Public folder has wrong name in some views

[Synapse Syndrome]

If I use explorer to look at Desktop, I see some special icons
'Unspecified', which are:

My user folder
Computer
Network
Control Panel (not actually visible on Desktop, as it is not ticked to
appear)
Recycle Bin
Modules


These also appear in the bread crumb navigation.

The weird thing is that Modules was the name of a folder I have in the
Desktop some time ago, and I was using it for some work. But this Modules
folder is actually the same as C:\Users\Public.

How can I rename this back to Public? The actual folder is still called
Public.

ss.

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

Have you checked in the desktop.ini file for something like:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=Modules

the default value is:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21816


The other way to assign a display name different than the folder name is via
the registry.

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}"

If this key exists & has a default value of "Modules", that would make the
Public folder appear with that name on the Desktop.

 

[Guest]

your network choice and sharing has renamed the folder

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Have you checked in the desktop.ini file for something like:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=Modules

the default value is:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21816


The other way to assign a display name different than the folder name is
via the registry.

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}"

If this key exists & has a default value of "Modules", that would make
the Public folder appear with that name on the Desktop.

Thanks

ss.

 

[Luca Amodeo]

If I use explorer to look at Desktop, I see some special icons
'Unspecified', which are:

My user folder
Computer
Network
Control Panel (not actually visible on Desktop, as it is not ticked to
appear)
Recycle Bin
Modules


These also appear in the bread crumb navigation.

The weird thing is that Modules was the name of a folder I have in the
Desktop some time ago, and I was using it for some work. But this Modules
folder is actually the same as C:\Users\Public.

How can I rename this back to Public? The actual folder is still called
Public.

ss.

Please excuse my being a little off-topic, but I noticed a similar problem.
I use the Italian localization of Vista HP. Suddenly the public folder named
"Musica pubblica" (linked to C.\Users\Public\Music) changed its localized
name in "Music" (simply, without "Public") and lost its personalized icon.
There is no way to rename that folder or to change its icon back: the other
public folders have remained the same.
My PC retailer thinks it's a bug in Vista (there are many indeed...).
Any similar experiences?
Thank you,
Luca

 

[Guest]

For Sample Music Folder
===================
[LocalizedFileNames]
Amanda.wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-118
Despertar.wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-120
Din Din Wo (Little Child).wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-121
Distance.wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-122
I Guess You're Right.wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-124
I Ka Barra (Your Work).wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-125
Love Comes.wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-128
Muita Bobeira.wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-130
OAM's Blues.wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-131
One Step Beyond.wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-132
Symphony_No_3.wma=@%systemroot%\system32\SampleRes.dll,-134
[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21806


For Public Music (real name Music)
===========================
[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21803
InfoTip=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-12689
IconResource=%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-237

The above 2 desktop.ini files are in the folder and you must have deleted.

In english the lookup of text in the dll files of names as specified above
returns the same name. But I believe it's different in other languages.

The [LocalizedFileNames] section is for contents of the folder supplied with
Vista.

The file is a text file called desktop.ini, it normally has hidden and
system attribute set to protect it from you. The folder needs to have either
it's read only attribute set (as standard) or system attribute set to tell
explorer to read the desktop.ini.