Solved custom folder picture

mauls · Apr 26, 2009

not sure if it's possible or not but when you change the picture, it still shows the pic inside the folder. Is it possible to change then entire picture of a folder and not have it show a picture inside of the folder?

example

1009d1188295999-folder-preview-picture-change-folder_picture_after.jpg

Instead of it showing an alien in the folder, could you make it just display an alien?

I'm using vista home
Thanks Shawn

Brink · Apr 26, 2009

Hello Mauls, and welcome to Vista Forums.

You can create a 256x256 pixel icon with the image you want using a program like the free ISOFX, then change the folder icon to the icon you have just created.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

mauls · Apr 26, 2009

Thanks for the reply Brink.
It works great!

mauls · Apr 26, 2009

Another issue, whenever i make the icon, and go to the folder, and select view Large Icons, it stills keeps the icons small, but creates a big white blank box around it.

So is there a way to make the icons be able to be view in the "large" folder view. I created them at the 256 x 256 setting, but they seem to stay a small size.

Brink · Apr 26, 2009

Mauls,

When you select the image in IsoFX, check to make sure that you have these items below selected. Afterwards, you can save the file as a .ico. It should be able to be viewed as a Large or Extra Large icon normally without the with box around it. It does for me with it set like this.

Hope this helps.

mauls · Apr 27, 2009

still having issues.

The pic on the left is the Icon that I made, with your exact settings, the one on the left if just a .jpg in the folder.

Reason for doing this is I'm putting all my dvd's onto my external HD, and I'm wanting to make the dvd cover pic, display as an icon for each folder, but as i said earlier, I can't get it to display any larger then what you are seeing in the picture i posted.

Thanks, shawn

Brink · Apr 27, 2009

Go ahead and attach the image you want to create a icon with here, and I'll create a ICO file for it to see if I may be able to get to work for you. If so, I'll post it back for you to download.

mauls · Apr 27, 2009

Here ya go.

Thanks

Brink · Apr 27, 2009

Here you go. It works for me, so I hope it will for you as well.

mauls · Apr 27, 2009

no luck on my end, must be a setting on my laptop or something.

Here it is in the different views:
Medium

Large:

Extra Large:

Notice the blank box it puts around it on the larger views.

I'm out of idea's, I'll just stick with the jpeg image in the folder for now.

Thanks for your time and help

Brink · Apr 27, 2009

Ok, give this one a try. I created it using a 30-day trial version of Axialis IconWorkshop instead. Instructions for how to use the program are here.

mauls · Apr 27, 2009

Yep that fixed it! What was I doing wrong?

Thanks

edit I just read the rest of your post

Brink · Apr 27, 2009

You're welcome Mauls.

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