Re: An interesting problem...
- From: "Dave Patrick" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:22:43 -0600
Check the REG_EXPAND_SZ string data is correct in;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders
Name: Common Desktop
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop
Name: Common Start Menu
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu
Name: Common Programs
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs
Name: Common Startup
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Name: Common AppData
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
Name: Common Templates
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Templates
Name: Common Favorites
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Favorites
Name: Common Documents
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents
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"-Adam.D" wrote:
| So here's my problem, (I tried MS Support, but since my OS is OEM, they
won't
| give me any support...), My 'All Programs' menu won't open. I have never
had
| this problem before, but all of a sudden it stopped working. I even right
| clicked 'All Programs' and clicked explore, but it showed the following
path:
|
| C:\Documents and Settings\Denise\Steve
|
| Which makes absolutely no sense, because Denise and Steve both are users
of
| this P.C., yet neither of them have this problem. My username is Adam, so
I
| guess the question is, where is this info stored?? And why did it change??
|
| If anyone knows [what i am guessing to be a registry key] how to help,
drop
| me a line, because i am out of ideas...
|
| p.s. I can't even install anything now, because it will give me a[n]
| (non-skippable) error saying it can't access the 'All Programs' menu.
.
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