my documents folder contents missing

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win xp, sp 2
dell dimension 2400

Hi,

I have recently used the repair tools on the win xp cd, after I could no
longer 'find an entry point' to access my OS, due to a virus.

here is my question...

why is it that the My Documents folder is automatically emptied when one
uses the WIN XP CD to repair the installation? I mean windows give you a file
to keep all of your stuff in. but if you use the repair tool you
automatically lose all your stuff in that file. my other documents, the ones
i saved in other non- 'my documents' folders, is still intact. so if it is
possible to keep some stuff when repairing the os, then why cant you keep
what is in the my docs folder? i guess the work around is to never put stuff
in the my documents folder, that way when repairing the OS you dont lose your
stuff. but what good is that? why cant the repair just leave the stuff in 'my
documents' alone, like it leaves the stuff in non-'my documents' files alone?

I find this quite frustrating... it's like the designers are saying "here is
a special folder for all your stuff, but dont use it or you may lose all your
stuff." ... huh?

can someone please explain it to me?

thanks
brian
 
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win xp, sp 2
dell dimension 2400

Hi,

I have recently used the repair tools on the win xp cd, after I could
no longer 'find an entry point' to access my OS, due to a virus.

here is my question...

why is it that the My Documents folder is automatically emptied when
one uses the WIN XP CD to repair the installation? I mean windows
give you a file to keep all of your stuff in. but if you use the
repair tool you automatically lose all your stuff in that file. my
other documents, the ones i saved in other non- 'my documents'
folders, is still intact. so if it is possible to keep some stuff
when repairing the os, then why cant you keep what is in the my docs
folder? i guess the work around is to never put stuff in the my
documents folder, that way when repairing the OS you dont lose your
stuff. but what good is that? why cant the repair just leave the
stuff in 'my documents' alone, like it leaves the stuff in non-'my
documents' files alone?

I find this quite frustrating... it's like the designers are saying
"here is a special folder for all your stuff, but dont use it or you
may lose all your stuff." ... huh?

can someone please explain it to me?

thanks
brian
Click to expand...

Actually, if you did a repair installation and not a clean installation,
your files are probably still there. They're in C:\Documents and
Settings\<old user name>\My Documents\

Have you looked in there? You might be in luck.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the
lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."

Sherlock Holmes
 
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