Windows XP desktop strangeness

Post by **DORFD1** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:17 am

A weird thing jst happend the root directory of drive C: is showing on the desktop an my documents.

Do you know what could have caused this.

Post by **empireum** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:24 am

Open up Regedit, and search for a key called "Shell Folders". See what the Desktop entry points to and fix the directory if necessary (it should point to %USERPROFILE%\Desktop).

Post by **DORFD1** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:27 am

empireum wrote:Open up Regedit, and search for a key called "Shell Folders". See what the Desktop entry points to and fix the directory if necessary (it should point to %USERPROFILE%\Desktop).

I can change the setting but it always reverts back to root of drive C:

Post by **mdogg** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:14 am

Sounds like a virus or something.

Post by **DORFD1** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:33 pm

I fixed it.

Post by **empireum** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:15 pm

Would be interesting to know how...

Post by **DORFD1** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:10 am

empireum wrote:Would be interesting to know how...

I bootedup bartpe and deleted ntuser.dat then rebooted into windows so it can recreate the profile. Then I booted back into bartpe and copied then entire old profile into the new one and rebooted and it was fixed.

Post by **ZSS9393** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:24 pm

Hey, you're running the zune theme? Cool theme, but watercolor is cooler.

Post by **DORFD1** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:02 am

ZSS9393 wrote:Hey, you're running the zune theme? Cool theme, but watercolor is cooler.

watercolor is cool too. you should try windowblinds.

Post by **compact-mac** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:27 pm

I use Watercolor WITHOUT windowblinds. Get it off my server. You need patched Uxtheme, also on the server.

Post by **callumh** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:31 am

I want the Zune theme but I can't find it anywhere
Anyone know where it is?

EDIT: Less than 5 mins after I posted this; I found it! If anyone else would like to have it, they can get the MSI from the Microsoft website, http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... pTheme.msi