Perhaps milking Windows Server 2003 R2 for all it's worth in hopes that Microsoft gets their act together before I'm forced to upgrade. Hi All I usually have the computer, recyc and user files folders on the server's desktop. Here you will see the current owner of that folder. Anyone know how to switch the icons on? I have attached some screen shots of the only two settings i can find. I have attached some screen shots of the only two settings i can find.
From your question it seemes you may have skipped this line in reading my post. If I can't cope with it there are other solutions out there. I know i can drag the icons and make shortcuts to the desktop, however these act like shortcuts. It worked fine on Win8, 8. Tutorials How to Change the Default Icon of a File Extension in Windows 7 This will show you how to change the default icon of any file extension to have a custom icon of your choice instead for it in Windows 7. For more information about the above steps refer to the link below: Hope this helps.
Thanks for the reply, this is not a win08 as a workstation thing, the server is a Dev Server, which as has been suggested is being admin via remote desktop. Generally speaking, overlays are not a good way of presenting information because there can be only one overlay per icon, and there is. This way you don't get a call saying there is an unfamiliar shortcut on a desktop that they can't seem to get rid of. For reference, see the following article:. Having a unique folder icon helps you quickly identify the folder you are looking for, especially if you have tens of folders with the default color and icon.
In the rare occurrence that it really isn't there, it means that I have more problems to deal with then what they are calling for. I don't think the icons being corrupted is my problem. Have a look at my post in. I get the feeling that like 7, Classic is removed. How do I change the default folder icon back to what it was? You cannot select or use a picture file folder icon without converting it to. Now you will receive the confirmation that you have taken ownership of the folder. Net cannot verify the validity of the statements made on this site.
Step 1: Navigate to the folder that you want to customize by changing its default icon. When I migrate from 2000 to 2003 it was a breeze, now I am having a really difficult time to migrate to the 2008R2. Here's the link So as many people may agree, the icons in Windows 10 look absolutely hideous. If you are confident and skilled with editing the registry. The feature to control folder customization via Desktop.
I'm going to change it to the 1027 icon number just as an example. Thanks for the reply, this is not a win08 as a workstation thing, the server is a Dev Server, which as has been suggested is being admin via remote desktop. You can't change the size of the specific folder icon, however, you can change the desktop and File Explorer icon size. This is not the same thing as Server Manager in Win2008. When I login the value is 00000000000000000000000. The solution above didn't work for me. Highlighted in the picture Thank you for your reply.
We encourage you to submit your issue using the Feedback Hub. I'm logged in as the Administrator of the computer, there are no other usernames created on the computer. Now you need to type the user name or the group of users that will take ownership of the selected folder. In my opinion of the two groups, administrators and normal users, admins best cope with change. In Vista, the ability to have custom backgrounds in explorer folders is gone.
Edited: Corrected typos — Aug 22 '16 at 16:32. There is no parent folder rather the missing folder is listed under the E:drive. If you have 500 or more directories that could be shared and you want to browse those there is no way to determine which ones are shared and which ones aren't; unless of course you know something I don't know which is certainly possible. Note that icon file must be in. Is there something that needs to be done in addition other than right clicking the folder I wish to change - customise - choose file 'select icon' Thanks.