Changing ALL icons

I found a really cool folder icon, and I'd like to know if there's a way where I can change all of the icons in a folder without going through each one? I'd rather NOT use third-party software to do this. Appreciate any help, guys and girls!

It doesn't mess up mine, but I know what I'm doing, and I have a clone of my current system, and all my own data backed up multiple times.
First of all, the "really cool icon" you've found must be in the icns format. If it isn't, stop right now.
The one you need to change is here:
"/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/GenericFolderI con.icns"
If you don't know how to get there, stop now.
Drag the GenericFolderIcon.icns onto your Desktop (it will be copied, not moved) and rename it to something like GenericFolderIconOld.icns and then rename your replacement to GenericFolderIcon.icns. Remember, it MUST be in icns format, just giving any old thing the icns extension doesn't make it an icns file. Then drag your replacement icon into the Resources folder, you will be asked if you want to replace the original, and be told that you can't. The warning is in a dialog box with two buttons, one says Authenticate. Click it, then give your admin password when asked. You will at least have to log out and back in, and might even have to restart for the change to take effect.
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