Re: My Docs icon is missing
- From: br1anstorm <br1an@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 17:40:01 -0700
Jose
Thanks for such a detailed and helpful response. First, let me say there's
no infection. I have Malwarebytes and other security and have done full
scans.
Here's a description of what I found. There are three accounts (me as
Admin, me as User, and my wife as User)
1) when I log on as br1anstorm User, and open the My Computer window, under
Files stored in this computer, I see only Shared Docs. If I go looking into
the C drive, I do find the br1anstorm User's My Docs in its usual place,
2) when I log on as "br1anstormAdministrator", and open My Computer, in the
Files stored on this computer I see icons for Shared Docs,
br1anstormAdministrator's docs, and my Wifes's docs - but no br1anstorm
User's docs icon. If I go looking on the C drive, under Docs & settings, I
find my profile as User and the My Docs folder is shown.
2) when my wife logs on, in My Computer she sees Shared Docs and her own My
Docs icons.
So the "missing one" is br1anstorm User's Docs - both in the display for
that account, and in the Admin display. The folder itself still exists and
is in the right place and perfectly normal. It just doesn't show in the My
Computer display.
I decided to be brave and try to edit the registry. I followed the steps in
this KB article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/.
It worked - but only partially. I added a new registry entry for br1anstorm
user, exactly as the article advised. Now, when I log on as Administrator,
the icon does indeed show in My Computer for br1anstorm User's Docs as well
as the others. So that's back to normal.
But when I log on as br1anstorm User, the My Computer screen still only
shows Shared Docs, and doesn't list br1anstorm User's docs.
This isn't a disaster. But I'm still puzzled, as it is still abnormal, and
I'd like my computer to be running right.
On May 3, 8:09 pm, br1anstorm <br...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:.
This thread dates from 2004 - but in 2009 I have the same problem (running XP
Pro, fully up to date).
My question is this: is it still necessary to go into the Registry and edit
it to restore the missing My Docs icons in the My Computer display? Or as
the KB article 319825 linked below refers to a hotfix, should I download the
hotfix, and will this solve the problem without my having to edit the
Registry manually? I'm nervous about messing with the registry.
And I am not sure if I have the exact literal values for the user name and
user profile of the account folder that is missing. The account name is
"Myname User", but the user name (shown in the desktop.ini file ) is "Myname
as user" and the user profile is, I think, also "Myname as user".
Any help - if anyone is still tracking this thread - would be appreciated!
br1anstorm
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
You're welcome. For more information see this article:
Shared Documents Folders Are Missing From My Computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319825
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com
"Grace0305" <Grace0...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:25BC9499-D97B-401B-AADD-FF55EC1FB47C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
That is the same problem I was having. Thank you, Thank you! Wonder how or
what happened?
Grace0305
"Ramesh [MVP]" wrote:
James,
See if the DocFolderPaths is correctly set:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DocFolderPaths]
Add the following registry value, and then quit Registry Editor:
Value name: user name
Data type: REG_SZ
Value data: user profile\My Documents
Replace the user name and user profile environment variables with the
literal values for each user who logs on to the computer.
--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
The Parasite Fight:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php
"James P" <Jam...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The My Documents folder (and all my files) are right where they should be
but the icon is no longer displayed when I open the My Computer folder
(launched from Start Menu, etc.) ... I used to see two folders listed
under the "Files Stored on This Computer" heading, My Documents and Shared
Documents; only the 'Shared' icon displays now!?! Everything looks OK on
the HDD, and I even logged-in as a different user but icon didn't display
then either.
Can anyone tell me what I need to do to reset this? Thanks.
Is your problem that if you login as yourself, open My Computer - you
do not see a Documents folder that belongs to you? Do you see the
Shared Documents folder?
Like on my computer login as Jose. If I open My Computer, I see
Shared Documents, Administrator's Documents and Jose's Documents.
This is good. Is the Documents folder that belongs to you missing
from the display?
Make sure it exists on the computer by looking on the C drive under
Documents and Settings. Every user should have a folder there
associated with their login.
If you look at that registry key, you should see an entry in the
DocFolderPaths for every login - including yours. If there is no
entry for you and the folder exists for you in Documents and Settings,
you will need to add it to the registry.
Don't be too afraid of the registry, just be careful. You can look
around all you want, but remember there is no "undo" or "quit without
saving" function in regedit.
When you open the registry, you can/should first choose File, Export.
At the bottom, be sure Export Range is All (the default). Export to
some file name you can find and remember, like Registry 050309.reg or
something. Leave the .reg extension so you will know what kind of
file it is later. It may take several minutes to export.
If you botch your registry edit, you can run regedit again and choose
File, Import to import the file you exported before the changes and
that will put everything back and then get more help or try again.
First, make sure the folder for your login actually exists on the C
drive in Documents and Settings. It really should be there. Then
open the registry and maneuver to the DocFolderPaths section as
indicated and see if there is an entry for your login. Look at the
entries that are already there and if you have to add a new value, it
should look just like the others except for the name part:
C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name goes here>\My Documents
It should match exactly what you see in C:\Document and Settings, for
you - it is just a path to a folder. My actual folder name in C:
\Documents and Settings is Jose.COMPUTER-WXYG879. Under that I have
my own My Documents folder just like every other user has their own My
Documents folder.
If your registry stuff is missing and you are still not comfortable
making the registry change, just say so and we can help out, or try to
find somebody that is.
Before somebody else says it, your computer may be infected with
malicious software. Please download Malwarebytes free software,
update it, and do a complete scan before messing with all this other
stuff.
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