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TEMP folder? What the?

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Name: beaumont911
Date: September 28, 2005 at 23:56:49 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 512mb
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Hi, I have a Asus M6R Laptop. I banged it before on a table (this may be relavent) and when I log on normally to my lbeaumont profile, it looks like everything has gone and all my documents has gone. When I go to "C:\Documents and Settings", it has my lbeaumont folder, and a TEMP folder. I guess it is loading off the TEMP folder. How do I make it go back to the lbeaumont folder? I have tried restarting it, thats it.



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Name: Destructo
Date: September 29, 2005 at 01:25:14 Pacific
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You may use http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/shellfolders.reg
This Registry file will reset all the default links in Windows XP.

Windows XP stores the location of per-user special folders (including Internet Explorer Favorites location) here:

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

When you redirect special folders using Tweak UI or by moving the folder to another location, Windows updates the User Shell Folder paths automatically and points to the target path. To reset the User Shell Folders values to defaults, try this:
Open Registry Editor and navigate to this location:

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


Fore more details
Visit

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm


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Name: beaumont911
Date: September 29, 2005 at 04:14:42 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks mate, worked perfectly ;)


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