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I recently found that the folder "Desktop" was somehow located under "Searches". I attempted to move it so that it would be under my name (as I'm listed under "Users". Instead "Desktop" is now at the top of the folders file.
If you go to OS (C:) then "Users", then pick my name, on the left under "Folders" you will see:
Desktop
My Name
Public
Computer
Network
Control Panel
Recycle Bin
All Photos
Desktop Items (a folder I had created to put stray items in)
and two other folders I created for my desktop
I really see this as a mess and I don't know how to move, rename or fix that "Desktop" folder. I, of course, don't want to lose any of my work.
Thank you for any help.
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I have to go to bed. I get up between 4am and 5am.
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There are other issues- I think in previous posts I listed some of them- somehow there are strange things in some of my folders and I will have to go through them again to try to sort it all out. But for now this looks pretty close to what you have from what I can tell:
C:\Users\Ceil>reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User ShellFolders AppData REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming Cache REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files Cookies REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies Desktop REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\Desktop Favorites REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\Favorites History REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History Local AppData REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local My Music REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\Music My Pictures REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\Pictures My Video REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\Videos NetHood REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts Personal REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\Documents PrintHood REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts Programs REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs Recent REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent SendTo REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo Startup REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup Start Menu REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu Templates REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates {374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B} REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
"Has your profile folder reverted to it's correct name or is it still showing the desktop display name."
Don't know what this means.
I'm sorry to generate so many emails. I find this format difficult to navigate as it will not save my reply if I leave the page to look on a previous page for information. Also I'm trying to keep the latest window active as getting here from the email link means scrolling through each page to get to the last one. I'm glad this forum is here but for a Microsoft product, you'd think it would be easier to navigate to the last page!
"The registry is correct. To see what it means type set in a command prompt and look up userprofile (which will say c:\users\ceil). Replace %userprofile% with c:\users\ceil. So %USERPROFILE%\Desktop becomes c:\users\ceil\Desktop."
Did the first part (above) don't understant where %userprofile% is.
Neither one of them has a location tab.
HOMEPATH=\Users\Ceil
KillExplorer=1
line=zipperformer
local=C:\Users\Ceil\appdata\local
LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Local
locallow=C:\Users\Ceil\appdata\locallow
localsettingsappdataXP=C:\Users\Ceil\Local Settings\Application Data
LOGONSERVER=\CEIL-PC
MOZ_CRASHREPORTER_DATA_DIRECTORY=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\C
rash Reports
MOZ_CRASHREPORTER_RESTART_ARG_0=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
MOZ_CRASHREPORTER_RESTART_ARG_1=-osint
MOZ_CRASHREPORTER_RESTART_ARG_2=-url
MOZ_CRASHREPORTER_RESTART_ARG_3=http://www.malekal.com/2012/01/10/hosts-anti-pup
sadware
MOZ_CRASHREPORTER_STRINGS_OVERRIDE=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\cras
hreporter-override.ini
MyDocs=C:\Users\Ceil\Documents
MyDocuments=C:\Users\Ceil\Documents
NirCmd=0
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=4
OS=Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
Path=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\
System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\Program F
iles\Common Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\
v1.0;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0f0b
ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
PSModulePath=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
pubdesktop=C:\Users\Public\Desktop
pubdesktopXP=C:\Documents and Settings\Public\Desktop
PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
QTJAVA=C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\QTJava.zip
quicklaunch=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Laun
ch
RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileL
ist
RoxioCentral=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\10.0\Roxio Central36\
SID=S-1-5-21-2262767660-3311196107-592689159-1003
StartDate=Sun 08/18/2013
startmenu=C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
startmenu2=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs
startmenu3XP=C:\ProgramData\start menu\programs
startmenu4XP=C:\Users\Ceil\start menu\programs
StartTime=21:55:39.12
startup=C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Startup
startup2=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\microsoft\windows\Start Menu\Startup
startup3XP=C:\ProgramData\Start Menu\Startup
startup4XP=C:\Users\Ceil\Start Menu\Startup
sys32=C:\Windows\system32
sys32tasks=C:\Windows\System32\Tasks
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows
syswow64=C:\Windows\syswow64
tasks=C:\Windows\Tasks
TEMP=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Local\Temp
TRACE_FORMAT_SEARCH_PATH=\NTREL202.ntdev.corp.microsoft.com\4F18C3A5-CA09-4DBD-
B6FC-219FDD4C6BE0\TraceFormat
UserDesktop=C:\Users\Ceil\Searches\Desktop
USERDOMAIN=Ceil-PC
USERNAME=Ceil
USERPROFILE=C:\Users\Ceil
windir=C:\Windows
_settings_result=0
C:\Users\Ceil>