My Pictures folder

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Hello,
My OS is XP Home/SP3;

The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.?

The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it back.
Will appreciate any help.
 
You can re-create your My Pictures folder. This may seem like a lot to a
novice but its just a simple cut and paste then save!

In "My Documents" create a new folder called "My Pictures".
Open Notepad and copy and paste the following:

[DeleteOnCopy]
Owner=YOUR NAME
Personalized=39
PersonalizedName=My Pictures
[.ShellClassInfo]
[email protected],-12688
IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\mydocs.dll
IconIndex=-101

In 'owner=your name', change 'your name' to the name of your account.
Go to > File > Save As
1. In the "Save in" box select the 'My Pictures' folder
2. In the "File Name" section, enter Desktop.ini
3. From the "Save as Type" drop down list, select "all files"

Done!
 
Deleting the Bags registry key should restore your folder.


Open the Run Box and type "cmd" then enter.

In the command window copy and paste these commands, one at a time.

reg delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags
reg delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU

Log Off, Log On.


ju.c
 
Hi George,

Click Start, Run and type:

rundll32 mydocs.dll,PerUserInit

Press {ENTER}

This creates a new My Pictures folder with the special icon.

To recover the files that were deleted, you'll need a third-party file
recovery tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
 
Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for your suggestion. I followed your instructions and a pop-up said
error:
PerUserInit missing. What should I look for now?
--
George


Ramesh said:
Hi George,

Click Start, Run and type:

rundll32 mydocs.dll,PerUserInit

Press {ENTER}

This creates a new My Pictures folder with the special icon.

To recover the files that were deleted, you'll need a third-party file
recovery tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Koger34 said:
Hello,
My OS is XP Home/SP3;

The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.?

The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it
back.
Will appreciate any help.
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Hi George,

Make sure you copy the command *exactly* and paste it in Start, Run dialog.
Note that the command-line param is case-sensitive.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Koger34 said:
Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for your suggestion. I followed your instructions and a pop-up
said
error:
PerUserInit missing. What should I look for now?
--
George


Ramesh said:
Hi George,

Click Start, Run and type:

rundll32 mydocs.dll,PerUserInit

Press {ENTER}

This creates a new My Pictures folder with the special icon.

To recover the files that were deleted, you'll need a third-party file
recovery tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Koger34 said:
Hello,
My OS is XP Home/SP3;

The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it
back.?

The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it
back.
Will appreciate any help.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Many thanks for your help. Problem solved.
--
George


Ramesh said:
Hi George,

Click Start, Run and type:

rundll32 mydocs.dll,PerUserInit

Press {ENTER}

This creates a new My Pictures folder with the special icon.

To recover the files that were deleted, you'll need a third-party file
recovery tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Koger34 said:
Hello,
My OS is XP Home/SP3;

The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.?

The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it
back.
Will appreciate any help.
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