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TortoiseCVS comes with several sets of overlay icons. You might prefer one of the alternative icon sets to the default one; open the Preferences Dialog - Iconset Chooser Iconset Chooser dialog to select another icon set. Regrettably, Explorer caches the overlay icons, which means that you have to restart Windows to see the effect of the change. The dialog shows a preview of the icons to help you choose the correct one.
By default, the overlay icon for a folder will indicate "modified" if any of the files in the folder are modified. It is possible to configure TortoiseCVS to indicate "modified" if any of the files in the folder or in any subfolders are modified.
As updating this status can easily be resource-intensive, TortoiseCVS offers the possibility of either updating the status each time you open the folder, or only on demand. In the latter case, the icons will show the cached status, and you will have to invoke CVS → Refresh Folder Status to update the status.
Go to Preferences Dialog - Advanced Tab and change the Folder icon overlays setting as you desire.