Re: start menu (my music, my pcitures)

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From: al (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 10:17:26 -0700

Hi Ramesh

Thank you for your help.

I did as you instructed and now "my music" and "my
pictures" will no longer show up on my start menu.

I checked and verfied that the advanced menu is set to
display them - even changed the settings and then back
again - they won't display... so, I cannot tell if the
change worked or not

Maybe I am in trouble here! Help!

Thanks

Al

>-----Original Message-----
>Al,
>
>This is most likely due to incorrect Shell Folder
pointer in the registry.
>Open Registry Editor and navigate to:
>
>
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\U
ser Shell Folders]
>
>Export the key to a REG file.
>
>In the right-pane:
>Double-click "My Music" and set the value to "%
USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My
>Music"
>Double-click "My Pictures" and set the value to %
USERPROFILE%\My
>Documents\My Pictures"
>
>Once done, logoff and login back. The Shell Folders path
will be updated
>automatically with reference to User Shell Folder paths.
>
>--
>Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>Window XP Shell/User
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
>"al" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:647b01c49308$84c941a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>my music and my pictures used to get me to the OWNERS
>folders for those items
>
>now - even though i am signed on as "owner" - if i click
>on them, they take me to the ALL USERS version of those
>folders
>
>how do i set it back the way it was?
>
>thank you
>
>
>.
>

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