Vista - My Music Folder???

I stupidly tried to move the My Music folder today so that I could share the
music with the other user accounts. The folder became unusable on the start
menu and I couldn't open ITunes becuase it said that it could not find My
Music.

Anyway i went into the system registry after reading some previous topics
and have restored the default User Shell Folder values. Now ITunes works but
when I try and open My Music it just tells me that Access is denied as the
location is not available.

Can anyone shed any light on this? Cheers in advance

In Vista, the My Music, My Documents, etc. are no longer directories. These
are junctions that point to the new default directories... Music, Documents,
Pictures

It's best to just leave them alone.




"Beej71" <Beej71@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AC61CE6C-8C9A-48FD-BC83-2FBAB7C8F222@microsoft.com...
>I stupidly tried to move the My Music folder today so that I could share
>the
> music with the other user accounts. The folder became unusable on the
> start
> menu and I couldn't open ITunes becuase it said that it could not find My
> Music.
>
> Anyway i went into the system registry after reading some previous topics
> and have restored the default User Shell Folder values. Now ITunes works
> but
> when I try and open My Music it just tells me that Access is denied as the
> location is not available.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this? Cheers in advance

The question is how you're accessing the Music folder. As Dave said, the "My Music" icon that you see in your user profile folder is a junction point, and not a real folder.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Beej71" <Beej71@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AC61CE6C-8C9A-48FD-BC83-2FBAB7C8F222@microsoft.com...
I stupidly tried to move the My Music folder today so that I could share the
music with the other user accounts. The folder became unusable on the start
menu and I couldn't open ITunes becuase it said that it could not find My
Music.

Anyway i went into the system registry after reading some previous topics
and have restored the default User Shell Folder values. Now ITunes works but
when I try and open My Music it just tells me that Access is denied as the
location is not available.

Can anyone shed any light on this? Cheers in advance

Fine, it's a junction point with changed functionality, etc. But how, as
Beej71 asked, do you manage backup folders, specifically deselect the My
Music folder in My Documents when Explorer won't let you see them? And the
backup program can't see them? I'd like to separate my media and work file
back ups to keep the size managable?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> The question is how you're accessing the Music folder. As Dave said, the "My Music" icon that you see in your user profile folder is a junction point, and not a real folder.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Beej71" <Beej71@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AC61CE6C-8C9A-48FD-BC83-2FBAB7C8F222@microsoft.com...
> I stupidly tried to move the My Music folder today so that I could share the
> music with the other user accounts. The folder became unusable on the start
> menu and I couldn't open ITunes becuase it said that it could not find My
> Music.
>
> Anyway i went into the system registry after reading some previous topics
> and have restored the default User Shell Folder values. Now ITunes works but
> when I try and open My Music it just tells me that Access is denied as the
> location is not available.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this? Cheers in advance
>

Sam,

This is what Beej71 said:

"when I try and open My Music it just tells me that Access is denied"

So how is Beej71 accessing the My Music folder? Is he clicking on the junction point, or clicking the "Music" icon in the Start menu? Also, is the real "Music" folder accessible, and pointing to a valid location?

Click Start, type "shell:my music" (Press ENTER). Does the Music folder open?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Sam Paules" <SamPaules@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A1C09A22-CBFF-44CB-9D49-7D0BC209D4FA@microsoft.com...

Fine, it's a junction point with changed functionality, etc. But how, as
Beej71 asked, do you manage backup folders, specifically deselect the My
Music folder in My Documents when Explorer won't let you see them? And the
backup program can't see them? I'd like to separate my media and work file
back ups to keep the size managable?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> The question is how you're accessing the Music folder. As Dave said, the "My Music" icon that you see in your user profile folder is a junction point, and not a real folder.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Beej71" <Beej71@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AC61CE6C-8C9A-48FD-BC83-2FBAB7C8F222@microsoft.com...
> I stupidly tried to move the My Music folder today so that I could share the
> music with the other user accounts. The folder became unusable on the start
> menu and I couldn't open ITunes becuase it said that it could not find My
> Music.
>
> Anyway i went into the system registry after reading some previous topics
> and have restored the default User Shell Folder values. Now ITunes works but
> when I try and open My Music it just tells me that Access is denied as the
> location is not available.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this? Cheers in advance
>