Vista - My Videos Folder has multiple errors after upgrade

Hi all, I've seen the posted solution on finding the "My Videos" folder after an XP to Vista upgrade, but I have an extended problem:

My "My Videos" folder appears as a shortcut to *somewhere* and when I try to follow the shortcut it tells me I need administrative permission, but since I'm the computer's sole user and administrator, when I give myself permission that I already have, nothing happens. Is there a way around this? Look below for the two error windows that show up followed by the folder's security tab...






I have Vista Ultimate upgraded from XP Home OEM w/SP2 and have tried using the shell: command in the search field, with identical results.

Try navigating directly to the "Videos" folder.

The Vista folders beginning with "My" are not real folders. They are
junctions (shortcuts) which point to the corresponding folder e.g. "My
Music" points to "Music".
The Junction Points are in Vista for backward compatibility of pre-Vista
applications. Pre-Vista applications (applications written for XP and 2000)
look for folders that are no longer used in Vista. Folders with the “My”
prefix such as My Documents, My Pictures, and so on. There are also folders
in your user profile that have been changed in Vista, and pre-Vista apps
might be looking for the old folder structure during installation. If you
don’t set the option to Show Hidden Files in Windows Explorer, you will
rarely even see the Junction Point folders.

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"Eratosthenes" <Eratosthenes.37fpw5@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Thank you for your help, but it didn't find a "Videos" folder (at least not the one I want). All it did was find a different, nearly empty folder that I made a few days ago to house new videos. That, and a few hundred other video files from all over my hard drives (but even then far from all of them).

You will need to quote relevant information from previous posts in this
thread if you want me to respond.

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Thank you for your help, but it didn't find a "Videos" folder (at least not the one I want). All it did was find a different, nearly empty folder that I made a few days ago to house new videos. That, and a few hundred other video files from all over my hard drives (but even then far from all of them).






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Eratosthenes

The 'My Videos' junction points to the C:\Users\your name\Videos folder. If
all of your video files were in the 'My Videos' folder in XP, prior to the
upgrade, they should now be in that folder.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Eratosthenes" <Eratosthenes.37gkg0@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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My problem is that a "Videos" folder doesn't even exist. All that's there is a shortcut the "My Videos" that won't open.

You need to completly ignore any folder with the 'My' desination. These
folders are junction points and not actual folders. They are only there to
redirect older applications that may be looking for them to the new location
in Vista.

The Videos folder is a default folder that is created with every new user
account. If it's not in the location I described, something must have
happened to remove it?

If you remember any of the missing video file names, try searching the hard
drive for those files. If you find one, the others may be in the same
location. You might want to unhide any hidden folders, before you search. In
Windows Explorer, go to Organize/Folder and Search Options. In the View Tab,
select the 'Show hidden files and folders' option.



--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


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