:foldername></strong></em> placeholder with <strong>D:\Tools</strong></p><p> Select the background image for that folder, and click <strong>Next</strong></p><p> Close and re-open the folder.</p><p> Note that the text color in a folder can be customized using the wizard. All of the these settings are stored in a file named Desktop.ini within that folder.</p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong> <a href="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize_small.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize2.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize2_small.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></strong></span> <a href="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize3.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize3_small.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p> The changes are stored in the desktop.ini file. Here are the sample contents:</p><p></p><p>[code][ExtShellFolderViews]</p><p>{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}</p><p>[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]</p><p>Attributes=1</p><p>IconArea_Image=C:\WINDOWS\winnt.bmp</p><p>[.ShellClassInfo]</p><p>ConfirmFileOp=0[/code] </p><p>For more information on Desktop.ini files, see MSDN article <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/custom.asp?frame=true" target="_blank">Customizing Folders with Desktop.ini.</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Screencap:</p><p><img src="http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9508/cuzgl7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Download:</p><p></p><p>[code]http://rapidshare.com/files/135205375/ieshwiz.rar[/code]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BLACKLIST_MEMBER, post: 2574982, member: 79414"] [B]Introduction[/B] Windows 98 comes with a utility named [B]Customize Folder Wizard[/B] (ieshwiz.exe) using which you can customize folders easily. The Customize Folder Wizard automates the Desktop.ini and Folder.htt editing process. This utility works fine in Windows XP as well. For Windows Vista, see note at the end of this article. [B]Windows XP[/B] Download [URL="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/IESHWIZ.zip"]ieshwiz.zip[/URL] and save it to the Desktop Extract ieshwiz.exe to the C:\Windows\System32 folder Open a Command Prompt window (cmd.exe) and type:[INDENT] [code]IESHWIZ <path:\foldername>[/code] [/INDENT]For example, to customize the folder [B]D:\Tools[/B], replace [I][B]<path:foldername>[/B][/I] placeholder with [B]D:\Tools[/B] Select the background image for that folder, and click [B]Next[/B] Close and re-open the folder. Note that the text color in a folder can be customized using the wizard. All of the these settings are stored in a file named Desktop.ini within that folder. [FONT=Tahoma][B] [URL="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize.JPG"] [IMG]http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize_small.JPG[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize2.JPG"] [IMG]http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize2_small.JPG[/IMG][/URL][/B][/FONT] [URL="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize3.JPG"] [IMG]http://windowsxp.mvps.org/images/folder_customize3_small.JPG[/IMG][/URL] The changes are stored in the desktop.ini file. Here are the sample contents: [code][ExtShellFolderViews] {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} [{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}] Attributes=1 IconArea_Image=C:\WINDOWS\winnt.bmp [.ShellClassInfo] ConfirmFileOp=0[/code] For more information on Desktop.ini files, see MSDN article [URL="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/custom.asp?frame=true"]Customizing Folders with Desktop.ini.[/URL] Screencap: [IMG]http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9508/cuzgl7.jpg[/IMG] Download: [code]http://rapidshare.com/files/135205375/ieshwiz.rar[/code] [/QUOTE]
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