Hello
Good point R. C.,
it could be relocated on a different drive.
I also forgot to add when you do the dir use the /a switch
Dir /a
I use Dir /a >root_dir.txt to pipe the output into a text file
Your output should look something like this:
06/13/2007 12:36 PM <DIR> $Recycle.Bin
09/18/2006 01:43 PM 24 autoexec.bat
01/23/2008 09:00 PM <DIR> Boot
01/18/2008 11:45 PM 333,203 bootmgr
06/13/2007 12:55 PM 8,192 BOOTSECT.BAK
11/02/2006 05:01 AM <JUNCTION> Documents and Settings [C:\Users]
03/04/2008 10:09 AM 2,147,045,376 hiberfil.sys
01/12/2006 12:46 PM 0 IO.SYS
01/12/2006 12:46 PM 0 MSDOS.SYS
03/25/2005 04:00 AM 47,772 NTDETECT.COM
03/04/2008 10:09 AM 2,460,880,896 pagefile.sys
03/04/2008 04:23 PM <DIR> Program Files
03/04/2008 08:03 PM <DIR> ProgramData
03/06/2008 12:00 AM <DIR> System Volume Information
06/13/2007 12:36 PM <DIR> Users
10/27/2006 12:14 PM <DIR> WAIK
03/05/2008 09:27 PM <DIR> Windows
03/05/2008 03:56 PM <DIR> windows.old
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|> Hi, Julia.
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|> Is "Julia" your Username? Do you see a folder named:
|> C:\Users\Julia\Documents
|>
|> Is a folder by that name on Drive D:, or E:, or X: - or anywhere else in
|> your computer? Look in the Root of every drive for the X:\Users folder.
It
|> typically is in C:\, but not always.
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|>
|> |> > Darrell,
|> > I hope you are still out there. I have not been able to correct this
|> > problem. As far as I understand it, it looks like something has
changed
|> > my
|> > directories to point to this folder incorrectly and it is messing up my
|> > installation procedures.
|> >
|> > I checked what you said and I did not see anything that said <JUNCTION>
|> > Doume~1 Documents and settings.
|> >
|> > What do you think is the problem?
|> >
|> >
|> > ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:
|> >
|> >> Hello Julia,
|> >> It should be a junction on Windows Vista, not a directory.
|> >> That shouldn't make a difference, the app doing the installing
shouldn't
|> >> care.
|> >> Are shortnames disabled by any chance?
|> >> From the elevated cmd run dir /x
|> >> Looking for something like this: Docume~1 for documents and settings
|> >>
|> >> Directory of C:\
|> >>
|> >> 11/02/2006 05:01 AM <JUNCTION> DOCUME~1 Documents and
|> >> Settings
|> >> [C:\Users]
|> >> 01/23/2008 08:43 PM <DIR> PROGRA~1 Program Files
|> >> 02/12/2008 06:41 PM <DIR> PROGRA~2 ProgramData
|> >> 06/13/2007 12:36 PM <DIR> Users
|> >> 02/12/2008 06:00 PM <DIR> Windows
|> >>
|> >> Thanks,
|> >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
|> >>
|> >> |> Wait....under Documents and Settings the code is not <DIR> it is
|> >> <JUNCTION>
|> >> |> does that make a difference?
|> >> |>
|> >> |> ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:
|> >> |>
|> >> |> > Hello Julia,
|> >> |> > What is the exact error message that you are seeing?
|> >> |> > Can you open an elevated cmd prompt?
|> >> |> > Start button, all programs, accessories, Right Click on Command
|> >> Prompt
|> >> and
|> >> |> > choose to run as administrator.
|> >> |> > cd\ to change to root directory
|> >> |> >
|> >> |> > Do a dir /a to get a directory listing
|> >> |> > Do all these folders exist just like this?
|> >> |> > Directory of C:\
|> >> |> > 11/02/2006 05:01 AM <JUNCTION> Documents and Settings
|> >> [C:\Users]
|> >> |> > 01/23/2008 08:43 PM <DIR> Program Files
|> >> |> > 02/12/2008 09:54 AM <DIR> ProgramData
|> >> |> > 06/13/2007 12:36 PM <DIR> Users
|> >> |> > 02/12/2008 12:09 PM <DIR> Windows
|> >> |> > Thanks,
|> >> |> > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
|> >> |> >
|> >> |> > |>
|> >> |> > |> I have been trying to install some software recently, and
each
|> >> time
|> >> I
|> >> |> > get to
|> >> |> > |> the Installation Wizard, it tells me that it cannot complete
|> >> |> > installation
|> >> |> > |> because the "documents" folder is either not valid, or not on
the
|> >> C
|> >> |> > drive. I
|> >> |> > |> have not changed any of my folders, but this seems to be the
same
|> >> |> > message I
|> >> |> > |> get. I can download the software, but cannot install. It is
not
|> >> an
|> >> |> > issue
|> >> |> > |> with the software, it seems to be a vista thing because it is
|> >> happening
|> >> |> > with
|> >> |> > |> everything, not just one particular software. Does anyone
know
|> >> how
|> >> to
|> >> |> > fix
|> >> |> > |> this? I wonder if this is related to a recent update?
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