Vista Tutorial - Unknown contents in 'my computer'

hey
i cant figure out what has happened but now i have what is in the -User- folder like videos,music,pictures and stuff it is now visible when i open the my computer screen. do you know why? thanks


p.s i have tweakvi(free) and also tuneup2009 installed
not sure if they matter but they do edit the system

Hello Casey,

Double check with OPTION THREE in the tutorial below to see if your user folders have the default location set to them in the registry.

Personal User Folder - Restore Missing Folder

Hope this helps,
Shawn

hey did that and there still there. hovering over the file seen in the 'my computer' they look like exact replica's of the files seen C:/Users. i tested this by making a new folder while in my computer:
-- My Computer --
-Contacts
-Contacts
-Desktop
-Desktop
-New Folder <--
-New Folder <--
and so forth..
when i deleted it they both disappeared off where the left viewing panel is:
there not shortcuts either
i have a screenshot of 'my computer' to give you a better understanding.

Strange. As a test, create a new administrator account to see if it does not have this in it. If not, then you can copy the contents of your old user account's "C:\Users\Casey" folders into the corresponding new account's "C:\Users\(user-name)" folders to keep you settings. After everything checks out ok, you can then delete the old account from within the new one.

seeming that its late ill get back to you tomorrow as i have school also

p.s keep in my mind that tweakvi and tuneup2009 (can configure alot of vista) i found the change around about when i installed these programs roughly

i created the extra account with privileges and basically found the same thing still seeing files in my computer.

Try a System Restore with a restore point dated before you had this problem to see if it may be able to fix it for you.


If not, then back up anything that you do not want to lose in these folders, and delete them all from the Computer and C:\Users\Casey locations. Next, double check again with OPTION THREE in the tutorial below to see if your user folders have the default location set to them in the registry, and restart the computer.

Personal User Folder - Restore Missing Folder

i fixed it. i must of clicked an option in tweakvi and now the only thing there is the hardrive(what should be there) in my computer thanks for the help

I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted Casey. That's some option.