How do I change the Program Files icon?

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I know this can't be done through iconpackager but I tried putting a desktop.ini file in the Program Files folder along with the correct custom icon entries in the desktop.ini file and it still didn't change the icon. Has anyone had success changing the Program Files folder icon? Obviously it doesn't have a customize tab when right clicking and bringing up the folder's properties. Is there somewhere in the registry to make this change?
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Figured it out. I needed to manually set the system attribute for the Program Files folder using the attrib command attrib -r +s c:\Progra~1

Hope this helps someone out.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Actually, you don't need to set it as system folder (although you could). The problem is that, in some cases, the operative system hides those folders. If you just set it as "read only", then desktop.ini is read without hidding the folder.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Could you please explain how to do this for the ordinary person?

Step-by-step.

 

Thankyou

Ty