Favorites showing the wrong directory!

[mud]

Hi I'm new to the group and I have the following problem.

When I go to Favorites it show me everything in my
c:\windows directory and not my Favorites directory.

How do I change the Favorites view to show the correct
directory?

Thanks for any help!

Mud

 

[Alan Edwards]

You can change the value of Favorites in the Registry in these
two keys:

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

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

....Alan

 

[Mud]

Thanks Alan for your help!

I did change though two locations you suggested to the
correct directory, but after I close regedit down and
tried IE 6 it when and change them back to the wrong
directory again. Any idea why IE 6 changed them back and
how can I keep them from changing to the wrong directory
again?

Thanks again!
Mud

-----Original Message-----
You can change the value of Favorites in the Registry in these
two keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi on\Explorer\Shell
on\Explorer\User
Shell Folders

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

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[Alan Edwards]

Are you saying the Registry entries changed again?
No idea what is changing them. I doubt it is IE6.
You might check to see if the is an equivalent key in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE but I suspect some outside influence.
Have you done an up to date virus check?
Do you use any spyware checkers, e.g.
Ad-Aware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
(get updates immediately after installation)

....Alan

 

[Mud]

Alan Thanks for the Reply,

Yes the registry changed again.

I did run Norton anti-virus program and it found the
java.nocheat virus. Which it removed but now it looks
like my IE6 registry items have been changed. I don't
know how to change them all back to the way they were.

My Norton Anti-virus program I thought was working but, I
guess it wasn't.

Any Idea on how to change the IE6 Registry Items back to
the way should be?

Thanks

Mud

-----Original Message-----
Are you saying the Registry entries changed again?
No idea what is changing them. I doubt it is IE6.
You might check to see if the is an equivalent key in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE but I suspect some outside influence.
Have you done an up to date virus check?
Do you use any spyware checkers, e.g.
Ad-Aware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
(get updates immediately after installation)

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

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microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Mud"

 

[Alan Edwards]

Which particular IE items do you want to change?
(There are hundreds)

....Alan

 

[Mud]

Hi Alan,

That was my problem, when I went to make the changes you
suggested in the registry. I also noticed other entry
have also been changed. The problem I have is I don't
know how many entry have been changed there could be
hundreds. Is there a way to reinstall all of the IE 6
registry items?

Thanks

Mud

-----Original Message-----
Which particular IE items do you want to change?
(There are hundreds)

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

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