My Documents folder type is wrong

[emmett]

The folders My Documents, My Pictures, and My Music are
not customizable, yet they are not functioning as they
should be. My Documents is presented as a music
directory, and My Pictures and My Music are general
purpose, w/o either picture or music functions availalble
respectively. Does any one know how to reconfigure these
customization on these directories?
Thanks.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Emmett,

Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 /i shell32

If that doesn't help, go to Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Reset
all folders.

 

[Alex Nichol]

The folders My Documents, My Pictures, and My Music are
not customizable, yet they are not functioning as they
should be. My Documents is presented as a music
directory, and My Pictures and My Music are general
purpose, w/o either picture or music functions availalble
respectively. Does any one know how to reconfigure these
customization on these directories?

Use TweakUI - one of the XP Powertoys from (if you have installed XP
SP1)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

If you have not installed SP1, the earlier version can be found at
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Once installed you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
Windows XP

It My Computer - Special folders allow you to select the titles like My
Pictures and redirect them to the appropriate folders (which must
already exist). It sounds as if you have tried something of the sort
and got pointers mixed, or two different ones trying to point to the
same physical folder (don't)

So steer them all away to some specially made folders that you will
delete afterwards, then log out and on again, and point them back where
they ought to be.