Vista - Documents Folder Renamed Desktop ???

wornout99 · 06-09-2009

Just recently I noticed my Documents folder has been renamed Desktop. It shows up as Desktop on the start menu. When I open my user file, Desktop shows up twice. One is empty and the other has my stuff in it. I can not rename it back to Documents.

I don't know what happen, does anybody else?

**Brink** · 06-10-2009

Hello Wornout, and welcome to Vista Forums.

This can usually fix this for you:

Back up anything that you do not want to lose in the desktop folders to another location to restore later.

Make sure that the Documents (Personal in registry) and Desktop folders have the default location set to them using OPTION THREE in this tutorial.

Delete both Desktop folders.

In the Start Menu, type shell:Personal and press enter, then type shell:desktop and press enter.

Restart the computer to have the folders restore back to default. You may need to restart a couple of times somtimes though.

Copy your backed up items back to the now restored Desktop folder.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

wornout99 · 06-10-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

Hello Wornout, and welcome to Vista Forums.

This can usually fix this for you:

Back up anything that you do not want to lose in the desktop folders to another location to restore later.

Make sure that the Documents (Personal in registry) and Desktop folders have the default location set to them using OPTION THREE in this tutorial.

Delete both Desktop folders.

In the Start Menu, type shell:Personal and press enter, then type shell:desktop and press enter.

Restart the computer to have the folders restore back to default. You may need to restart a couple of times somtimes though.

Copy your backed up items back to the now restored Desktop folder.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

I tried all that and it worked after the first restart and then I restarted again and my problem of two 'Desktop' folders in my 'User' folder came back.

When backing up my Documents folder, I came upon a folder that has files (2) that don't exist but the entries do. I think that has something to do with it and I can't delete those files no matter what I tried.

I must have something wrong with my registry.

**Brink** · 06-10-2009

Ok, in that case we can go to the next level.

Create a new administrator account.

Copy the contents of the old account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders into the corresponding new account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders.

Log on to the new account. If everything checks out, then you can delete the old account from within the new account.

wornout99 · 06-10-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

Ok, in that case we can go to the next level.

Create a new administrator account.

Copy the contents of the old account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders into the corresponding new account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders.

Log on to the new account. If everything checks out, then you can delete the old account from within the new account.

OK, that worked sorta. When I created a new admin account and restarted I had the old admin account, the new admin account and a combo account newaccount.oldaccount.

What I did next was recreate a new account and named it the original account. Copied over all the stuff, including appdata (hidden file), and then purged the new account and the hybrid. All was well after I restarted.

Thank you for your help....wornout

**Brink** · 06-10-2009

You're welcome. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.

Quote: Originally Posted by wornout99

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

Ok, in that case we can go to the next level.

Create a new administrator account.

Copy the contents of the old account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders into the corresponding new account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders.

Log on to the new account. If everything checks out, then you can delete the old account from within the new account.

OK, that worked sorta. When I created a new admin account and restarted I had the old admin account, the new admin account and a combo account newaccount.oldaccount.

What I did next was recreate a new account and named it the original account. Copied over all the stuff, including appdata (hidden file), and then purged the new account and the hybrid. All was well after I restarted.

Thank you for your help....wornout

06-09-2009	#1 (permalink)
wornout99 Vista Home Premium 64 bit 4 posts	Documents Folder Renamed Desktop ??? Just recently I noticed my Documents folder has been renamed Desktop. It shows up as Desktop on the start menu. When I open my user file, Desktop shows up twice. One is empty and the other has my stuff in it. I can not rename it back to Documents. I don't know what happen, does anybody else? Attached Thumbnails
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06-10-2009	#2 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,110 posts	Re: Documents Folder Renamed Desktop ??? Hello Wornout, and welcome to Vista Forums. This can usually fix this for you: Back up anything that you do not want to lose in the desktop folders to another location to restore later. Make sure that the Documents (Personal in registry) and Desktop folders have the default location set to them using OPTION THREE in this tutorial. Delete both Desktop folders. In the Start Menu, type shell:Personal and press enter, then type shell:desktop and press enter. Restart the computer to have the folders restore back to default. You may need to restart a couple of times somtimes though. Copy your backed up items back to the now restored Desktop folder. Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

06-10-2009	#3 (permalink)
wornout99 Vista Home Premium 64 bit 4 posts	Re: Documents Folder Renamed Desktop ??? Quote: Originally Posted by Brink Hello Wornout, and welcome to Vista Forums. This can usually fix this for you: Back up anything that you do not want to lose in the desktop folders to another location to restore later. Make sure that the Documents (Personal in registry) and Desktop folders have the default location set to them using OPTION THREE in this tutorial. Delete both Desktop folders. In the Start Menu, type shell:Personal and press enter, then type shell:desktop and press enter. Restart the computer to have the folders restore back to default. You may need to restart a couple of times somtimes though. Copy your backed up items back to the now restored Desktop folder. Hope this helps, Shawn I tried all that and it worked after the first restart and then I restarted again and my problem of two 'Desktop' folders in my 'User' folder came back. When backing up my Documents folder, I came upon a folder that has files (2) that don't exist but the entries do. I think that has something to do with it and I can't delete those files no matter what I tried. I must have something wrong with my registry.
My System Specs

06-10-2009	#4 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,110 posts	Re: Documents Folder Renamed Desktop ??? Ok, in that case we can go to the next level. Create a new administrator account. Copy the contents of the old account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders into the corresponding new account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders. Log on to the new account. If everything checks out, then you can delete the old account from within the new account.
My System Specs

06-10-2009	#5 (permalink)
wornout99 Vista Home Premium 64 bit 4 posts	Re: Documents Folder Renamed Desktop ??? Quote: Originally Posted by Brink Ok, in that case we can go to the next level. Create a new administrator account. Copy the contents of the old account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders into the corresponding new account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders. Log on to the new account. If everything checks out, then you can delete the old account from within the new account. OK, that worked sorta. When I created a new admin account and restarted I had the old admin account, the new admin account and a combo account newaccount.oldaccount. What I did next was recreate a new account and named it the original account. Copied over all the stuff, including appdata (hidden file), and then purged the new account and the hybrid. All was well after I restarted. Thank you for your help....wornout
My System Specs

06-10-2009	#6 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,110 posts	Re: Documents Folder Renamed Desktop ??? You're welcome. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. Quote: Originally Posted by wornout99 Quote: Originally Posted by Brink Ok, in that case we can go to the next level. Create a new administrator account. Copy the contents of the old account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders into the corresponding new account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders. Log on to the new account. If everything checks out, then you can delete the old account from within the new account. OK, that worked sorta. When I created a new admin account and restarted I had the old admin account, the new admin account and a combo account newaccount.oldaccount. What I did next was recreate a new account and named it the original account. Copied over all the stuff, including appdata (hidden file), and then purged the new account and the hybrid. All was well after I restarted. Thank you for your help....wornout
My System Specs

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