Setting Desktop Icons To Load GIF? Folder Backrounds?

[Coldkilla]

Instead of having windows look for an "icon" file, I want to have a gif as the icon itself. I tried this and it says that its not a valid icon file type.

Also, I remember a long time ago putting images as a backround for some folders. How is this done?


Thx!

 

[ForumMaster]

for folder background, right click inside the folder and choose customize. then go to choose picture. this may sound stupid, but have you tried changing the extension to icon?

 

[Coldkilla]

I tried doing that for a folder backround, no luck.

 

[Coldkilla]

^^