Changing Folder Icons

You want to put several favorite folders on the Desktop or Quick Launch bar, but all the icons are the same. Yes, you can move the mouse over a folder and get its name, but there's a simple solution. Instead of right clicking on the Desktop and selecting New/Folder, create the new folder somewhere else (C:\My Documents, for example). Right click on the folder, drag and drop it to your Desktop, and choose Create Shortcut(s) Here from the Context menu that appears. Right click the shortcut, choose Properties, and select the Shortcut tab. Click Change Icon and then click Browse to locate your new icon. Click OK and OK again.

You can repeat the steps for other folders, and then keep their shortcuts (with different icons) on your Desktop or drag it to the Quick Launch bar.