In Windows 98, there was the facility to Customize folder background, image, fonts, folder background etc in any folder but this feature was removed from Windows XP. Today i am writing a simple tutorial which will explains how to add a background image to any folder in Windows XP.
Steps
Step 1: Navigate to the folder which you would like to apply the background to.Now make sure all hidden files are visible on your system.If not, then go to Tools > Folder Options > View > Click on ‘Show Hidden Files & Folders’
Step 2: Now Within the folder, right-click and select Properties » Customize tab » Customize> Change Icon. There, choose any icon, click Apply and OK.
Step 3: Above process will create a “desktop.ini” file. Open that file with a text editor and add following lines of code under the existing code:
[ExtShellFolderViews] {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} [{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}] IconArea_Image=C:Image_Folderbackground.jpg
Now after adding this code the new code will look like this :
Step 4: You can see the path to the image in the highlighted blue code in step 3. Select cool background which you want to insert as a folder backgraound. And copy the whole path along with image name. and replace it with the highlighted blue code.
Step 5:Save the Desktop.ini with the modified code. And refresh the folder, you will get your favt cool wallpaper as your folder background.
Screenshot :
Enjoy…. Just Give it a try and let me know about your experiences through your valuable comments.
Article by Vishal
Vishal Gaikar is a professional blogger from Pune, India. If you like this post, you can follow him on Twitter.
