Thomas you must have some additional software installed, you cannot do that with *FOLDERS* on win98 without additional software. If you know what software you installed, please let us know. I found the program I mentioned in another post, http://www.easyapps.com/ I do NOT know if it's still free or not. Here's another interesting page. http://www.dewa.com/FREEICON/
Also FYI, "IrfanView" can create icons, or convert any jpg or gif into a .ico (icon) file. You'll have to reduce of course to 32x32 or 16x16 if you want it to be a *typical* sized icon. -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com � ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am using Win98. The icons I want to change are the ones > you make on your desktop using "New Folder". I have a folder > that I've named "Tools" into which I've put a number of > Windows tools shortcuts. I have a number of other folders on > my desktop that all look the same and I'd like to change the > icon from the folder to a different icon. I know how to > change shortcut icons but they usually look like the program > so I don't need to. It's just these generic folders that I > want to change. When I try to change it in 'display > properties' it will let me navigate to it but won't let me > change it, just whatever is inside of it. What am I missing? > > TIA, > Cindy Cindy; Like Clint said, just right mouse click on the folder on your desktop, and then click on the "Change Icon" button. It will bring up a "Change Icon" window, where you will see additional icons Windows supplies. Just click the "Browse" button and locate the folder you saved your icons in and then highlight the desired icon, then click apply to change the icon on your desktop. Also, for those interested, you can also personalize your link icons in IE. Just right click on the link and follow the same steps. I often save a logo from a web site as an *.ico file and then use that for the link icon. It helps me identify the link a lot faster when looking for them. Clint; Just FYI, the steps in Win2k are the same as Win9x/Me. Thomas ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
