Set a background image of Windows XP folders

To change the background image of folder XP, you can create The Desktop.ini file the folder of which you want to change the background. Follow the following steps:

• Right click on folder, select customize. Change Icon. You do this only to trigger the creation of a desktop.ini.
  
  
• You don't have to make the desktop.ini hidden, system, or Read Only. It just has to be there in the proper format/syntax.
  
  
• Open the desktop.ini and edit the image path and text color. I have a centralized location of all my images (C:\My documents\My picture) Here:
  
  
  
  Code:

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  [ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}=
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} [{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
IconArea_Image=C:\My Folder Background.jpg

  ---

• Edit the last line of code (IconArea_Image=C:\My documents\My picture\abc.jpg) to the path of your picture, save the file and close it. Refresh your folder and it should have the new background.

http://gallery.techarena.in/data/519/abc.jpg

You can try Windowpaper XP if you want to customize your Windows folder’s background with. But really nice info.

Thanks mate... was looking for it, its really better than using any risky software....desktop.ini is the safest way to do it.

i did folder with background in windows xp
but background no see in windows 7
how do folder with background image be seen in win xp and win 7

Hey Xoce,

In Win7, go to Control Panel - Personalization - Desktop Background
Here you may select the folder that contains the pictures you want it to display as your desktop background.

Another program that you could use in XP is, "Johns Background Switcher" will do it for you.

hi bmkeene
i want creat FOLDER BACKGRAUND like this

http://gallery.techarena.in/data/519/abc.jpg

to seen in win xp and win 7


not change Desktop Background

Set a background image only on desktop for windows xp