Vista - Documents folder disapeared

I just set up my new Vista laptop, and I am less than impressed. after having
to change the IRPStack size on the other computers in my home network to
allow printer and file sharing (who has ever heard of that issue?) I've
encountered a new problem that has stumped me and the IT guys at my place of
employ.

It all started when I first turned on the laptop. I attemtped to Drag and
Drop the Documents folder from my user folder onto my Desktop. I did it
without even thinking - I know, I should have just created a shortcut.

That's when then fun started.

Once I realized that I didn't want to move the folder, I attempted to move
it back - a simple process in previous windows editions. However, this time,
it didn't work. The folder went back into the User folder, but it started
creating a proliferation of Documents folders. I'm not sure why, but a
Documents folder appeared inside the documents folder, and another one inside
of that. It went about seven levels deep at the worst point. Once I deleted
out these additional folded inside of the documents folder, I attempted to
import my personal data from my external hard drive. This created another
proliferation of Documents folders. My folder string looked something like
C:\\UserName\Documents\Documents\Documents\Documents\Personal Folders.

This has happened a couple of times. I'll move my personal folders back
into the main documents folder, and it'll stay that way for a couple of days
before the documents folders proliferate again. I haven't lost anything yet,
but this is getting annoying.

But wait, it gets worse. Somewhere in there the documents link on my start
menu broke. I don't know how it did, but it broke. It is a completely dead
link. I can't figure out how to resurrect it.

So how can I get the documents folder to stop proliferating? And how can I
repair the Documents link on the Start Menu?

I did a similar thing, i.e., dragged my accessories folder out of the menu
onto the desktop. Everything got sprinkled all over the place. I finally
resorted to doing a system restore to a time prior to my bad move. Do read a
lot before doing a system restore. You should know what it will and will not
do to your current status. Nicely, it does not alter documents you have been
working on. I'm finding out a ton of stuff from a book called Windows Vista
Solutions , HOW TO LOVE YOUR VISTA, from PC magazine, by Mark Justice
Hinton. Found it on Amazon: it's worth its weight in gold.

Sgh [shuddering neophyte]

"lawdude10" wrote:

In the end, I would up doing something similar, if not more drastic. I
completely reinstalled vista. In so doing, it obviously fixed the problem,
but it is a lot of work just to what shouldn't even be a problem. I've since
discovered that Vista will automatically repair if you somehow delete or move
the Documents folder. The only problem is that this new feature doesn't work
well - it is VERY buggy, and led to all my problems. Oh well. THe problem
is fixed now, but if I didn't know computers semi-well, then I would have
been out of luck.

"Sgh" wrote: