How to Customize folder background in Windows XP!

In Windows 98, there was the facility to change background color, image, fonts, folder background etc in any folder but this feature was removed from Windows XP. Today i am writing a simple tutorial which will explains how to add a background image to any folder in Windows XP.

Steps >>

Step 1: Navigate to the folder which you would like to apply the background to.Now make sure all hidden files are visible on your system.If not, then go to Tools > Folder Options > View > Click on ‘Show Hidden Files & Folders’

Step 2: Now Within the folder, right-click and select Properties » Customize tab » Customize> Change Icon. There, choose any icon, click Apply and OK.

Step 3: Above process will create a “desktop.ini” file. Open that file with a text editor and add following lines of code under the existing code:

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

Now after adding this code the new code will look like this :

Step 4: You can see the path to the image in the highlighted blue code in step 3. Select cool background which you want to insert as a folder backgraound. And copy the whole path along with image name. and replace it with the highlighted blue code.

Step 5: Save the Desktop.ini with the modified code. And refresh the folder, you will get your favt cool wallpaper as your folder background.

Screenshot :

Enjoy…. Just Give it a try and let me know about your experiences through your valuable comments.