Lost 'My Pictures'

[Guest]

I have XP SP2.
Somehow I have deleted 'My Pictures' from the start menu.
How can I recover it and hopefully all the pictures too.

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

Click on Start - My Documents - My Pictures.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Suzuki,

Right-click an empty space on the Start menu, and then click Properties.
On the Start Menu tab, click Start Menu.
Click Customize, and then click the Advanced tab.
Under "My Pictures", click Display as a link
Click OK, click Apply, and then click OK.

Customizing the Start Menu in Windows XP:
http://www.glencoe.com/norton/online/ezine/display_article.phtml?id=232

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have XP SP2.
Somehow I have deleted 'My Pictures' from the start menu.
How can I recover it and hopefully all the pictures too.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately it didn't work.
Now I think about it I don't exactly know when 'My pictures' disappeared.
I was deleting, with a mouse, unwanted items from 'My Documents' and 'My
Recent Documents' I didn't go into 'My Pictures' at all.
It was only when I had finished that I noticed 'My Pictures' was missing.
I've tried 'start' 'search' for 'My Pictures' a folder appears but there's
nothing in it.

Regards

Suzuki

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Fix the My Pictures shell folder path in the registry:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm

To launch Registry Editor, type Regedit.exe in Start/Run dialog.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately it didn't work.
Now I think about it I don't exactly know when 'My pictures' disappeared.
I was deleting, with a mouse, unwanted items from 'My Documents' and 'My
Recent Documents' I didn't go into 'My Pictures' at all.
It was only when I had finished that I noticed 'My Pictures' was missing.
I've tried 'start' 'search' for 'My Pictures' a folder appears but there's
nothing in it.

Regards

Suzuki

 

[Bert Kinney]

Could it still be in the Recycle Bin?

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

Thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately it didn't work.
Now I think about it I don't exactly know when 'My pictures'
disappeared. I was deleting, with a mouse, unwanted items from 'My
Documents' and 'My Recent Documents' I didn't go into 'My Pictures'
at all.
It was only when I had finished that I noticed 'My Pictures' was
missing. I've tried 'start' 'search' for 'My Pictures' a folder
appears but there's nothing in it.

Regards

Suzuki

Hi Suzuki,

Right-click an empty space on the Start menu, and then click
Properties. On the Start Menu tab, click Start Menu.
Click Customize, and then click the Advanced tab.
Under "My Pictures", click Display as a link
Click OK, click Apply, and then click OK.

Customizing the Start Menu in Windows XP:
http://www.glencoe.com/norton/online/ezine/display_article.phtml?id=232

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have XP SP2.
Somehow I have deleted 'My Pictures' from the start menu.
How can I recover it and hopefully all the pictures too.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your help I've got 'My Pictures' back on the start menu.
All the photos have gone but I suppose it will teach me to back 'em up in
future.
Still puzzels me why it disappeared in the first place.
Anyway, once again thanks.

Regards

Suzuki

Could it still be in the Recycle Bin?

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

Thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately it didn't work.
Now I think about it I don't exactly know when 'My pictures'
disappeared. I was deleting, with a mouse, unwanted items from 'My
Documents' and 'My Recent Documents' I didn't go into 'My Pictures'
at all.
It was only when I had finished that I noticed 'My Pictures' was
missing. I've tried 'start' 'search' for 'My Pictures' a folder
appears but there's nothing in it.

Regards

Suzuki

Hi Suzuki,

Right-click an empty space on the Start menu, and then click
Properties. On the Start Menu tab, click Start Menu.
Click Customize, and then click the Advanced tab.
Under "My Pictures", click Display as a link
Click OK, click Apply, and then click OK.

Customizing the Start Menu in Windows XP:
http://www.glencoe.com/norton/online/ezine/display_article.phtml?id=232

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have XP SP2.
Somehow I have deleted 'My Pictures' from the start menu.
How can I recover it and hopefully all the pictures too.

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

Without knowing the steps taken to delete the files, it would be very
had to say.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

Thanks for your help I've got 'My Pictures' back on the start menu.
All the photos have gone but I suppose it will teach me to back 'em
up in future.
Still puzzels me why it disappeared in the first place.
Anyway, once again thanks.

Regards

Suzuki

Could it still be in the Recycle Bin?

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

Thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately it didn't work.
Now I think about it I don't exactly know when 'My pictures'
disappeared. I was deleting, with a mouse, unwanted items from 'My
Documents' and 'My Recent Documents' I didn't go into 'My Pictures'
at all.
It was only when I had finished that I noticed 'My Pictures' was
missing. I've tried 'start' 'search' for 'My Pictures' a folder
appears but there's nothing in it.

Regards

Suzuki



:

Hi Suzuki,

Right-click an empty space on the Start menu, and then click
Properties. On the Start Menu tab, click Start Menu.
Click Customize, and then click the Advanced tab.
Under "My Pictures", click Display as a link
Click OK, click Apply, and then click OK.

Customizing the Start Menu in Windows XP:
http://www.glencoe.com/norton/online/ezine/display_article.phtml?id=232

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have XP SP2.
Somehow I have deleted 'My Pictures' from the start menu.
How can I recover it and hopefully all the pictures too.

 

[coal_brona]

Hi,

The files you accidentally erased can be restored using Active@
Undelete data recovery tool. It is really powerful, as it never failed
me before. I'm pretty sure that will help,also, it never corrupted my
restored files.

http://www.active-undelete.com/