On the right panel of the start menu when I click on the pictures button
nothing happens. When I look at the pictures button "properties" there is no
information so there is no link indicated to the pictures folder (which,
along with my other data is in partition D: on my HDD). How can I re-link the
start menu picture button again. I can't do it through properties as there is
no information here.

I have used the file / folder explorer and see that the folders under my
user name folder are there for “documents�, “videos� and “music� (all of
which work from the start menu) – each folder has a nice graphic and by
clicking properties, I can select a location (where my documents, videos and
music folders are in my D: drive) but there is no “pictures� folder. If I
add a folder called pictures, it has a normal buff coloured icon and in
properties, there is no “location� option.

Could I have deleted a critical folder that was called pictures which is
pivotal and if so, how can I get it back again?

In the 'Start Search' box on the Start menu, type:

shellictures

That SHOULD open the folder that Vista thinks is your Pictures folder. If a
folder opens, but it's not the one you want as pictures, its Properties
dialog should have a 'Location' tab with a 'Move' button that will allow you
to redirect it to the folder of your choice.

If the above command gives a 'cannot find...' error, type 'regedit' in the
Start Search box. In the registry editor, navigate to:

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"

In the right-hand pane, edit the path data for the value named 'My Pictures'
so that it corresponds to the folder you want. Then log off & back on &
your Start menu should know where your Pictures folder is.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"rene" <rene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> On the right panel of the start menu when I click on the pictures button
> nothing happens. When I look at the pictures button "properties" there is
> no
> information so there is no link indicated to the pictures folder (which,
> along with my other data is in partition D: on my HDD). How can I re-link
> the
> start menu picture button again. I can't do it through properties as there
> is
> no information here.
>
> I have used the file / folder explorer and see that the folders under my
> user name folder are there for “documents�, “videos� and “music� (all of
> which work from the start menu) – each folder has a nice graphic and by
> clicking properties, I can select a location (where my documents, videos
> and
> music folders are in my D: drive) but there is no “pictures� folder. If I
> add a folder called pictures, it has a normal buff coloured icon and in
> properties, there is no “location� option.
>
> Could I have deleted a critical folder that was called pictures which is
> pivotal and if so, how can I get it back again?
>