Changing location of My Pictures

[Al Christoph]

I'm not sure what I've been smoking, but please help anyway

I thought that I had successfully been able to change the location of "My
Pictures" by using regedit to change the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders

However on a new install of XP with SP1 and all the updates, the change
seems to take, but when I log out and log back in the value has reverted to
the previous value.

What gives?

Regards,
Al

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Al,

Changes need to be made here:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserShell Folders
then
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

You may also use TweakUI to redirect the special folders.

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
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I'm not sure what I've been smoking, but please help anyway

I thought that I had successfully been able to change the location of "My
Pictures" by using regedit to change the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders

However on a new install of XP with SP1 and all the updates, the change
seems to take, but when I log out and log back in the value has reverted to
the previous value.

What gives?

Regards,
Al