Sunday, July 12, 2009

Fix User Folders Showing Simple Folder Icon


Windows Vista facing a problem . The problem is, the folder icons in User folder change from special glass icons to simple folder icons.


This is how the icons look in User folder which can be accessed using "%userprofile%" command or just select your username in Startmenu.
But sometimes these icons become simple default folder icons. When "Desktop.ini" file becomes corrupted. Actually all these special glass icons are displayed using "desktop.ini" file which is present in each folder (hidden). Sometimes a few software make this file corrupt and these folders start showing simple folder icon.
Solution is simple. Replace "desktop.ini" file present in the corrupt folder with default one. The default "desktop.ini" file for each folder is given below, just download the desired desktop.ini file (Right-click on the file and select "Save Link As..." or "Save Target As...") and paste in the folder which is showing corrupt icon.Windows will ask to overwrite the existing file, select "Copy & Replace".

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