Re: Desktop folder in root of c: drive

You can verify the current "Desktop" path for the user by checking
the Registry at:
HK_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Shell Folders

Check the Desktop Key in the Right pane.
If the value is not C\Documents & Settings\'UserName', you can
modify and redirect it back to the normal location. After a reboot
you can probably delete the extra "Desktop" folder.

"Rhipf" <Rhipf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0394C0A9-1B35-429C-94A2-2BC0BA066EA6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a Windows XP computer that I am working on and it has a "wierd"
> directory structure. There is a DESKTOP folder in the root directory of
> the
> C: drive. This directory appears to contain a copy of most of the files in
> the Windows directory (the Windows directory appears normal).
> I ran MS Antispyware and looked at the browser restore section. This is
> where I found that the default local page was set to
> C:\DESKTOP\System32\blank.html. Other sections looked to be reset by the
> About:Blank hijack so I have scanned and cleaned for this but don't want
> to
> kill the C:\DESKTOP directory incase this breaks some system settings.
> Has anyone else seen this before? If you have what did you do to correct
> the
> problem?
>
> Thank you.


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