Unable to see Drives etc in 'Computer'

[John Young]

Computer is a Compaq Presario SR1180UK, operating system is Windows Vista
Home premium. Normally when I open 'My Computer' I can see all drives with
info as to size/name etc, and am able to open any drive by selecting it.
Today, for no reason that I am aware of, When I select 'Computer' no drives
are shown. I am able, I think, to save info to a drive because drive led on
front of comp blinks. I have Norton 360 installed and Tweakvi. Have tried
Windows System Restore but get message 'unable to restore.'
Thanks for advice re personal details - will be careful in future.

 

[Josh]

I have the same problem. The only thing that shows up is " My Sharing
Folders". C, D, and E are not there. I can access them by typing C:\ in the
address bar they just don't show up under "My Computer"

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Josh,

Did you use any tweaking tool recently?

--
Regards,

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


I have the same problem. The only thing that shows up is " My Sharing
Folders". C, D, and E are not there. I can access them by typing C:\ in the
address bar they just don't show up under "My Computer"

 

[Josh]

As far as I remember it was like that from the get-go. It was one of the
first things I noticed to be differant from xp.Vista came installed on a new
laptop I purchased.

Hi Josh,

Did you use any tweaking tool recently?

--
Regards,

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


I have the same problem. The only thing that shows up is " My Sharing
Folders". C, D, and E are not there. I can access them by typing C:\ in the
address bar they just don't show up under "My Computer"

Computer is a Compaq Presario SR1180UK, operating system is Windows Vista
Home premium. Normally when I open 'My Computer' I can see all drives with
info as to size/name etc, and am able to open any drive by selecting it.
Today, for no reason that I am aware of, When I select 'Computer' no drives
are shown. I am able, I think, to save info to a drive because drive led on
front of comp blinks. I have Norton 360 installed and Tweakvi. Have tried
Windows System Restore but get message 'unable to restore.'
Thanks for advice re personal details - will be careful in future.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Click Start, type CMD and press ENTER.

Type:

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives

Copy the output and include it in your reply.

--
Regards,

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



As far as I remember it was like that from the get-go. It was one of the
first things I noticed to be differant from xp.Vista came installed on a new
laptop I purchased.

Hi Josh,

Did you use any tweaking tool recently?

--
Regards,

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


I have the same problem. The only thing that shows up is " My Sharing
Folders". C, D, and E are not there. I can access them by typing C:\ in the
address bar they just don't show up under "My Computer"

Computer is a Compaq Presario SR1180UK, operating system is Windows Vista
Home premium. Normally when I open 'My Computer' I can see all drives with
info as to size/name etc, and am able to open any drive by selecting it.
Today, for no reason that I am aware of, When I select 'Computer' no drives
are shown. I am able, I think, to save info to a drive because drive led on
front of comp blinks. I have Norton 360 installed and Tweakvi. Have tried
Windows System Restore but get message 'unable to restore.'
Thanks for advice re personal details - will be careful in future.

 

[Josh]

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoDrives Reg_DWORD 0x3ffffff

Click Start, type CMD and press ENTER.

Type:

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives

Copy the output and include it in your reply.

--
Regards,

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



As far as I remember it was like that from the get-go. It was one of the
first things I noticed to be differant from xp.Vista came installed on a new
laptop I purchased.

Hi Josh,

Did you use any tweaking tool recently?

--
Regards,

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


I have the same problem. The only thing that shows up is " My Sharing
Folders". C, D, and E are not there. I can access them by typing C:\ in the
address bar they just don't show up under "My Computer"

Computer is a Compaq Presario SR1180UK, operating system is Windows Vista
Home premium. Normally when I open 'My Computer' I can see all drives with
info as to size/name etc, and am able to open any drive by selecting it.
Today, for no reason that I am aware of, When I select 'Computer' no drives
are shown. I am able, I think, to save info to a drive because drive led on
front of comp blinks. I have Norton 360 installed and Tweakvi. Have tried
Windows System Restore but get message 'unable to restore.'
Thanks for advice re personal details - will be careful in future.

 

[Josh]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software... not HKCU

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoDrives Reg_DWORD 0x3ffffff

Click Start, type CMD and press ENTER.

Type:

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives

Copy the output and include it in your reply.

--
Regards,

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



As far as I remember it was like that from the get-go. It was one of the
first things I noticed to be differant from xp.Vista came installed on a new
laptop I purchased.

Hi Josh,

Did you use any tweaking tool recently?

--
Regards,

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


I have the same problem. The only thing that shows up is " My Sharing
Folders". C, D, and E are not there. I can access them by typing C:\ in the
address bar they just don't show up under "My Computer"

:

Computer is a Compaq Presario SR1180UK, operating system is Windows Vista
Home premium. Normally when I open 'My Computer' I can see all drives with
info as to size/name etc, and am able to open any drive by selecting it.
Today, for no reason that I am aware of, When I select 'Computer' no drives
are shown. I am able, I think, to save info to a drive because drive led on
front of comp blinks. I have Norton 360 installed and Tweakvi. Have tried
Windows System Restore but get message 'unable to restore.'
Thanks for advice re personal details - will be careful in future.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Click Start, and type:

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives /f

--
Regards,

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


HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoDrives Reg_DWORD 0x3ffffff

Click Start, type CMD and press ENTER.

Type:

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives

Copy the output and include it in your reply.

