Can't Find Folders and Flies with Explorer but I can find them using MS DOS

The issue is that explorer is not listing my folders and data files (e.g. ..user/Chris Oneil/documents etc). I am using vista home version on a HP Pavilion DV6700

Background:
My original login was chrismia94 and later I renamed this login to Chris Oneil

I noticed after that procedure that the file path continued to use chrismia94 for example /user/chrismia94/documents.

Explorer worked fine and always found my folders and data files.

Event:
Last week I was attacked with AV security virus. I had to go into the registries to remove it.

Issue:
When I rebooted the box, I noticed that many folders and data files no longer appeared in explorer although a few folders did remain. However, using MS-DOS I can find all of them if I can remember the exact path name. For instance when I am in a folder called /user/chrismia94/documents and type dir it turns up nothing. However if I type /user/chrismia94/documents/job-search it does find the folder. Using Search finds all my files via a *.doc or *.jpg etc.

Question: How do I get explorer to find them again?

Welcome

Give this a try. If the problem was caused by registry change, go back a week before the the virus was in your system and do this. Works on either 7 or Vista

System Restore - Windows 7 Forums

You Rock! Your suggestion fixed the problem!!

OK Cris now I am like this :D

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