Add Background Images to Folders in Windows. Steps for adding backgrounds to Folders. 1.Open Notepad. 2.Copy and paste the following code:- [{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C0 4FD706EC}] iconarea_image= location of the image 3.You need to slightly modify this code on Windows Vista and Windows7as the ability to add folder backgrounds has been removed. So,if you use these versions of Windows, install AveFolderBGand then, replace [{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C0 4FD706EC}] with [AveFolder] in the above code. To install this app, extract all the files and then, open the folder according to your installation of Windows (32 bit or 64 bit), right clickinstall.batand selectRun as Administrator. 4.In this code, iconarea_image is the parameter where the location of your image will go. 5.Save the file as desktop.ini. 6.Place this file in the folder where you want your personalized background. 7.On Windows XP, you need to addsystemattribute to the folder where you want a background. To do this, open command promptand execute attrib +s D:\Music (without quotes) if D:\Music is the location of your folder. If there are spaces in the location of your folder, you need to add double quotes around it. Windows Vista and 7 users need not add system attribute to folders. 8.You might need to log off and log back on for the changes to take effect. Sometimes, AveFolder app fails to work in which case you need to restart Windows Explorer. I recommend you tocreate a System Restore pointin case you do not like the results. You can hide this desktop.ini file if you feel that it is something that should not be visible in your folder. It is important to note that the background to your flash drive will only be displayed on computers runningWindows XP(if you have used the code for XP) or those computers runningWindows 7andWindows Vistathat have AveFolderinstalled. Sadly, there is no way to make the background of your flash drive visible on all computers unless you modify your flash drive to automatically install this app on every PC you plug it in.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 07:20:52 +0000