3. Save the file as Autorun.inf and place it in the root directory of the hard
disk, flash drive, or CD/DVD you wish to customize.
4. This change will take effect the next time you view it in Windows
Explorer; press the F5 key to refresh the display and read the new icons.
Turn Off ZIP Support (the Hard Way)
If you??™d rather disable Vista??™s built-in ZIP support by hand than have to
download files, follow these steps:
1. Open the Registry Editor (see Chapter 3).
2. Expand the branches to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID.
3. Delete these two keys in this branch:
{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}
{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}
4. When you??™re done, close Registry Editor and then restart Windows for
the change to take effect.
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Solution 2: Chose an icon for a folder
You can customize the icon for an individual folder with this procedure:
1. Open a plain-text editor, such as Notepad.
2. Type the following:
[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=filename
IconIndex=number
where filename is the name of the file containing the icon, and number is
the index of the icon to use; leave the IconIndex line out or specify 0
(zero) to use the first icon in the file, 1 for the second, and so on. Note
the dot (.) in [.ShellClassInfo].
3. Save the file as desktop.ini and place it directly in the folder you wish to
customize.
If there??™s already a file by that name, you can replace it with
your version, but it??™s better to open the existing file and add
the [.
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