How to replace a folder icon

How to replace a folder icon

• robinjam

  Thanks for that Johan - I think this would be more specific:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/custom.asp

   

  
  
  

• Rob Coll

  cool. Thats for all of your responses! So I think I will be able to do what i want at this point but I guess my only question at the moment is in VB, how would I be able to access a shell to type my 'attrib +s c:\changedicon' command

  I would first use a streamwriter to create the file in the folder and track the path of where the file is created but I don't know how to make the folder a system folder.

  Thanks for all the help!

  
  

• giancolaj

  do you know of a link that would possibly show how to alter the directoryinfo method I have found a link that shows how to view the items in a directory but now exactly for what I am trying to do. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3xy7db0w.aspx

  
  

• BigWinston

  Yes I am aware of how to do it manually but there has to be a way to do it using a clsid or something. Honestly what I want to do is make the CLSID change to something that would just be a blank entry. You can make it a shortcut to something but I dont want anything to be displayed in a direcotry (like a shortcut to the mycomputer). I figured a way around this would to use a clsid to a folder and change the icon image to blank. Any ideas
  

• Ravonies

  The SetIconLocation() method call is the one that sets the icon.
  
  
  
  

• dberce1

  you would need to use a DirectoryInfo object to get the information about the directory specified and to be able to set the attributes accordingly, import the System.IO namespace to access the classes
  
  

• nhaas

  This also makes me concerned. Will this affect what i am trying to do

  http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx dg=microsoft.public.dotnet.security&tid=d11a479d-6453-4c70-8816-c15b2a3c844b&p=1

  
  

• Ben S

  I kind of know how to set File.setattributes but as far as the folder or directory attributes it seems very vauge to me.

  
  

• netleon

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/icon.asp

  Best regards,
  Johan Stenberg

  
  
  

• weeks61

  Check out my answer on this thread to find out how to change the icon on a shortcut...
  
  
  
  

• xRuntime

  I looked at your code and I can see that it does allow you to create a shortcut (real cool!) but not to change the icon. You can use the shell32 icons to change but I am trying to change it to an image I have created. thanks for your help though!
  

• Conde_tkd

  I dont think you can change a folder icon in Windows as its part of a theme but I could be wrong.

  I know you can do this in Windows, on a folder, go to Tools > folder options > File Types > select folder > change icon - it maybe possible...but you will be changing the Icon for the other icons also. I think to do this you would need to P/Invoke and use shell32.dll/user32.dll

  
  
  
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