Folder Icon In vista public desktop location

Vista Forum,

Thank you for posting this usefule information. I have relied on this forum for several issues I have had with Vista. I want to say thank you.

So, here is my current issues. I have read and seached for a solution for changing the folder icon for a folder that was created by me. In this folder I have included several manuals PDF documents that I would like to place on the the desktop of our corporate computers.

The problem is that I am not able to change the icon on this particular folder. I have read all the documenation and performed the following steps. Right clicking on the folder> Selecting the customize tab> Selecting the Change Icon Button> Selecting the icon I would like to use> The icon even shows up next to the "change icon" button once I have selected it. After I select apply nothing happens. the icon does not change and the setting never sticks.

I have noticed the folder I'm attempting to change the icon on is located in the C:\users\public\public desktop location. Is there anything different I should be doing in order to change a folder icon located here?

When I'm in full admin mode on a test machine I'm able to save with out any issues. What sort of security issues may be preventing me from changing the folder icon on a PC that may or may not be "managed".

I'm currently using Windows Vista business edition. Any suggestions would be helpful as I have read and tried what has been listed here and on other threads and forums.

Thanks again for assistance. Its really appreciated.

Fuzzy

Courtesy of Brink...

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88515-folder-icon-change.html

Lemur,

Thank you for the quikc response, I really appreciate it. I have read through Brink's thread which you have included in this reply. Unfortunately, I'm still not able to change the icon.

So far I have read the following treads in my attempt to solve my issue.
Folder Icon Change
How to Change a Shortcut Folder or File Icon in Vista
How to Fix a Personal User Shell Folder Displayed as a Standard Yellow Folder Icon in Vista
How to Rebuild the Icon Cache in Vista

I have read and explored each document, but none seem to relate or solve the issue I'm experienceing. Here is what I have done so far.
Created a new folder on the destkop of our corporate computers
I've also created a custom icon file with the ico file extension
I've included several PDF documents in this folder for the users.
I've placed this folder in the following location c:\users\public\public desktop
When I go to change the folder icon to the new custom icon file I created the icon never changes.
Even If I sign in as a user with admin role I'm not able to change the icon on the folder.
When I navigate to the location of the new icon it even shows up next to the change icon button after selecting it.
Once I click on apply, nothing happens. The icon does not change, it remains the yellow folder.
This is the only folder Icon i'm attempting to change. All others are fine.
I have also tried to change the icon under a different account with the same results.

I hope this helps explain a little bit more about what I'm experiencing.
Thank you