Mac OS wont let me change folder icons

I recently tried to change folder/hard disk icons on my mac and have had no luck since the Copy/Paste tabs in the edit menu are grayed out once i open the get info box. I am logged in as a admin so i dont know why i am having this issue...
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance! :-D

Hmm, strange. Just to make sure you are doing it right. You copy an image to the clipboard. You open "get info" panel for the folder. You select the small folder icon in the top left corner. You paste the image there. Is this the procedure you are using?

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