Hi Brett,
In the meantime:
Have you changed the "My Pictures" path under User Shell Folders key? If
you've only altered the "Shell Folders" value, it usually reverts back (in
accordance to the User Shell Folders value). Another checkpoint is that if
you're using an environmental variable such as "%Userprofile%", you need to
create a REG_EXPAND_SZ value type, rather than REG_SZ. Also, note that
REG_EXPAND_SZ type can accept either formats.
If nothing helps, you may want to set a registry audit to learn what's
altering the value. If you've XP Professional, have a look at this page
titled "How to use Group Policy to configure auditing of Windows registry
keys in XP Professional?"
http://www.winxptutor.com/auditreg.htm
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Brett" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm in WinXP Pro and the key is there.
>
> Brett
> "Alan Edwards" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> In what operating system?
>> It worked fine for me in Win9x
>>
>> Check if you have an equivalent key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>>
>> ...Alan
>>
>> --
>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
>> http://dts-l.org/index.html
>>
>> In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Brett"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Windows keeps changing that value back. I have also changed it and
>>>rebooted
>>>but it gets changed back. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Brett
>>>
>>>"Alan Edwards" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>> You can change the value of My Pictures in the Registry in these
>>>> two keys: (ignore the second if the value is not there)
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
>>>> Folders
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
>>>> Shell Folders
>>>>
>>>> ...Alan
>>>> --
>>>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
>>>> http://dts-l.org/index.html
>>>>
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