My documents & my pictures do not open from the start menu.I tried ms help.read two hints re:regestry prob,but that is not it.does anyone have a fix?
please

You might go to your task bar, right click, choose properties, advanced. Then remove those two items, restart, add them back and see if that helps.

HAL8000

Thanks Hal 8000,I tried it,but your suggestion did not do it.

Rats! Is your system new? Have you ran scan disc and defrag lately?
HAL 8000

System is new [two weeks old]Works great except for this problem.Have done scan dsk and defrag, have done reg clean ,have tried all ms hints.

OK, then I will assume that it has been like that from the getngo.
When my system was out of the box, it had no search. It showed up, but would not work. After trying everything I could think, I bit the bullet and reinstalled ME. To my GREAT supprise, I did not lose a thing. I did have to rethrough away some of the same stuff from windows that I did'nt want, redo a couple of icons and that was it. Except my search worked now!
So, I guess what I'm saying, I would not be affraid to reinstall ME. Yours like mine, might not have been a complete install from the factory. 30 minutes is about all it takes.
Sorry, I'm sure you did not want to hear that. But that is my best guess. Maybe someone else out there has a better idea.
: ) HAL8000

if u have TweakUI, i would go to the IE tab & experiment

My computer didn't work right either when it was new until I went ahead and reinstalled Windows. It ran perfectly afterwards. I don't know if it's caused by the disk imaging install they use at the factory or if the integrity of the install degrades as the computer sits unused in the warehouse waiting to be sold, but it sure is frustrating. I've heard that some people like to reinstall the operating system as soon as they get a new computer.

Tried TweakUI ,no help.
Unless someone comes up with a magic bullet,I will probably live with this until I eventually upgrade & install win xp.
Appreciate all the effort,Thanks

I was just wondering if you can access either folder from inside Windows Explorer. That would at least tell you if the start menu shortcuts are just broken, or if My Documents and My Pictures are totally missing from Windows. What happens when you try to save a document? Also, does the desktop shortcut to My Documents work?

I can access either folder from Win explorer.
I can save a document and the desktop shortcut works.