Set background picture for any folder in XP without any software
Previously I had written
a post about how to
In the above article we can change the background picture only for drives but not the folders.
But, this can be done with a simple notepad trick.
+ Open notepad and copy the following code in it.
[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
IconArea_Image=F:\Celebs\hasini.jpg
iconarea_text= 0x00FFFFFF
+ Here IconArea_Image represents the path of your picture and iconarea_text represents the color of the text.
+ In the iconarea_text the last 6 letters ( 0x00FFFFFF ) represents the color code.
You can get all the color codes here ->
+ Now save the notepad file in the folder where you need the background picture and the notepad should be saved as DESKTOP.INI
+ Now change the icon of that folder by right click on it and click properties.Then go to customize tab and click change icon.Here change the icon of your wish.
+ Click ok and close.
Now you can see the selected picture as background in the folder.
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