Thanks for a very informative post. I wish I had found it before that long reinstall process! Suppose I did get the "All Users.WINDOWS", etc. folders. I'm sure to cringe and roll my eyes every time my links fail because I neglected the ".WINDOWS" part. Can anyone see any way to rename those folders without having to reinstall windows, or a tedious search and replace of the name through the entire registry? If the registry combing is the only route, will it be sufficient, or will the name be listed elsewhere, too? Thanks, Wesley