Enabling Folder Comments

[LaraRules81]

This isn't a problem, but a question, so it's not urgent. :) Anyway, I have some folders on my desktop (as you do) and I was wondering how you add comments to your custom folders? I mean, when you roll your cursor over the "My Documents" folder a little pop up box will tell you a small description of the folder - but if I put the cursor over one of my folders, it'll say it's size/folders/files. :confused:

So I did some Google searching and I read that for you to add your own comments, it has to be a System Folder (So that it has a desktop.ini file inside it). I tried to find out how you do that, and that to do it you have to use the "PathMakeSystemFolder Function".

Considering I'm a noob where technical stuff is concerned and only know the basics, would someone who understands this mind explaining (In simple terms, mind. :p) how to do it. As I said, it's not urgent, but if someone knows it'd be great.

I can provide some links if needed. :)

Thanks to whoever can help. :hug:

[EscondeR]

Sample of desktop.ini file usage (the following must be inside your custom desktop.ini file):

// comment string


[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=<path to icon file> // icon that is displayed instead od standard folder icon
IconIndex=-3049 //icon index inside executable file if used in parameter above
InfoTip=Text you want to be displayed as comment


e.g. ReGet My Downloads folder:

[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=C:\Program Files\ReGet Software\ReGet Deluxe\ReGetDx.exe
IconIndex=-3049
InfoTip=Files downloaded from the Internet

[LaraRules81]

Thanks for the reply. :) How would I go about making a desktop.ini file?

[EscondeR]

Make empty text file in necessary folder, then copy/paste the contents of above mentioned codebox into that file, modify as you need, save. Then rename this file to desktop.ini.

[LaraRules81]

Oh, so it was that simple? :p Thanks EscondeR. :D

[EscondeR]

You may need to reboot to have the effect.

[LaraRules81]

You may need to reboot to have the effect.

I was wondering why it wouldn't work. xD Thanks again!