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Lost My SharedDocs Folder
Somehow, I have managed to have lost my SharedDocs folder. I'm on a small
LAN, so I do need it. (I must have done a good job of it because it isn't in the Recycle Bin either) How can I get it back?? Thx Haz Looks like lost from everywhere - 1) Not in Tweak/My Comp 2) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents is empty 3) http://computers.douglasthrift.net/winxpfaq.html#faq3 says to go to desktop.ini file in Shared Docuement folder. I have no Shared Documenst folder. I can put one in, but would it be 'functional'? 4) http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;319825 Microsoft says contact them for the fix. Not yet. I don't see what mods they want made to the registry - specifically "Replace the user name and user profile environment variables with the literal values for each user who logs on to the computer. NOTE: In each user's My Documents folder and subfolders, open the Desktop.ini files and modify the Owner value under the "DeleteOnCopy" section to match the user name. " 5) What to do? Haz "Wesley Vogel" wrote in message ... Lost from where? Do you have TweakUI installed? [+] My Computer | Check Files stored on this computer | Apply | OK ----- %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents is the Shared Documents folder. It gets it's name from the desktop.ini file. The desktop.ini file may be missing or messed up. Detailed instructions here on how to fix or create a desktop.ini file for the Shared Documents folder... http://computers.douglasthrift.net/winxpfaq.html#faq3 ----- See the WORKAROUND here... Shared Documents Folders Are Missing From My Computer http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;319825 The My Computer Icon Displays the My Documents Folders of Another User http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;286727 My Documents folder missing in My Computer http://www.tweakxp.com/tweak1846.aspx -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In , Haz hunted and pecked: Somehow, I have managed to have lost my SharedDocs folder. I'm on a small LAN, so I do need it. (I must have done a good job of it because it isn't in the Recycle Bin either) How can I get it back?? Thx Haz |
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Run the "Undo" on line 197 of this web page:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co*m/xp_tweaks.htm Direct link: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs...umentsundo.reg If that does not fix it, locate the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\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 words "user name" and "user profile" with the literal values for each user who logs on to the computer. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx "Haz" wrote in message ... Somehow, I have managed to have lost my SharedDocs folder. I'm on a small LAN, so I do need it. (I must have done a good job of it because it isn't in the Recycle Bin either) How can I get it back?? Thx Haz Looks like lost from everywhere - 1) Not in Tweak/My Comp 2) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents is empty 3) http://computers.douglasthrift.net/winxpfaq.html#faq3 says to go to desktop.ini file in Shared Docuement folder. I have no Shared Documenst folder. I can put one in, but would it be 'functional'? 4) http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;319825 Microsoft says contact them for the fix. Not yet. I don't see what mods they want made to the registry - specifically "Replace the user name and user profile environment variables with the literal values for each user who logs on to the computer. NOTE: In each user's My Documents folder and subfolders, open the Desktop.ini files and modify the Owner value under the "DeleteOnCopy" section to match the user name. " 5) What to do? Haz "Wesley Vogel" wrote in message ... Lost from where? Do you have TweakUI installed? [+] My Computer | Check Files stored on this computer | Apply | OK ----- %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents is the Shared Documents folder. It gets it's name from the desktop.ini file. The desktop.ini file may be missing or messed up. Detailed instructions here on how to fix or create a desktop.ini file for the Shared Documents folder... http://computers.douglasthrift.net/winxpfaq.html#faq3 ----- See the WORKAROUND here... Shared Documents Folders Are Missing From My Computer http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;319825 The My Computer Icon Displays the My Documents Folders of Another User http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;286727 My Documents folder missing in My Computer http://www.tweakxp.com/tweak1846.aspx -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In , Haz hunted and pecked: Somehow, I have managed to have lost my SharedDocs folder. I'm on a small LAN, so I do need it. (I must have done a good job of it because it isn't in the Recycle Bin either) How can I get it back?? Thx Haz |
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