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Folder Icons for Win32 is a simple program that allows you to assign an individual icon to any folder on your system.

Installation

Since most components you need for this feature are already installed on your system, installation of Folder Icons for Win32 is quite simple. Just create a folder, and copy the file "Folder Icons for Win32.exe" into it. That's it. If you want to, you can also create a shortcut to the executable file on your desktop or anywhere in the start menu, but as you will see later, this is not really necessary. I will call the folder to which you copied the executable file the installation folder.

Starting Folder Icons for Win32

Folder Icons for Win32 can be started in two ways. One way is by double-clicking the program file in the installation folder. Folder Icons for Win32 then asks for the folder, whose icon you want to change. Just browse to the folder and then click on the OK button.
The other way is by using the context-menu of Explorer, if you have that option enabled in the Folder Icons for Win32 setup. Just right-click on any folder and select the "Icon..." menu entry from the context-menu that pops up. Explorer will then launch Folder Icons for Win32 for the folder you selected.

Using Folder Icons for Win32

Image of Folder Icons for Win32 main screen

The main screen of Folder Icons for Win32 presents you with a set of options :