No default user folders

R66 · Jun 13, 2013

My user folders (Pictures, Documents, Music etc.) are not available. There are only the Desktop and Favourites one. When I click the links in the start menu nothing happens, these folders simply don't exist.
I'm not sure if it's been always like this or something made them disappear as I got this laptop from a friend.

I'm running Vista Home Premium.

Any help on how to get them back is greatly appreciated.

Shadowjk · Jun 14, 2013

Does this happen with any other user accounts? Follow this tutorial on how to create a new user account

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/93009-user-account-create.html

Also when you press start and select your username what folders appear?

Note

I am using Windows 7 but please be assured that the same steps apply for Vista

Brink · Jun 14, 2013

Hello R66,

In addition, you could use OPTION TWO in the tutorial below to restore any affect user folder in your "C:\Uses\(user-name)" folder.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/148461-personal-user-folder-restore-missing-folder.html

Hope this helps for now,

Shawn

R66 · Jun 14, 2013

Other accounts have all the folders.

In the start menu there are Docments, Pictures, Music and Games, and only the Games one works.

R66 · Jun 14, 2013

Brink said:
Hello R66,

In addition, you could use OPTION TWO in the tutorial below to restore any affect user folder in your "C:\Uses\(user-name)" folder.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/148461-personal-user-folder-restore-missing-folder.html

Hope this helps for now,
Shawn

Hi Brink,

I'm following option 2, however in the elevated command prompt it's telling me "parameter format not correct". I typed everything as it is in the tutorial

Brink · Jun 14, 2013

That error means that something was typed wrong. See if copying and pasting the commands at step 23 (??) instead may work better for you.

R66 · Jun 15, 2013

Brink said:
That error means that something was typed wrong. See if copying and pasting the commands at step 23 (??) instead may work better for you.

I tried that and I still get the error

Brink · Jun 15, 2013

Ok. In that case, go ahead and post a screenshot showing this to see if anything may stand out.

For now, go ahead and restart the PC to apply what has been done so far, then start OPTION TWO over to see if may be able to go further without getting this error.

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