Convert Windows folder.jpg into OS X custom folder icon

Hello everyone,
after months reading numerous post on the Web trying to find a way to convert the Windows "folder.jpg" into an OS X custom folder icon, I've come up with a solution using only the shell. Some users proposed using the Automator, which caused me lots of trouble (Spotlight sometimes wouldn't find the folder, or would return a Privacy error, and so on). Therefore, my solution uses only a Shell script with dependencies on some external libraries (most of them allowing to manipulate images and icons).
Here's the code on Pastebin.
I hope this will be as helpful for you as it was for me. It allowed me to apply the custom folder icons to thousands of folders, including the local Mac folders as well as the one on external storage (USB or LAN).
André L. M. SANTOS

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Hi,
Try following these steps and let me know if that may help:
From the control Panel select Network and internet and open the Network and Sharing Center.
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