Folder icons

I know Vista allows you to customise a folder so that all subfolders show
the same set of details in the Explorer view.

Is there a way to make all subfolders within a folder use a user-defined
folder icon?

Only I like all subfolders in my music folder (which is actually a disk
partition) to show a music-related icon, rather than the default folder
icon - and would prefer not have to set each one manually by hand.

And if there is no native way via folder properties (as appears to be the
case) to set all subfolders within a given folder (or drive partition, as
in my case) is there another way to configure Vista so that it displays a
specific folder icon for all subfolders?

I am thinking that perhaps it might be possible to do this by writing a
command script - can someone confirm - and if possible provide a link to a
knowledge base article or something like that which would tell me how to do
this?

Or does anyone know of a third party application that would do this?

All help offered gratefully received.

"David Qunt" <> wrote in message
news:Xns99C5CC8829973000oooQuntooo000@80.5.182.99. ..
>I know Vista allows you to customise a folder so that all subfolders show
> the same set of details in the Explorer view.
>
> Is there a way to make all subfolders within a folder use a user-defined
> folder icon?
>
> Only I like all subfolders in my music folder (which is actually a disk
> partition) to show a music-related icon, rather than the default folder
> icon - and would prefer not have to set each one manually by hand.
>
> And if there is no native way via folder properties (as appears to be the
> case) to set all subfolders within a given folder (or drive partition, as
> in my case) is there another way to configure Vista so that it displays a
> specific folder icon for all subfolders?
>
> I am thinking that perhaps it might be possible to do this by writing a
> command script - can someone confirm - and if possible provide a link to a
> knowledge base article or something like that which would tell me how to
> do
> this?
>
> Or does anyone know of a third party application that would do this?
>
> All help offered gratefully received.

For Artist folders, I place a graphics icon of the artist called folder.jpg,
and set the hidden attribute. This thumbnail then becomes part of the
folder icon. For album folders within the Artist folder, I place pictures
of the albums covers and call them folder.jpg as well, and make them hidden.

This make the Thumbnail in XP look really good, but the effect is a bit lost
on Vista, due to the way that the graphics is incorporated into a 3D folder.

ss.

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> "David Qunt" <> wrote in message
> news:Xns99C5CC8829973000oooQuntooo000@80.5.182.99. ..
>>I know Vista allows you to customise a folder so that all subfolders
>>show
>> the same set of details in the Explorer view.
>>
>> Is there a way to make all subfolders within a folder use a
>> user-defined folder icon?
>>
>> Only I like all subfolders in my music folder (which is actually a
>> disk partition) to show a music-related icon, rather than the default
>> folder icon - and would prefer not have to set each one manually by
>> hand.
>>
>> And if there is no native way via folder properties (as appears to be
>> the case) to set all subfolders within a given folder (or drive
>> partition, as in my case) is there another way to configure Vista so
>> that it displays a specific folder icon for all subfolders?
>>
>> I am thinking that perhaps it might be possible to do this by writing
>> a command script - can someone confirm - and if possible provide a
>> link to a knowledge base article or something like that which would
>> tell me how to do
>> this?
>>
>> Or does anyone know of a third party application that would do this?
>>
>> All help offered gratefully received.
>
> For Artist folders, I place a graphics icon of the artist called
> folder.jpg, and set the hidden attribute. This thumbnail then becomes
> part of the folder icon. For album folders within the Artist folder,
> I place pictures of the albums covers and call them folder.jpg as
> well, and make them hidden.
>
> This make the Thumbnail in XP look really good, but the effect is a
> bit lost on Vista, due to the way that the graphics is incorporated
> into a 3D folder.
>
> ss.
>
>
>

Thanks for that, but unless I am mistaken your suggestion still involves
doing something to configure the appearance of each folder manually,
which is precisely what I am seeking to avoid.