Restore My Documents Icon

[micheleanndiaz]

The My Documents icon is missing from a user's desktop. I need to restore the original icon which allows me to display "Properties" setting the "Target" of My Documents.

MS KB article 310147 & 221837 did not give me the results I need.

Please help. Thanks

 

[paulhthomas]

Which OS?

 

[paulhthomas]

if it's XP this hould work:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279769&sd=tech

 

[paulhthomas]

or this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;217764

 

[micheleanndiaz]

Running Windows 2000 with SP 4

 

[paulhthomas]

oh yes, that's problably why it's in the windows 200 forum ;o)


try this:

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type the following in the run textbox
regsvr32 mydocs.dll
4. Click OK

 

[micheleanndiaz]

Did that - restarted. But no icon on the desktop.

 

[bcastner]

If you right click a blank area of the desktop, Properties, the "Desktop" tab, Customize, do you not have the option there to enable the display of My Documents?

If not:
right click a blank area of the desktop, New, Shortcut, and enter:
explorer.exe/n,/e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

That is the shell folder GUID for the folder. Otherwise in the alternative, enter as the shortcut target:

explorer.exe/n,/e,"%USERPROFILE%\My Documents"

(I apologize for not testing this in advance. I hope it works for you.)

 

[micheleanndiaz]

To:bcastner
No "Desktop" tab (that's only for XP)
The other recommendation only creates a shortcut, which is not what I need.

I need to create the main or primary icon for My Documents on the desktop (not a shortcut) the primary icon has properites menu option to change the target path.

HELP!!!!

 

[bcastner]

You are really going to make me work here.

First, could you use regedit and make sure the following keys are correct?

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

Value Name: NoSMMyDocs
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)

If an entry exists in either key, delete it, reboot and test.

Second issue, there are group policy concerns here:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...0/server/reskit/en-us/prork/prde_ffs_njlw.asp

Third issue, the desktop "My Document" icon does not have a property sheet other than the fact that it is a shortcut. Because that is all that it is. If you want to access the Security tab or other properties of the folder itself, you need to use Explorer.

 

[paulhthomas]

Right, got it )

1. Double-click "My Computer".
2. When the "My Computer" folder appears, click the "Tools" menu and select "Folder Options".
3. When the "Folder Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, select the "View" tab
4. Check "Show My Documents on the Desktop".
5. Press "OK" to close the dialog box.

If that checkbox was already checked, go through the above steps and uncheck the box and press "OK". Then, go back and recheck the box. This should cause the "My Documents" folder to reappear on your Windows 2000 Desktop.

 

[micheleanndiaz]

To: paulhthomas

THAT DID IT! YAHOO! You saved my neck. (I am embarrassed that I didn't check there first :~/)

Thank you.

To: bcastner and paulhthomas

Thanks you guys for the quick response and all your help.

 

[paulhthomas]

no worries. you can star me now