We all might have set background images for the Local drives in Windows Xp.But you might not have set background picture for your pendrive.It’s a very simple hack so give it a try after reading this post,
All you need to do is, just Copy & Paste the below code to notepad,then save it as “desktop.ini”
[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=%SystemRoot%system32SHELL32.dll
IconIndex=127
ConfirmFileOp=0
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image=”YourPictureName.jpg”
IconArea_Text=”0xFFFFFF”
VeBRA sources – don’t delete the tag above, it’s there for XXXXX purposes –
[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}
[{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}]
PersistMoniker=Folder.htt
PersistMonikerPreview=%WebDir%folder.bmp
Some Information On Above Code:
- Where “YourPictureName.jpg” is, delete that and replace with your picture name for example “FreeBSD.bmp”
Note:
Please check that Picture format (.jpg , .bmp, .gif) properly else this hack won’t work.
- If your Picture is white colour then folder names will not be clear so change the IconArea_Text=”0xFFFFFF” to IconArea_Text=”0x000000”
- Save the notepad as “desktop.ini”.
- Place both your notepad file (i.e) desktop.ini and your picture in Pendrive.
- Set the above files attributes as Hidden.
- Refresh(F5) and Enjoy with your new background.
- You can also this on your windows Xp Local drives(C,D,E,F…).
I hope you like this trick.
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23 Comments
Its not working
I tried it twice…and wait..and wait..(after refreshing it) But t did’nt work..
You directly store the coding into your pendrive then it may works properly try it…..
How to Set Background Image For A Folder In Windows 7
how can set images to background in folder windows 7
it is not working
This is working!
open Notepad and create the desktop.ini file and save it where which drive or folder’s background you want to change.
Just create a file at the root of your drive called desktop.ini and place the following in it:
[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image=yourfilename.gif
Edit the last line of code (IconArea_Image=C:\My Folder Background.jpg) to the path of your picture.
link: http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-64352-usb-background-picture
not working
Its not working..
can u tell me in detail plz..
Its Only WOrking On Pc But Not On Usb Drives
How to center the image
it’s not working…
nice Arun & vijay sir bt tell me how to change the color of folder name !
yesssssssssss..finally it works..thanks:)
Its work very nice
is this working for window 7 pls tell me
nice trick but not working
it’s not working buddy
cool trick
it’s not working on windows 7 & 8.
will it work in windows 8/