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This brief tutorial explains how to add a background image to any folder in Windows XP.

First, make sure all hidden files are visible on your system. 
Then, open the folder for which you wish to add a background image. 
Within the folder, right-click and select Properties » Customize tab » Customize. 
There, choose any icon, click Apply and OK.

That process should have created a "desktop.ini" file. 
Open that file with a text editor and add these lines of code:


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

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