My Computer > My Documents points to LocalService\My Documents

[Guest]

In My Computer, if navigate into the "Mike's Documents" (i.e. My Documents)
folder, I end up in C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\My Documents,
where there is just one file: "DESKTOP_Mike_2006-07-08.txt", instead of going
into My Documents proper.

Why is that, and how do I fix it?

Thanks!

Mike

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Mike,

Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DocFolderPaths

Fix the My Documents folder path for your account. It may be incorrectly pointing to the LocalService account.

Close Regedit.exe

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Regards,

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


In My Computer, if navigate into the "Mike's Documents" (i.e. My Documents)
folder, I end up in C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\My Documents,
where there is just one file: "DESKTOP_Mike_2006-07-08.txt", instead of going
into My Documents proper.

Why is that, and how do I fix it?

Thanks!

Mike

 

[Guest]

Hi Ramesh,

Perfect answer. Fixed it. Out of interest, any idea what causes this?

Thanks, and Happy Holidays.

Mike

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome.

No idea, Mike. But if this happens again, you can set an audit for the registry key to determine what is causing the problem.

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Regards,

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


Hi Ramesh,

Perfect answer. Fixed it. Out of interest, any idea what causes this?

Thanks, and Happy Holidays.

Mike