Re: HELP!!! Special Folders Disapeared from Start Menu

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You're very welcome :-)

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
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"Manta2005" <Manta2005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8AEFE052-0E5A-4421-B94F-F06E408C92C7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Thanks. you were right on the money :o)


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Manta2005,

If you've changed the drive-letter after the folder was redirected, the
registry will contain the old drive-letter for the Shell Folder that you
relocated. So, you need to change the drive-letter first (before relocating
the Shell Folder)

>> now I can't see them in "My Computer" folder

Are you referring to the "Files Stored on this computer" section? Check the
registry setting here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DocFolderPaths

Fix the path for your My Documents folder.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Manta2005" <Manta2005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:99735D81-ACAD-4F9E-AA17-F74D970E24F8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Yes they are connected.
>
> In addition I observed the following:
>
> I did change the drive letters of the 2 external drives in the Disk
> Management tool, prior to the disapearance. When I changed them back to
> the
> original drive letters, the special folders came back to the start > menu,
> however now I can't see them in "My Computer" folder.
>
> This is very strange. Any more ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> Are the external disks connected?
>>
>> -- >> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "Manta2005" <Manta2005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:E84D57AC-19B4-484F-93C6-A0549566A7E0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I just finished a clean install of Windows XP MCE 2005. Everything >> > seem
>> > ok.
>> > however then I hanged the location of MyMusic, MyPictures, MyVideo >> > and
>> > MyDocuments folders using "Tweak UI" because I have external disks >> > to
>> > hold
>> > all of my media files.
>> >
>> > windows did refresh the Start menu and updated it with the correct
>> > paths.
>> > however this morning when I booted up, the My Music, My Pictures and >> > My
>> > Video
>> > disapeared from the start menu and I can't even see them listed in >> > the
>> > "special folders" section in "Tweak UI".
>> >
>> > Anybody ran into anything like this? any ideas how can I bring them
>> > back?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>>
>>



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