Changing windows folder background

[Bruck]

I am not sure how to do it, but i was under the impression that you can set a background image for a folder and then fill it with icons (in a way re-creating a window that would resemble a desktop. Can anyone tell me how to do this?


Thanks!

 

[arsbanned]

Open folder, right click, select "Customize this Folder" from menu. Proceed.

 

[Bruck]

This does not allow what I want, what OS were you referring to

 

[minofifa]

i remember you could do this with windows 2000 but i havn't been able to do it in XP

 

[Tarrant64]

Originally posted by: minofifa
i remember you could do this with windows 2000 but i havn't been able to do it in XP

same here

 

[arsbanned]

You're right, I saw the "Customize this folder" and made the assumption it would be in there.

Might want to check this out
To add wallpaper to a folder in XP, open the folder, choose Tools, Folder Options, and click the View tab. Under 'Advanced settings', select Show hidden files and folders (you may need to double-click Hidden files and folders first). Uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and click Yes when you see the warning. Click OK, and double-click the file named desktop.ini to open it in your text editor (you may not see the .ini extension). If you can't find a desktop.ini file, launch Notepad or your preferred text editor.

In your text editor, type [{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}] (this line contains no capital letter Os, only zeroes) on the first line, and press Enter. Type IconArea_Image= and the path to your .bmp, .gif, or .jpg image file--for example, 'IconArea_Image=C:\My Documents\My Pictures\Blue Hills.bmp.' Then press Enter.

 

[Tarrant64]

Awesome, i'll have to copy this post and save it somewhere for future reference.

 

[NightCrawler]

There is also a background wizard app if you need to do more then one folder.