My Documents location

[WebAsh]

I'm currently using an old windows 98 computer. And on it the My
Documents folder has been mapped to a UNC address that is no longer
valid/active as the server that it addresses has been since
'decomissioned'. However, I can't change the location of where the My
Documents points to because it seems that because the current location
it is set to is not valid it won't let me change it. It doesn't error
or anything like that, it just looks like it saves the new location
upon hitting OK, but trying to access my documents or opening the
properties up again, confirms that it has indeed not changed it... and
left it as what it was, the unavailable network address.


What can I do to fix this?

 

[John Dulak]

Re: My Documents location

WebAsh wrote:
> I'm currently using an old windows 98 computer. And on it the My
> Documents folder has been mapped to a UNC address that is no longer
> valid/active as the server that it addresses has been since
> 'decomissioned'. However, I can't change the location of where the My
> Documents points to because it seems that because the current location
> it is set to is not valid it won't let me change it. It doesn't error
> or anything like that, it just looks like it saves the new location
> upon hitting OK, but trying to access my documents or opening the
> properties up again, confirms that it has indeed not changed it... and
> left it as what it was, the unavailable network address.
>
>
> What can I do to fix this?
>

WebAsh:

Go to;

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Tweak UI > My Computer tab

From here you can change the default locations of many folders used
by Windows. If you do not have a "Tweak UI" icon in Control Panel
install it. It is a free download:

http://aumha.org/downloads/tweakui133.exe

HTH & GL

John



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[PCR]

Re: My Documents location

"WebAsh" <webash@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1188211133.694403.302890@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com
| I'm currently using an old windows 98 computer. And on it the My
| Documents folder has been mapped to a UNC address that is no longer
| valid/active as the server that it addresses has been since
| 'decomissioned'. However, I can't change the location of where the My
| Documents points to because it seems that because the current location
| it is set to is not valid it won't let me change it. It doesn't error
| or anything like that, it just looks like it saves the new location
| upon hitting OK, but trying to access my documents or opening the
| properties up again, confirms that it has indeed not changed it... and
| left it as what it was, the unavailable network address.
|
|
| What can I do to fix this?

Here is what I did to move "C:\My Documents" to "D:\My Documents". (You
will need to adjust for that.) After making the changes, I'm 99.99% sure
I STILL had to copy the files to the new location myself, to have access
to the already existing stuff. Do you know how to use RegEdit? If so...

1. R-Clk "My Documents" on the Desktop, & select "Properties".
2. Change the "Target" to "D:\My Documents".
It will offer to create that folder, if not already there.
3. Manually copy the contents of "C:\My Documents" to "D:\My Documents".
4. CAVEAT...

While the above DOES change "Personal" in two Registry keys...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\She
ll Folders
Personal "D:\My Documents"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Use
r Shell Folders
Personal "D:\My Documents"

....I manually found 18 others myself. Though these were generally in app
settings, I thought one/two seemed to be system keys. Windows did not
itself do shortcuts, either.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Save Directory "D:\My Documents\"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\She
ll Folders
My Pictures "D:\My Documents\My Pictures"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DirectX Diagnostic Tool
TxtPath "D:\My Documents"

I had to do those myself!

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