Hi, I'm struggling with a problem with my default folders (My Pictures/My
Music etc.), when I first used the PC, I restored a load of data from my
backup drive on the LAN, XP seems to have taken that destination as the
default for My Pictures/My Music etc. The problem is, when I go to install
certain programs, - particularly those which compute disk space before
installing- I keep getting an error which says the location is
inaccessible/unreachable, this of course is a real headache when the laptop
is away from the LAN!

I've followed the advice given in the Help & Support centre, but when I
enter the console, the option advised is missing from the console tree and is
not available to add either (It's a Dell Vostro notebook). Any help would be
hugely appreciated, as it's driving me nuts!

Many thanks in anticipation.
Stephen

TweakUI can be used to set new locations for Default Folders, among MANY
other things. It's a PowerToy for Windows.

"Stephen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi, I'm struggling with a problem with my default folders (My Pictures/My
> Music etc.), when I first used the PC, I restored a load of data from my
> backup drive on the LAN, XP seems to have taken that destination as the
> default for My Pictures/My Music etc. The problem is, when I go to install
> certain programs, - particularly those which compute disk space before
> installing- I keep getting an error which says the location is
> inaccessible/unreachable, this of course is a real headache when the
> laptop
> is away from the LAN!
>
> I've followed the advice given in the Help & Support centre, but when I
> enter the console, the option advised is missing from the console tree and
> is
> not available to add either (It's a Dell Vostro notebook). Any help would
> be
> hugely appreciated, as it's driving me nuts!
>
> Many thanks in anticipation.
> Stephen

This may help you
hkey localmachine\software\micrsoft\windows NT\current version\profilelist
used to set default location for users


"Stephen" wrote:

> Hi, I'm struggling with a problem with my default folders (My Pictures/My
> Music etc.), when I first used the PC, I restored a load of data from my
> backup drive on the LAN, XP seems to have taken that destination as the
> default for My Pictures/My Music etc. The problem is, when I go to install
> certain programs, - particularly those which compute disk space before
> installing- I keep getting an error which says the location is
> inaccessible/unreachable, this of course is a real headache when the laptop
> is away from the LAN!
>
> I've followed the advice given in the Help & Support centre, but when I
> enter the console, the option advised is missing from the console tree and is
> not available to add either (It's a Dell Vostro notebook). Any help would be
> hugely appreciated, as it's driving me nuts!
>
> Many thanks in anticipation.
> Stephen