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- Price: Free to try (30-day/30-use trial, nag screen); $19.00 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: November 09, 2004
- Total Downloads: 53,180
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Publisher's description
From NeSoft :Turn plain standard folder icons into bright and colorful icons. You can search for icons with specified parameters in all types of resource files starting with the selected folder. Also you can extract an icon from any type of resource files, export all icons from resource files into .ico-files, change an icon for a drive, manage your changed icons, make icons, changed earlier by another methods, independent from source files; search icons with specified parameters; export/import icons to/from libraries (.lib files) for further use on another computer or share them with friends. Also you can view changed icons via network and set colorful icons for network folders.
Version 7.5 offers the following improvements: drag-and-drop groups of files and folders at once to the list of found icons; open several libraries at once; manually write/edit/delete the "path for icons..." in Settings window; make all actions with found icons using right mouse click.
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Version: Change Folder Icons 7.5
"Changes & Manages Standard And "System" Icons"
Pros: Anyone who uses CNET knows how to change a standard folder or shortcut icon without need of a 3rd party application. That said, CFI 7.5 goes a few steps beyond by allowing users the ability to change and manage "system" icons (such as those displayed in Windows Explorer and My Computer) which would otherwise require editing the Windows registry.
The UI is fairly intuitive (albeit a bit "busy") and should easily be mastered by intermediate PC users without difficulty. Changing icons is a simple matter. First, use the program's search function to find and display thousands of icons already in your computer or load the included (expandable) icon library. Next, use the program's explorer-like system tree to locate the folder, application, drive, or program icon to be changed. Select the "new" icon, click the "change" button and you're done! The program also has the ability to change the color of your existing folders. To confirm the changes, select "refresh" from the Windows "view" menu and you'll see that your old icons have indeed been replaced.
Any icons you've found on your computer (or those found elsewhere) can be saved to a "favorites" folder or set to load automatically when CFI is launched. Another great feature is the program's ability to recall your changes and if desired, restore back to the original.
As previously mentioned, the current UI is somewhat congested however the beta version (8.0) available on the publisher's site sports a totally redesigned interface. Although it has a few minor bugs, I found the beta UI to be much more intuitive and streamlined versus the current 7.5 version. One especially nice beta feature is a pair of "before and after" preview windows which display the current and new icon.
Those who want to completely overhaul the look of their entire system might be happier with programs such as WindowBlinds or DesktopX however for most users, a lite, non-invasive application like Change Folder Icons is probably more than enough.
Cons: While fairly intuitive the UI is overly busy. The 8.0 beta (available on the developer's web site) offers a much improved interface but with a few minor bugs.
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