How to change the location of My Documents?

[Solid as a rock]

i use this:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Mijn documenten\\Favorieten"
"Personal"="D:\\Mijn documenten"
"My Pictures"="D:\\Mijn documenten\\Mijn afbeeldingen"
"My Music"="D:\\Mijn documenten\\Mijn muziek"

But after doing this, the icon of "Mijn Documenten" in my computer is dissappeared (that is the only problem i have). My shared documents still appears. all other links to "Mijn documenten" are still working...

When restore all tweaks to C, everything works fine.

Edited November 24, 2005 by SolidasRock

[Solid as a rock]

73 views and no one have a solution?

by the way, i get that icon back while rightclicking on the leftredcircled in the screenshot and point to D:\Mijn Documenten.

but i want it 100 % unattended and working, so who can enlighten me?

[HJW]

I can't help you with the direct solution but i think i know where yu must look for it:

this regkey will add Administrative Tools icon to my computer

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153}]

or this one will add network places

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}]

So if you look up the key for you documents, something that looks like {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} and add it to your registery maybe that'll works

I don't know exactly how to do. And maybe it isn't the right solution anyway.

[Grake]

;Change location of my documents
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
"Personal"   ="G:\\"

This has always worked for me. Change G:\\ to whatever.

[Solid as a rock]

;Change location of my documents
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
"Personal"   ="G:\\"

This has always worked for me. Change G:\\ to whatever.

That is exactly what i have... only difference is the space between personal and =. are you sure there are spaces?

edit: when exporting my own keys, i notice the personal is a hexvalue (and no spaces)....

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Mijn documenten\\Favorieten"
"Personal"=hex(2):44,00,3a,00,5c,00,4d,00,69,00,6a,00,6e,00,20,00,64,00,6f,00,\
  63,00,75,00,6d,00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,65,00,6e,00,00,00
"My Pictures"="D:\\Mijn documenten\\Mijn afbeeldingen"
"My Music"="D:\\Mijn documenten\\Mijn muziek"

Edited November 26, 2005 by SolidasRock

[Grake]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]

"Personal"="G:\\"

that's what I get when I export it.

[Solid as a rock]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]

"Personal"="G:\\"

that's what I get when I export it.

this value is the same as i have written in the first post, so it have to work and it dont, but maybe is one of my programs infering. i need time to check out...