I've been trying to modify the "folder picture" for a large number of folders, and to that end am going to write a script to modify the desktop.ini in each folder. The thing is, changing the desktop.ini doesn't seem to have any visible effect.
If I manually change the picture (folder properties->Customize->Choose File) the new picture is used, and the desktop.ini is created or modified.
However, if I open the desktop.ini in notepad, and make the same change there i.e. adding the line
Logo=C:\Path To File\file.png
to the [ViewState] section, there is absolutely no discernible effect. I've tried restarting explorer.exe, deleting the thumbs.db files, even restarting windows, but the changes are never picked up. Win7 seems determined to ignore any changes to desktop.ini it didn't make itself.
It's not an issue of earth-shattering importance, but it's really irritating me. Anyone have any bright ideas?
Misha
If I manually change the picture (folder properties->Customize->Choose File) the new picture is used, and the desktop.ini is created or modified.
However, if I open the desktop.ini in notepad, and make the same change there i.e. adding the line
Logo=C:\Path To File\file.png
to the [ViewState] section, there is absolutely no discernible effect. I've tried restarting explorer.exe, deleting the thumbs.db files, even restarting windows, but the changes are never picked up. Win7 seems determined to ignore any changes to desktop.ini it didn't make itself.
It's not an issue of earth-shattering importance, but it's really irritating me. Anyone have any bright ideas?
Misha