Vista - Vista Special Folders showing default folder icon

I know this is a common problem and fixes have been posted on many
sites. However, the Videos folder is showing the default folder icon.
I've tried all the fixes I've read about including: editing the
desktop.ini within that folder to the default. Rebuilding
IconCache.db. Copying the Videos folder to that one in Guest account.

I've tried the utility DesktopINIFix. This actually worked but when I
rebooted it had gone back to the default icon. When I try to delete
the Videos folder it is restored on reboot with the default folder
icon.

Has anyone got any suggestions on anything else to try?

Many thanks!

Hello Distorted Vision,

Check with Method Two in this tutorial that the Videos (My Video in registry) folder has the default location "%USERPROFILE%\Videos" (no quotes) set in the registry for it.

Personal User Folder - Restore Missing Folder


If it does, then see this tutorial to see if it can help.

Personal User Shell Folders

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi Shawn,

Many thanks for the reply. It worked after I logged off and back in.
But when I rebooted it was back to the same default folder as before.
A point aside in step 10 I had t use quotation marks around the
%USERPROFILE%\Videos because otherwise I was getting the error:

"parameter format not correct"

I assume this makes no difference.

Do you have any other suggestions because I'm completely stuck now.
There seems to be something happening when it is rebooted. I've
checked the desktop.ini and it remains unchanged.

Many thanks!

Check in this registry location along with the other one:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

Make sure that the location for "My Video" in this registry location is set with the default folder location of "C:\Users\(User Name)\Videos" (no quotes).

Personal User Folder - Restore Missing Folder

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Try typing C:\Users\yourname\Video

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My Video in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Shell
Folders is set to "C:\Users\MyUsername\Videos"

as are all the items there eg/ My Musice, My Pictures etc.

I'm not certain why it would not be displaying the correct folder icon since you have the correct folder locations in both registry locations, and have replaced the desktop.ini file with a default version.

As a test, create a new administrator account and see if it works properly in it. If it does, then delete the old account from within the new one and use the New account instead. When you delete the old account, be sure to select "Keep Files" to get a copt of the old user account's user folders content to a folder on the desktop of the new account.

Hope this helps,
Shawn