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Reset default location for Documents folder - Vista
I cannot connect to the PC where I had my Documents folder - so I need to
reset the documents folder back to its original location on my PC - but becuase I can no longer access the current location for the Documents folder I can't access that folder in order to change its location - can anyone help? i.e. how can I restore the default location for the Documents folder when I can no longer access that folder? Thanks |
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Reset default location for Documents folder - Vista
In the Start Search box, type 'regeditenter' to open the Registry Editor
Navigate to: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders] In the right-hand pane, edit the value named 'Personal', changing its data to: '%USERPROFILE%\Documents' Open the 'Run...' dialog via the Start Menu or WinKey+R and paste the following command: rundll32 mydocs,PerUserInit That should recreate the folder, special icon & all. -- Good Luck, Keith Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] "Mike" wrote in message ... I cannot connect to the PC where I had my Documents folder - so I need to reset the documents folder back to its original location on my PC - but becuase I can no longer access the current location for the Documents folder I can't access that folder in order to change its location - can anyone help? i.e. how can I restore the default location for the Documents folder when I can no longer access that folder? Thanks |
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Reset default location for Documents folder - Vista
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How are you trying to access the Documents folder? How and when did you move the Documents folder? "Mike" wrote in message ... I cannot connect to the PC where I had my Documents folder - so I need to reset the documents folder back to its original location on my PC - but becuase I can no longer access the current location for the Documents folder I can't access that folder in order to change its location - can anyone help? i.e. how can I restore the default location for the Documents folder when I can no longer access that folder? Thanks |
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Reset default location for Documents folder - Vista
Error message is: Error 1606.Could not access network location \\DELLXPS\My
Documents3\My Pictures\ I am trying to re-install a program (MS Fligth Simulator) which installed some files into the Documents folder (I believe). I can't the uninstall the program because the installer can't find the Documents folder where the items were installed? I moved the Documents folder after I set up file sharing - I maintain a central Documents folder on another machine and access it from this machine. So when file /folder sharing stopped working I can no longer access those documents in that shared folder on the other computer. And so I can't set the default folder for Documents back to the orginal location on this machine (apparently because that location I set it to is no longer accessible from this computer. Regards "Bob" wrote: Error message? How are you trying to access the Documents folder? How and when did you move the Documents folder? "Mike" wrote in message ... I cannot connect to the PC where I had my Documents folder - so I need to reset the documents folder back to its original location on my PC - but becuase I can no longer access the current location for the Documents folder I can't access that folder in order to change its location - can anyone help? i.e. how can I restore the default location for the Documents folder when I can no longer access that folder? Thanks |
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Reset default location for Documents folder - Vista
I tried this Keith but it did not seem to fix the problem - I still get an
error mesage saying it can't access the folder (Documents). When I ran the rundll32 program it not seem to do anything. Regards "Keith Miller (MVP)" wrote: In the Start Search box, type 'regeditenter' to open the Registry Editor Navigate to: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders] In the right-hand pane, edit the value named 'Personal', changing its data to: '%USERPROFILE%\Documents' Open the 'Run...' dialog via the Start Menu or WinKey+R and paste the following command: rundll32 mydocs,PerUserInit That should recreate the folder, special icon & all. -- Good Luck, Keith Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] "Mike" wrote in message ... I cannot connect to the PC where I had my Documents folder - so I need to reset the documents folder back to its original location on my PC - but becuase I can no longer access the current location for the Documents folder I can't access that folder in order to change its location - can anyone help? i.e. how can I restore the default location for the Documents folder when I can no longer access that folder? Thanks |
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Reset default location for Documents folder - Vista
See if you can find some help he
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Error+1606 "Mike" wrote in message ... Error message is: Error 1606.Could not access network location \\DELLXPS\My Documents3\My Pictures\ I am trying to re-install a program (MS Fligth Simulator) which installed some files into the Documents folder (I believe). I can't the uninstall the program because the installer can't find the Documents folder where the items were installed? I moved the Documents folder after I set up file sharing - I maintain a central Documents folder on another machine and access it from this machine. So when file /folder sharing stopped working I can no longer access those documents in that shared folder on the other computer. And so I can't set the default folder for Documents back to the orginal location on this machine (apparently because that location I set it to is no longer accessible from this computer. Regards "Bob" wrote: Error message? How are you trying to access the Documents folder? How and when did you move the Documents folder? "Mike" wrote in message ... I cannot connect to the PC where I had my Documents folder - so I need to reset the documents folder back to its original location on my PC - but becuase I can no longer access the current location for the Documents folder I can't access that folder in order to change its location - can anyone help? i.e. how can I restore the default location for the Documents folder when I can no longer access that folder? Thanks |
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Reset default location for Documents folder - Vista
Thanks to Keith Miller, I found my paths were actually pointing to an old location where I had my USB Drive HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders I updated the path to be "I:\My Documents" which fixed the problem with no being able to click the Documents link on the Start Menu and a host of other issues such as Adobe not updating as its default folder was on the "I:\My Documents" -- putneyboy |
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Reset default location for Documents folder - Vista
Thanks to Keith Miller, I found my paths were actually pointing to an old location where I had my USB Drive HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders I updated the path to be "I:\My Documents" which fixed the problem with no being able to click the Documents link on the Start Menu and a host of other issues such as Adobe not updating as its default folder was on the "I:\My Documents" -- putneyboy |
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