Java Jive news Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:38:28 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote:

On 18/01/2018 16:54, Dick Baker wrote:

I've just combed (again) through Internet Options, and I can't
find any reference to a Favorites folder at all. Can you point
me to exactly where you seem to have found it?

It's a shell folder. The most relevant subkeys are under ...
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\
Things are a little different in W7, but what used to happen in
2k/XP is that the values in the subkey ...
User Shell Folders
... contained environment variable substitution formulae used at
logon for calculating the values in the subkey ...
Shell Folders
... which contained the values actually used during a logon
session.

Now in W7 things are somewhat more complex, and besides the
working values the latter key contains a dummy ...

"!Do not use this registry key"="Use the SHGetFolderPath or
SHGetKnownFolderPath function instead"

... but the former key doesn't contain this dummy. So I think
that notwithstanding this "Keep off the grass!" message, you could
try looking in "User Shell Folders" and checking the value there,
and correcting it if it's incorrect. You would then have at least
to log off and then back on again to pick up the change, possibly
even reboot, 'though I don't think the latter should be necessary.

Actually, you may be able to terminate the explorer process and
restart it for the changes to take effect. Without having to logoff
and login.


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