Deleted Downloads folder, D'oh!

Windows Vista >> Deleted Downloads folder, D'oh! I accidently deleted my downloads folder, the shell one with the pretty icon,
while I simply created a new folder I can't get the original icon back.

BEFORE, you post about the desktop.ini file, I already tried that and it
isn't working. I even tried chaning themes along with that as one site
suggested, no dice.

I can live this of course since it works fine, but any idea on how to get
the 'special' icon back. Could I be missing something in the desktop.ini
trick?

Thanks!

Windows Vista25

Windows Vista >> Deleted Downloads folder, D'oh! romanom wrote:
> I accidently deleted my downloads folder, the shell one with the pretty icon,
> while I simply created a new folder I can't get the original icon back.
>
> BEFORE, you post about the desktop.ini file, I already tried that and it
> isn't working. I even tried chaning themes along with that as one site
> suggested, no dice.
>
> I can live this of course since it works fine, but any idea on how to get
> the 'special' icon back. Could I be missing something in the desktop.ini
> trick?
>
> Thanks!

In addition to having the correct desktop.ini file in the folder, you
need to give the folder the read-only attribute. This has to be done
from the command prompt:

attrib +r downloads
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Tom Porterfield

Windows Vista >> Deleted Downloads folder, D'oh! 2 Thumbs Up! Thanks! :)

"Tom Porterfield" wrote:

> romanom wrote:
> > I accidently deleted my downloads folder, the shell one with the pretty icon,
> > while I simply created a new folder I can't get the original icon back.
> >
> > BEFORE, you post about the desktop.ini file, I already tried that and it
> > isn't working. I even tried chaning themes along with that as one site
> > suggested, no dice.
> >
> > I can live this of course since it works fine, but any idea on how to get
> > the 'special' icon back. Could I be missing something in the desktop.ini
> > trick?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> In addition to having the correct desktop.ini file in the folder, you
> need to give the folder the read-only attribute. This has to be done
> from the command prompt:
>
> attrib +r downloads
> --
> Tom Porterfield
>

Windows Vista >> Deleted Downloads folder, D'oh!
romanom;413078 Wrote:
> I accidently deleted my downloads folder, the shell one with the pretty
> icon,
> while I simply created a new folder I can't get the original icon
> back.
>
> BEFORE, you post about the desktop.ini file, I already tried that and
> it
> isn't working. I even tried chaning themes along with that as one site
> suggested, no dice.
>
> I can live this of course since it works fine, but any idea on how to
> get
> the 'special' icon back. Could I be missing something in the
> desktop.ini
> trick?
>
> Thanks!

Hi Romanom,

Try this,

1. Open Start Menu.
2. In white line (Start Search) area, type "shell:downloads" (no
quotes) and press Enter.

Check and see if it is back. If not, then you can make a new shortcut
from the Open Window and copy it back to your personal folders again.
Look at this section "How to Make a Shortcut of the Open Location" at
this link for how to do it.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/82251-windows-explorer-address-bar.html

Shawn

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Windows Vista >> Deleted Downloads folder, D'oh! romanom [Tue, 7 Aug 2007 12:48:00 -0700] wrote:

>I accidently deleted my downloads folder, the shell one with the pretty icon,
>while I simply created a new folder I can't get the original icon back.

Have you tried to find the icon back via "Change icon" in the folder's
properties?

Marco

Windows Vista >> Deleted Downloads folder, D'oh!
What do you do if you are unable to shell your downloads folder though?
I can shell every other folder, but that one doesnt do anything. It just
sits there... I can get it to show up blue and all that but it wont give
me that properties tab "Location."

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BloodAngel099

Windows Vista >> Deleted Downloads folder, D'oh! Not sure what your exact problem is, the message you're replying to has
expired from the server, but as a guess, try:

explorer
::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}

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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

"BloodAngel099" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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>
> What do you do if you are unable to shell your downloads folder though?
> I can shell every other folder, but that one doesnt do anything. It just
> sits there... I can get it to show up blue and all that but it wont give
> me that properties tab "Location."
>
>
> --
> BloodAngel099