--
Regards,

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



As far as I remember it was like that from the get-go. It was one of the
first things I noticed to be differant from xp.Vista came installed on a new
laptop I purchased.

Hi Josh,

Did you use any tweaking tool recently?

--
Regards,

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


I have the same problem. The only thing that shows up is " My Sharing
Folders". C, D, and E are not there. I can access them by typing C:\ in the
address bar they just don't show up under "My Computer"

Computer is a Compaq Presario SR1180UK, operating system is Windows Vista
Home premium. Normally when I open 'My Computer' I can see all drives with
info as to size/name etc, and am able to open any drive by selecting it.
Today, for no reason that I am aware of, When I select 'Computer' no drives
are shown. I am able, I think, to save info to a drive because drive led on
front of comp blinks. I have Norton 360 installed and Tweakvi. Have tried
Windows System Restore but get message 'unable to restore.'
Thanks for advice re personal details - will be careful in future.

 

[Josh]

access is denied. I am set as the only admin.

Click Start, and type:

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives /f

--
Regards,

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


HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoDrives Reg_DWORD 0x3ffffff

Click Start, type CMD and press ENTER.

Type:

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives

Copy the output and include it in your reply.

--
Regards,

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



As far as I remember it was like that from the get-go. It was one of the
first things I noticed to be differant from xp.Vista came installed on a new
laptop I purchased.

Hi Josh,

Did you use any tweaking tool recently?

--
Regards,

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


I have the same problem. The only thing that shows up is " My Sharing
Folders". C, D, and E are not there. I can access them by typing C:\ in the
address bar they just don't show up under "My Computer"

:

Computer is a Compaq Presario SR1180UK, operating system is Windows Vista
Home premium. Normally when I open 'My Computer' I can see all drives with
info as to size/name etc, and am able to open any drive by selecting it.
Today, for no reason that I am aware of, When I select 'Computer' no drives
are shown. I am able, I think, to save info to a drive because drive led on
front of comp blinks. I have Norton 360 installed and Tweakvi. Have tried
Windows System Restore but get message 'unable to restore.'
Thanks for advice re personal details - will be careful in future.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Open an Admin Command prompt and then try running the command again. To open an elevated Command Prompt window, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

--
Regards,

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


access is denied. I am set as the only admin.

Click Start, and type:

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives /f

--
Regards,

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


HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoDrives Reg_DWORD 0x3ffffff

Click Start, type CMD and press ENTER.

Type:

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives

Copy the output and include it in your reply.

--
Regards,

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



As far as I remember it was like that from the get-go. It was one of the
first things I noticed to be differant from xp.Vista came installed on a new
laptop I purchased.

Hi Josh,

Did you use any tweaking tool recently?

--
Regards,

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


I have the same problem. The only thing that shows up is " My Sharing
Folders". C, D, and E are not there. I can access them by typing C:\ in the
address bar they just don't show up under "My Computer"

:

Computer is a Compaq Presario SR1180UK, operating system is Windows Vista
Home premium. Normally when I open 'My Computer' I can see all drives with
info as to size/name etc, and am able to open any drive by selecting it.
Today, for no reason that I am aware of, When I select 'Computer' no drives
are shown. I am able, I think, to save info to a drive because drive led on
front of comp blinks. I have Norton 360 installed and Tweakvi. Have tried
Windows System Restore but get message 'unable to restore.'
Thanks for advice re personal details - will be careful in future.

 

[Josh]

It says completed successfully, should I reboot?

Open an Admin Command prompt and then try running the command again. To open an elevated Command Prompt window, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

--
Regards,

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


access is denied. I am set as the only admin.

Click Start, and type:

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives /f

--
Regards,

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


HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoDrives Reg_DWORD 0x3ffffff

Click Start, type CMD and press ENTER.

Type:

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoDrives

Copy the output and include it in your reply.

--
Regards,

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



As far as I remember it was like that from the get-go. It was one of the
first things I noticed to be differant from xp.Vista came installed on a new
laptop I purchased.
:

Hi Josh,

Did you use any tweaking tool recently?

--
Regards,

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


I have the same problem. The only thing that shows up is " My Sharing
Folders". C, D, and E are not there. I can access them by typing C:\ in the
address bar they just don't show up under "My Computer"

:

Computer is a Compaq Presario SR1180UK, operating system is Windows Vista
Home premium. Normally when I open 'My Computer' I can see all drives with
info as to size/name etc, and am able to open any drive by selecting it.
Today, for no reason that I am aware of, When I select 'Computer' no drives
are shown. I am able, I think, to save info to a drive because drive led on
front of comp blinks. I have Norton 360 installed and Tweakvi. Have tried
Windows System Restore but get message 'unable to restore.'
Thanks for advice re personal details - will be careful in future.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Yes.

--
Regards,

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


It says completed successfully, should I reboot?

 

[Josh]

Thank you very much. It worked, all the drives show up. I appreciate you
helping me out.

Yes.

--
Regards,

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


It says completed successfully, should I reboot?

Open an Admin Command prompt and then try running the command again. To open an elevated Command Prompt window, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

--
Regards,

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

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome!

--
Regards,

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


Thank you very much. It worked, all the drives show up. I appreciate you
helping me out.

Yes.

--
Regards,

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


It says completed successfully, should I reboot?

Open an Admin Command prompt and then try running the command again. To open an elevated Command Prompt window, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

--
Regards,

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