Can't straighten out my folders...their order is very messed up.

Not sure if you're still there. 

Today I tried to delete a file from the now current desktop that I didn't want and was told it wasn't at that location.  I finally found it and deleted it but the icon was not deleted from my desktop so I refreshed the desktop and all of the folders and most items went away.  I then went to the Search file to look at the desktop items there, and copied and pasted them right onto the desktop.  They are now in: C:\Users\Ceil\Desktop.  There is still something in the Searches folder named "Desktop" but it is now empty.  There are still problems with some strange things in folders but things seem more "normal".

 I did the reg query that you requested in a previous post and now have:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell

Folders

    desktop    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Desktop

I'm in Australia so don't expect our hours to coincide. It's 5:50pm monday on a cold winter's night (after a mostly very warm winter).

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.

Has the location tab moved to the C:\Users\Ceil\Desktop folder? If so delete C:\Users\Ceil\Searches\Desktop.

Has your profile folder reverted to it's correct name or is it still showing the desktop display name.

What are the other issues?

To check your other folders type

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"

Everything should start %userprofile% and point somewhere sensible. Although many will have long paths into the AppData folder. Here's mine (ignore contacts - I moved it in testing).

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

    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 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

    My Music    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Music

    My Pictures    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Pictures

    {DE92C1C7-837F-4F69-A3BB-86E631204A23}    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Music\Playlists

    {56784854-C6CB-462B-8169-88E350ACB882}    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\New Folder (2)\Contacts

Oops it tuesday night. Not monday.

AHA.  That explains why we're usually out of sync.  Vermont US (NE US) here.  And we're just finishing up a wet summer that can be described as one or two very hot weeks this year.  Leaves just starting to turn color.  I have another day away but will try to get this done as much as possible when I'm home. So far: C:\Users\Ceil>set

7zSfxFolder00=C:\Users\Ceil\Searches\Desktop

7zSfxFolder02=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Program

s

7zSfxFolder05=C:\Users\Ceil\Documents

7zSfxFolder06=C:\Users\Ceil\Favorites

7zSfxFolder07=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Program

s\Startup

7zSfxFolder08=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent

7zSfxFolder09=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

7zSfxFolder11=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

7zSfxFolder13=C:\Users\Ceil\Music

7zSfxFolder14=C:\Users\Ceil\Videos

7zSfxFolder16=C:\Users\Ceil\Searches\Desktop

7zSfxFolder19=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts

7zSfxFolder20=C:\Windows\Fonts

7zSfxFolder21=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates

7zSfxFolder22=C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

7zSfxFolder23=C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

7zSfxFolder24=C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

7zSfxFolder25=C:\Users\Public\Desktop

7zSfxFolder26=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming

7zSfxFolder27=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts

7zSfxFolder28=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Local

7zSfxFolder29=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Program

s\Startup

7zSfxFolder30=C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

7zSfxFolder31=C:\Users\Ceil\Favorites

7zSfxFolder32=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet F

iles

7zSfxFolder33=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies

7zSfxFolder34=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History

7zSfxFolder35=C:\ProgramData

7zSfxFolder36=C:\Windows

7zSfxFolder37=C:\Windows\system32

7zSfxFolder38=C:\Program Files

7zSfxFolder39=C:\Users\Ceil\Pictures

7zSfxFolder40=C:\Users\Ceil

7zSfxFolder41=C:\Windows\system32

7zSfxFolder42=C:\Program Files

7zSfxFolder43=C:\Program Files\Common Files

7zSfxFolder44=C:\Program Files\Common Files

7zSfxFolder45=C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates

7zSfxFolder46=C:\Users\Public\Documents

7zSfxFolder47=C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrativ

e Tools

7zSfxFolder48=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Program

s\Administrative Tools

7zSfxFolder53=C:\Users\Public\Music

7zSfxFolder54=C:\Users\Public\Pictures

7zSfxFolder55=C:\Users\Public\Videos

7zSfxFolder56=C:\Windows\resources

7zSfxFolder59=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn

ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData

allusersXP=C:\ProgramData\application data

APPDATA=C:\Users\Ceil\AppData\Roaming

arch=x86

asl.log=Destination=file;OnFirstLog=command,environment

CLASSPATH=.;C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\ext\QTJava.zip;C:\Program Files\Quick

Time\QTSystem\QTJava.zip

CommonDesktop=C:\Users\Public\Desktop

CommonDocuments=C:\Users\Public\Documents

CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files

COMPUTERNAME=CEIL-PC

ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

DFSTRACINGON=FALSE

FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO