How do I get Classic Folder Icons Back?

I have had the exact same problem (along with many others, it appears). I have tried various suggestions posted to this question, with out any success at all! I do not have a business to run but I liked my old XP folders for my embroidery designs just fine

• I have thousands! Now I too waste so much time looking for designs by having to open folders unnecesarilly - quite frankly I find most of W7 an utter waste of time. Why did Microsoft feel the need to get rid of something that actually worked! XP was a great product! Most people I know have a huge dislike of both Vista and W7, but as usual it's only ever about making money (for Microsoft that is). Computers, we were told was all about making life easier! Yes, well, we all know the truth there, don' we! Fine while they do what they're supposed to but when there's a glitch, even the designers can's come up with a solution - but we are forced into buying another upgrade or if our old computers are no longer viable, we are forced into buying a new one with a program that is useless -- great customer service!!

Now that I have that off my chest also, did you ever find a solution to getting those folders back a la XP? I am curious because these W7 folders and driving me crazy also.

correct. I can't understand why so much people are unwilling to accept changes.

"Change" for the sake of change, and stupid change at that, arbitrarily inflicted on your customers without recourse, is just rude and arrogant, even narcissistic.  Do you people even understand the purpose of icons?  Icons are supposed to clearly convey information without words.  With Windows7 the new icons are pale, fuzzy, obscure, vague and dumb, and therefore fail in their intended purpose.  For example, who stands a folder up on its end?  No one, because the contents would spill out!  So why portray a physical folder in a way no one would ever use it?  The artsy-phartsy techno-bling of Windows7 is an annoying distraction that imposes on all users a pointless learning curve just to regain proficiency they already had in XP.  Then there's Office 2007/2010 -- pure garbage and another pointless learning curve -- or more accurately, it's a RE-learning curve -- just to do what we already know how to do!

C.C

It is gone.  I have searched far and wide on this.  The knowledgeable concur that the basic folder that worked so well was not only removed...but was also NOT included in the 300 alternative icons which we COULD choose.   That's of course the part that boggles; why remove it from the options while including 300 alternatives we mostly don't want?  But they did...it's absolutely not available any more, so stop struggling about it.  It would be easier, though, if they would stop patronizing those who seek its return.

Many fail utterly to comprehend what has been lost to their narrowness of vision and flail about in bewildered hostility...adding insult to our injury.

Sigh.